Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes

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 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.

When I was young I used to have this thing where I wanted to see everything I used to think 'How can I die without seeing every inch of this world?'

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

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.

You can make history, or you will be vilified by it.

Me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know its not some place you can look for because its not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something and if you find that moment, it lasts forever.

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.

My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.

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

Love at first sight? I absolutely believe in it! You've got to keep the faith. Who doesn't like the idea that you could see someone tomorrow and she could be the love of your life? It's very romantic.

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.

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.

Sometimes I wonder will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize God left this place a long time ago.

People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just like them. They don't want heroes; what they want is to see you fall.

There is no element of genius without some form of madness.

A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.

If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.

I'm still exploring in a lot of ways. I don't know myself completely.

Dark green is my favorite color. It's the color of nature and the color of money and the color of moss!

Global warming is not only the number one 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.

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

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.

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

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

I'm shy, but when the time comes to be wild, I'm fun-loving, adventurous, and mysterious.

It's a weird feeling when people are defining you, and you haven't even defined yourself.

Sometimes you've got to go to the wrong place just to show that you're not afraid to go there.

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

Dreams feel real while we're in them. It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.

If we do not act together, we will surely perish.

I became an actor at a very young age, but I also had a deep respect for nature and I think I was sort of a little biologist when I was younger. I watched documentaries on rainforest pollution and the loss of species and habitats for animals around the world. It affected me in a very hardcore, emotional way when I was younger. So, later in life I wanted to continue that path more and investigate and learn more about ecological issues.

I'm not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy, I'm definitely an individual.

Honored delegates, leaders of the world, I pretend for a living.

A man's legacy is determined by how the story ends.

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.

The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it. As for myself, I'm not really sure who I am. I change every day.

My father, George, has also affected the choices in my life regarding films. I like films that take chances or say something different or experiment. Growing up with him, I was surrounded by different artists - not just actors or film-makers but cartoonists, poets, writers.

Mozambique is having an economic resurgence but still four out of 10 people there have HIV or AIDS...There's astounding conditions but what I was left with...was the power of the human spirit there and the fact these people have been through so much and they were still dancing in the streets

I don't have emotions about a lot of things. I rarely get angry, I rarely cry. I guess I do get excited a lot, but I don't get sad and enormously happy. I think a lot of people who talk about all that crap are lying. Right now I'm just trying to maintain happiness — that's all I really care about. Anyway, when you're my age and your hormones are kicking in, there's not much besides sex that's on your mind.

As we progress into the twenty-first century, anyone who considers themselves a realist will have to make the environment a top priority.

You have to enjoy life in the process. It may sound corny, but it's true. At the end of the day, we can't always achieve everything that we dream of but you do have to enjoy life in the process.

The things that you did with parents, whether it was spending every Sunday morning with your dad and eating French toast and watching Popeye, or decorating the Christmas tree with our mother - these are memories that help you be happy.

You see, I think negative emotions are always trumped by positive emotions.

It’s easy to be an expert if you’re the only one in the world with an interest.

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.

We only get one planet.

I will fly around the world doing good for the environment.

I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.

It was closer to manual labor than shooting a film. I always think of something Michael Caton-Jones told me: 'Pain is temporary. Film is forever.'