Leonardo DiCaprio He is one of the most famous and admired figures in Hollywood. Although his career began at a very young age, with participation in productions such as Animals 3 (1991), in which he played the stepson of a sinister landlord, his name only entered film history in 1997 Titanicthe romantic drama that catapulted him to worldwide fame.
But even though the James Cameron-directed film defined a before and after of his career and made him an icon for a generation, DiCaprio recently revealed a detail that stunned his fans: never seen Titanic.
The confession came to light during a relaxed chat with Jennifer Lawrence for the magazine diversityin which both actors reflected on their careers and their relationship to the projects they starred in. In this context, the actor explained that the famous film coincided with another key film from his period of creation, Boogie nights (1997), by Paul Thomas Anderson. “It was a mixture of those. Titanic And Boogie nights They overlapped in production. Maybe it could have worked.he commented, recalling this defining moment of his career.
The surprise came when Lawrence asked him directly if he had seen him again. Titanic. “No. I’ve never seen it before“Leo answered bluntly. His colleague’s reaction was immediate: “Oh, you should. I bet you could look at it now, it’s so hot.”. Far from being convinced, DiCaprio was even more blunt: “I don’t watch my movies, do I?”.
The actress agreed with this position and contributed a personal anecdote to lighten the conversation. “I’ve never done anything like this before Titanic; If I did, I would see it.. Once I was very drunk I hung up American hustle and bustle. I thought: “Will I be good at acting?”. I put it on and I don’t remember what the reaction was,” the actress joked.
DiCaprio’s revelation soon went viral and caused surprise among the actor’s followers, especially those who were thinking about it Titanic one of the most influential films in modern cinema. With eleven Oscars, box office records and scenes that are still part of the collective imagination today, it is striking that the protagonist has not dealt with the story of Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater again.
During the same lecture, within a cycle entitled “Actors on actors“, the performers of Don’t look up They treated themselves to a relaxed exchange in which they spoke unfilteredly about their acting advantages and weaknesses. There, Leonardo surprised DiCaprio with the realization that his biggest problem is an excess of ideas. “I think I come up with a lot of ideas that are sometimes unnecessary.. Like a shotgun at anything that comes to mind,” he said.
In his case, Lawrence realized that his biggest flaw had to do with his ability to completely switch off at the end of the day. “My bad habit is that at the end of the day I’m so good at not worrying that I don’t think about the next day. And then things get crazy in the hair and makeup caravan.”he explained. The actor summarized this idea as his “Ability to separate between scenes”something she saw as positive in her personal life, but chaotic at work.
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