Quotes By Leonardo DiCaprio

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

The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it... It's a great outlet. I'm not really sure who I am - it seems I change every day.

It's easy to fall into the trap of believing all the hype that's written about you... Who knows? In a couple of years, you might find me in the loony bin!

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

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.

I get a friend to travel with me... I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. It's hard to be alone.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

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.

When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.

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 just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my movies.

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.

My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger that's not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat.

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.

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.

I don't see why I can't have friends of both sexes without wild rumors being circulated. It's crazy.

My mother is a walking miracle.

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

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

I couldn't deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y'know?

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.

If I want to go to a party with a few male friends, it doesn't mean I'm gay.

I've been planted here to be a vessel for acting... That's why I'm really taking any part, regardless of how complicated it's going to be.

I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.

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 really don't know what I'm doing... I don't. It's terrible. I go in there and I learn how to be like the character and do the best I can, and that's all I really do.

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.