Quotes By Leonardo DiCaprio

I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a year and a half, and since then I've asked myself how I can emulate such artistry. That's really my motivation. I want to do something as good as my heroes have done.

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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