In the October 2011 issue of GQ magazine, Leonardo DiCaprio opens up about his role in Clint Eastwood’s movie playing FBI legend, J. Edgar Hoover. Leo also dishes on his long-lasting career, his father and why he’s a huge box office success.
Here are some highlights from the interview which hits newsstands September 20, 2011.
On his impressive box office success:
“Throughout my career, I never knew which movies of mine made money and which didn’t. When Titanic came out, people would say, ‘Do you realize what a success this is?’ And I’d say, ‘Yeah, yeah, it’s a hit.’ The [money] stuff never mattered to me until I was into my thirties and got interested in producing, and people would show me charts explaining what finances a movie, what you’ll make from foreign, what you’ll make from domestic, what you need to make an R-rated film that’s a comedy versus a drama. But even now I say that unless you want to prove that you can carry a film with your name, continuously trying to achieve box-office success is a dead end.” Continue reading →
