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" School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn't want to learn. Math is just the worst. To this day, I can't concentrate on it. People always say, 'You should have tried harder.' But actually, I cheated a lot because I could not sit and do homework. "

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" 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. "

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Tragedy

Life

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

" Considering all that's happened in my life, I feel like I'm a pretty levelheaded person that has remained happy and not let my shortcomings overtake the better part of me. I'm fulfilling the things I wanted to fulfill, and I'm still sane. "

Leonardo DiCaprio

Life

Better

" I get unhappy doing things that I'm not passionate about. Because I feel like I'm squandering this incredible gift I've been given to finance films. As soon as my name alone was enough to make this happen, I vowed to myself that I was going to work with directors who were changing cinema, doing something important, you know? "

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

Leonardo DiCaprio

You

Want

" As a young boy, I was obsessed with endangered species and the extinct species that men killed off. Biology was the subject in school that I was incredibly passionate about. "

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

" I've always been a slow starter. My first date was with a girl called Cessi. We had a beautiful relationship over the phone all summer, and then when we met, I couldn't look her in the eye. "

" Women have been the most persecuted people throughout all of recorded history, more than any race or religion. "

" 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. "

Leonardo DiCaprio

People

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I have very little fashion sense, and to tell you the truth, I give it very little thought. I dress to be as comfortable as I possibly can. Most of my clothing is either black, grey, or dark blue, and I don't really wear a lot of colours. But I do like jackets. I have a little bit of an obsession with them. "

" I really hate relaxing. I've done three movies in a row, worked for two years straight, and to me, idle time is the devil's workshop. I like to focus on something. "

Leonardo DiCaprio

Hate

Time

" My mother is a walking miracle. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I had a period when I was sixteen where I started to get a big head. I was going through puberty, and I was nominated for an Academy Award. My head got inflated. My friends were the real ones who said, 'You're acting different.' But the truth is that I don't need that, because I don't get out of hand. "

" With Romeo and Juliet, you're talking about two people who meet one night, and get married the same night. I believe in love at first sight-but it hasn't happened to me yet. "

Leonardo DiCaprio

You

Night

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

Leonardo DiCaprio

Important

Environmental

" I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a year and a half, and since then I've asked myself how I can emulate such artistry. That's really my motivation. I want to do something as good as my heroes have done. "

" As a kid, I was going to be a marine biologist or an actor. When I became successful as an actor, I said, 'Well, maybe I can lend a voice to this with an equal passion.' You realize how lucky we are and how destructive we've been and what little regard we have for the natural world. "