Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes
AwarenessClimate ChangeFiction vs RealityPerception Of RealityResponsibility I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems. I believe mankind has looked at climate change in the same way, as if it were a fiction.
ChildhoodCreativityNostalgiaPassionPerformance My love of performing goes way back. My mom got me on 'Romper Room' when I was five - it was my favorite show. But they couldn't control me. I would run up and smack the camera, and I'd jump around and do my little flips and routines. I wish I could get that tape now.
FamilyHistorySacrificeValues My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.
IdentityIllusionPerceptionRealitySelf-Discovery I remember reading the book in high school and always thinking of Gatsby as this strong, stoic, suave, mysterious man who had everything under control. But when I read it as an adult, I realised he is a hollow man, a shell of a person trying to find meaning, who is not completely in touch with reality.
AdventureCareer DevelopmentChoicesFilmmakingOpportunities When you are given an opportunity to make a film like 'Body of Lies' - and I would put 'Blood Diamond' in the same category - of course you jump at these opportunities.
ArtistryCreativityGrowthIndividualitySelf-Discovery 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.
GrowthPatienceRelationshipsSelf-DiscoveryVulnerability I've always been a slow starter. My first date was with a girl called Cessi. We had a beautiful relationship over the phone all summer, and then when we met, I couldn't look her in the eye.
ChangeFamePerceptionTimeYouth When I was 14, I was on the cover of 'Bop' and 'Tiger Beat.' Every two months, I would see a new kid's face, and I remember saying, 'This is not something that lasts very long.'
EmotionLossOpportunityRemembranceYouth When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.
BalanceContentmentPerseveranceResilienceSelf-awareness Considering all that's happened in my life, I feel like I'm a pretty levelheaded person that has remained happy and not let my shortcomings overtake the better part of me. I'm fulfilling the things I wanted to fulfill, and I'm still sane.
InspirationPerformancePresenceTalent Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible... Her presence on screen is outstanding.
ArtistryCreativityDecision MakingLeadershipResponsibility I have to say that whatever decisions I make, I really do think that movie making is a director's medium. They are the people that ultimately shape the film, and a director can take great material and turn it into garbage if they are not capable of making a good movie.
Art and LiteratureCultural ImpactLiterary InfluencePerformance and ActingYouth and Development The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor.
LoveRiskSacrificeTragedy 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.
HumilityLearningPerseveranceSelf-awarenessUncertainty 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.
BelongingOvercoming ObstaclesPersistenceRejectionSelf-Identity I can remember getting rejected systematically by casting directors as a young kid. I felt like the biggest outsider there ever was; that I'd never belong in that club.
Childhood JoyCreativityFreedom of ExpressionPerformanceSpontaneity I went to a concert once when I was a little kid and ran up onstage, started dancing, started saying anything that came to my head. I was like a little vaudevillian.
AuthenticityCareer IntegrityCreativityDecision MakingPassion I am completely open to doing a romantic comedy, but I will never do something just for the sake of doing a specific genre or because it's the time or place to do a different type of movie. I think that would be a huge mistake.
CreativityIndependenceObservationPersonal GrowthSelf-education I don't ask other actors questions. I think that's too intrusive. I just watch. I don't want to be constricted to an idea of what acting is by anyone else. I want to take my own education.
AccessoriesComfortFashion PreferencesPersonal StyleSimplicity I have very little fashion sense, and to tell you the truth, I give it very little thought. I dress to be as comfortable as I possibly can. Most of my clothing is either black, grey, or dark blue, and I don't really wear a lot of colours. But I do like jackets. I have a little bit of an obsession with them.
AuthenticityIndividualitySelf-Expression I'm not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy, I'm definitely an individual.
CourageLoveMarriageRelationshipsRisk Taking 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.
AmbitionCareerChildhoodEscapeMoney Money was always on my mind when I was growing up. So I was always wondering how we were going to afford this and that. Acting seemed to be a shortcut out of the mess.
IdentityPerceptionSelf-awarenessSocial Anxiety 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.
HumorResilienceSelf-Expression I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand.
CinemaCreativityGiftPassionResponsibility I get unhappy doing things that I'm not passionate about. Because I feel like I'm squandering this incredible gift I've been given to finance films. As soon as my name alone was enough to make this happen, I vowed to myself that I was going to work with directors who were changing cinema, doing something important, you know?
CareerGratitudeMindfulnessOpportunityPassion 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.