LEONARDO DICAPRIO

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

When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.

I've been planted here to be a vessel for acting... That's why I'm really taking any part, regardless of how complicated it's going to be.

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

I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.

Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations of him.

You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing.

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.

My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.

I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friends, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can't now.

I've always been spontaneous and outgoing... I've tried lots of things so I've got some good life experiences, which is great 'cause it means I've got lots of material to work with as an actor.

I get a friend to travel with me... I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. It's hard to be alone.

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

I was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I'd do little unexpected performances.

The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it... It's a great outlet. I'm not really sure who I am - it seems I change every day.

My mother is a walking miracle.

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

If I want to go to a party with a few male friends, it doesn't mean I'm gay.

I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my movies.

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.

Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.

I am friends with Demi. Don't believe anything you read.

Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.

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.