Leonardo DiCaprio

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

I am trying to do the best work I possibly can and making movies that will have resonance for years to come. I think if you try for an Oscar or a goal like that, the more people are going to see it as transparent. It's not on my radar. If it happens, great, but I'm happy to continue working as I am, really.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

My mother is a walking miracle.

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