Leonardo DiCaprio, born on November 11, 1974, is an acclaimed American actor and film producer. His career began in the late 1980s with TV commercials and progressed with recurring roles in shows like Parenthood. DiCaprio gained widespread recognition with his role in This Boy’s Life (1993) and received acclaim for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). International stardom followed with Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Titanic (1997), the latter becoming the highest-grossing film at the time. DiCaprio diversified his roles, collaborating with Martin Scorsese in films like Gangs of New York (2002) and The Departed (2006). Notable performances include The Aviator (2004), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and The Revenant (2015), earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor. Beyond acting, he founded Appian Way Productions and the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, emphasizing environmental awareness. Recognized for his influence, he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2016 and voted among the 50 greatest actors of all time in a 2022 Empire poll.
Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes
1. “A man’s legacy is determined by how the story ends.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
2. “Climate change is real. It is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
3. “I’m still exploring in a lot of ways. I don’t know myself completely.”
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4. “We only get one planet.”
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5. “It’s a weird feeling when people are defining you, and you haven’t even defined yourself.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
6. “A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.”
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7. “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.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
8. “Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
9. “If you can do what you do best and be happy, you’re further along in life than most people.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
10. “My mother is a walking miracle.”
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11. “We are facing a tipping point of environmental crisis unprecedented in human history and our very survival is dependent on protecting nature.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
12. “It’s easy to be an expert if you’re the only one in the world with an interest.”
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13. “Protecting our future on this planet depends on the conscious evolution of our species.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
14. “Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
15. “Climate change is severely impacting the health of our planet and all of its inhabitants, and we must transition to a clean energy economy that does not rely on fossil fuels.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
16. “School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn’t want to learn.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
17. “Our planet’s alarm is going off, and it is time to wake up and take action!”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
18. “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?’”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
19. “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.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
20. “It’s amazing to completely focus on something for four, five or six months, have it completely consume your life, and be constantly thinking about somebody else’s set of circumstances and how they would react to something. I find it fascinating. It’s rewarding and on a professional and personal level.”
— Leonardo DiCaprio
