Leonardo DiCaprio: After 'Titanic,' 'I Became Sort of This Thing'
2/12/2010 12:52:00 PM
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Leonardo DiCaprio graces the cover of the newest issue of Esquire. The 'Shutter Island' stars opens up to the magazine about many things, including meeting River Phoenix the night he died, James Cameron, Meryl Streep and his fame after 'Titanic.'
"It wasn't the era of penetrating Internet paparazzi that we have now. But my name wasn't me anymore. I was sort of this thing. Kate [Winslet] felt it, too. But a lot of the attention was on me because of the teenage girls who repeatedly went to see the movie. I had the blond hair, and I was Jack Dawson, this heroic figure," he says.
Meeting River Phoenix: "When I was eighteen, River Phoenix was far and away my hero. Think of all those early great performances -- 'My Own Private Idaho,' 'Stand by Me.' I always wanted to meet him. One night, I was at this Halloween party, and he passed me. He was beyond pale -- he looked white. Before I got a chance to say hello, he was gone, driving off to the Viper Room, where he fell over and died."
Working with James Cameron: "Jim knows exactly what he wants. Needless to say, when somebody felt a different way on the set of 'Titanic,' there was a confrontation. Jim had it out with them right there in front of everybody. He lets you know exactly how he feels. But he's of the lineage of John Ford. He knows what he wants his film to be. I remember sitting in a theater after it was done and being in awe. He got what he wanted."
A 'Titanic' rebellion: "I set up everything in my personal life to rebel against that image in order to strip it down. I had a lot of fun stripping it down. But ultimately, that knocked me a few rungs down the ladder."
On Meryl Streep: "She's the only person who looks completely natural. She's the only person who has actually made her character into a real human being who would have an erratic moment because those erratic moments are what make you more human. That was a huge moment of discovery. Meryl may be the greatest actor in the world."
"It wasn't the era of penetrating Internet paparazzi that we have now. But my name wasn't me anymore. I was sort of this thing. Kate [Winslet] felt it, too. But a lot of the attention was on me because of the teenage girls who repeatedly went to see the movie. I had the blond hair, and I was Jack Dawson, this heroic figure," he says.
Meeting River Phoenix: "When I was eighteen, River Phoenix was far and away my hero. Think of all those early great performances -- 'My Own Private Idaho,' 'Stand by Me.' I always wanted to meet him. One night, I was at this Halloween party, and he passed me. He was beyond pale -- he looked white. Before I got a chance to say hello, he was gone, driving off to the Viper Room, where he fell over and died."
Working with James Cameron: "Jim knows exactly what he wants. Needless to say, when somebody felt a different way on the set of 'Titanic,' there was a confrontation. Jim had it out with them right there in front of everybody. He lets you know exactly how he feels. But he's of the lineage of John Ford. He knows what he wants his film to be. I remember sitting in a theater after it was done and being in awe. He got what he wanted."
A 'Titanic' rebellion: "I set up everything in my personal life to rebel against that image in order to strip it down. I had a lot of fun stripping it down. But ultimately, that knocked me a few rungs down the ladder."
On Meryl Streep: "She's the only person who looks completely natural. She's the only person who has actually made her character into a real human being who would have an erratic moment because those erratic moments are what make you more human. That was a huge moment of discovery. Meryl may be the greatest actor in the world."
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