Actor Leonardo DiCaprio opens up on ‘what matters’ at 50!

Oscar-awardee and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the finest actors of this generation. While he won and tore apart hearts from his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic, he also made the audience’s mind spiral in the stairs of intellect with Interstellar and now that his latest movie One Battle After Another is gearing up for a world release, the actor opens up on what really matters to him at this stage in life. 

Where does Leonardo DiCaprio find peace at 50?

The Catch Me If You Can actor begins by saying, “I’m slowing down a bit”. And clearly this refers to his far and few screen appearances now a days. Although he puts emphasis on the fact that there are roles and icons whom he cannot say a no to, it is however almost clear that his fans would have to wait a while before seeing his future cinematic appearances. He elaborates the same in the context of not being able to say a no to writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson with whom he recently worked in One Battle After Another.

DiCaprio mentions, “ I think anytime would've been the right time, to be honest. Ever since I met Paul early on and saw Boogie Nights, I've been an obsessive fan of his work, and I've watched all his movies. His films ruminate in my mind and they're conversation pieces with my friends.”

Many of his past performances were deemed award-worthy or even Oscar-worthy by his fans, but the whole world waited for almost a decade or so to see him win the much coveted Academy Awards finally.

Reflecting on awards he mentions, “Awards can come and go, accolades, box office can come and go, but those pieces of art, that you still talk about and still think about and still question. Those are the films that we strive for as actors. And Paul is the dude of our generation that does them." this clearly signifies that DiCaprio, like many others prefers to be a part of movies which have a message and a visual that stays on in the memory for years after the release and become talks among friends and family. He believes in the cinematic vision that is here to stay between those they are actually created for. That is the biggest validation one could ask for.

DiCaprio will be next seen in One Battle After Another which will hit the screens on September 26. He portrays the role of a washed-up revolutionary fighting to save his daughter from the clutches of enemies from his past. He recently attended the world premiere of the movie at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood alongside celebrities like Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Chase Infiniti and more.

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