Quotes By Leonardo DiCaprio

I like to be able to play a character and act out a lot of things which I can't or don't do in my normal everyday life.

The good thing about acting is that it always keeps you on your toes... It's not like any other job where you can go in and do the same thing as yesterday.

Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.

I was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I'd do little unexpected performances.

My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.

Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible... Her presence on screen is outstanding.

I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand.

I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friends, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can't now.

Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations of him.

Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.

My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.

I'm not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy, I'm definitely an individual.

I didn't know what types of movies I wanted to do. I want to do things that are different. I want to take my time with each role.

I prefer ordinary girls - you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn't mean we are dating.

Being dubbed as a hunk sort of annoys me. It gives me a yucky feeling.

Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.

With Romeo and Juliet, you're talking about two people who meet one night, and get married the same night. I believe in love at first sight-but it hasn't happened to me yet.

To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the ultimate tragedy.

The first kiss I had was the most disgusting thing in my life. The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth, and when I walked away I had to spit it all out.

Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other - they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other.

You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing.

I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.

I'm probably not going to get married unless I live with somebody for 10 or 20 years. But these people (Romeo and Juliet) took a chance and they did it. We don't have the balls that Romeo did.

If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.

I'm just starting to scratch the surface of what really makes me happy and it's taken me a while to admit that acting like a little child and being a jerk and a punk is fun.

School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn't want to learn.

I realise that I do not change the course of history. I am an actor, I do a movie, that's the end of it. You have to realise we are just clowns for hire. After I had success it was great, at first, not to worry about money. It was on my mind when I was growing up.

I've never been Romeo who meets a girl and falls for her immediately. It's been a much slower process for me each time I've gone into a relationship.

I just really love doing what I do. I know every career is fleeting and there will be time periods when I don't get the opportunities that I'm getting right now, so I am taking advantage of them.

I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your movie. You go out there, promote your film and hope people like the work you did.