Welcome to Life Lessons. This week, an all-to-brief teaser for the upcoming Netflix comedy Donât Look Up has us falling in love with Leonardo DiCaprio all over again. To cool off, weâre taking you back to 1994 with some words of wisdom from our cover interview with the then 20-year-old actor. Sit down, grab a penâyou just might learn a thing or two.
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âI could never focus on things I didnât want to learn. Math is just the worst.â
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âIâm still exploring in a lot of ways. I donât know myself completely.â
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âI think actors make the mistake of finding their little niche in the business and once they try to do something a little darker, boom, they get slapped across the face for it, so they go back to what they did before. Thatâs why the business can be cruel, because it doesnât encourage you to learn.â
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âI think itâs a false notion that there can be a paradise.â
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âI think sexiness in most peopleâand this is going to sound superficialâis definitely something you donât plan.â
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âThere was no handbook for me. I couldnât go to Barnes & Noble and pick up a book on what it was like: a guide to being famous for dummies.â
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âWhenever I notice myself doing something to please somebody else, I try to stop it.â
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âIâve always been wild. Now I have a lot more material to work with.â
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âActing is the only time when I truly maintain the spontaneity that I want to be present at all times.â
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âThe things you did everyday with [parents], whether it was spending every Sunday morning with your dad and eating French toast and watching Popeye, or decorating the Christmas tree with your motherâthese are the memories that help you be happy.â
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âI think acting is enough for now. More than anything, I want to travel. And I know I want to really fall in love eventually.â
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âNo matter what, becoming well-known makes your mind start thinking in a different way.â
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âI am the type of person that wants to share a lot.â
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