Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes

“97% of the people who quit too soon are employed by the 3% who never gave up.”

“A wrong connection will give you shock throughout your life, but the right one will light up your life.”

“Anyone I’m with has to give me freedom. I like to be with someone who has character and style and someone who is very understanding.”

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

“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.”

“Cheers to my Haters, There is so much more to come!”

“Cheers to the ones who doubted me.”

“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’.”

“Enough is enough. The truth is our planet’s alarm is now going off and it’s time to wake up and take action.”

“Every next level of your life will demand a different you.”

“Everybody has gone through something that has changed them in a way that they could never go back to the person they once were.”

“Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me, I don’t know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I’m a weirdo.”

“Fall in love with the person who enjoys your madness. Not an idiot who forces you to be normal.”

“Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.”

“Global warming is not only the No. 1 environmental challenge we face today, but one of the most important issues facing all of humanity. We all have to do our part to raise awareness about global warming and the problems we as a people face in promoting a sustainable environmental future for our planet.”

“Growing up in this business and truly wanting to be a part of the world of film, I’m a truly privileged person standing here today. But I must say, the pinnacle of all that has been to work alongside one of the greatest contributors to the world of cinema of our time, and that is the great Martin Scorsese.”

“I always feel like I’m on a roller-coaster, but I never want to get off! There’s a certain high you’re always on.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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 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 like doing things that scare me. I went bungee jumping, but sky diving is just the sickest thing.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 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 want you to back yourself into a corner. Give yourself no choice but to succeed. let the consequences of failure become so dire and so unthinkable that you’ll have no choice but to do whatever it takes to succeed.”