DiCaprio, 51, claimed overexposure can be damaging to an aspiring actor looking to make it big in Hollywood.<\/p>\n
“The thing that I could say more than anything is that if you love this profession, if you love being an actor, you have to realize that it\u2019s a marathon, it\u2019s not a sprint,” the “Titanic” star told Deadline<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “And that\u2019s not to say, \u2018Oh, these are all pivotal choices. Don\u2019t try something commercial. Don\u2019t do this too early.\u2019 It\u2019s about the idea of looking at your career 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now and putting those building blocks together to last.<\/p>\n LEONARDO DICAPRIO IS ‘SLOWING DOWN A BIT’ IN HIS NEW CAREER PHASE AFTER DECADES IN HOLLYWOOD<\/a><\/p>\n “And maybe overexposure could be damaging,” he added. “I think, if anything, I had somewhat of an instinct early on about overexposure. Granted, it was a different time. It was a time where I watched actors that kind of disappeared their personal life, and you didn\u2019t know much about them. It\u2019s much different now with social media. But I didn\u2019t get to know much about them except what I saw on screen.”<\/p>\n Leonardo DiCaprio warned aspiring actors about the dangers of overexposure, urging them to take the long view in building a lasting Hollywood career. (Antony Jones\/Getty Images for Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n DiCaprio noted times have changed due to social media, but watching other actors slowly build a strong body of work influenced his own career decisions.<\/p>\n “I got to see them build a body of great work over time. I wasn\u2019t inundated with a massive explosion of too many films by them in one or two years,” he continued. “That isn\u2019t to say you shouldn\u2019t take the work when it\u2019s given to you, but it\u2019s the idea of doling it out or maybe just taking those films that have great supporting characters that are interesting and making your mark in the industry.”<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n Leonardo DiCaprio sits in a bathtub while Johnny Depp watches in a scene from “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” (Paramount\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n DiCaprio famously turned down a role in “Hocus Pocus,” which was the most he would have ever been paid at the time. He instead took the role in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,”<\/a> earning him his first Oscar nomination. The actor told Deadline the turning point in his career was “Titanic,” which led to him being able to choose his own films.<\/p>\n “I was very fortunate and very lucky very early on,” he explained to the outlet. “And, like I said with \u2018Titanic,\u2019 that was the real changing point, when I got to choose my own films. But, until then, I did a lot of independent movies. I just went for the character that I thought was most interesting and something that I could sink my teeth into.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet starred together in “The Titanic.” (\u00a0CBS via Getty Images)<\/p>\n During his career, DiCaprio has never been one to lose momentum. Now, when it comes to picking and choosing projects, the Oscar-winning actor seems to have shifted his perspective.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I\u2019m slowing down a bit,” DiCaprio told People<\/a> of what his next “chapter” looks like during the Hollywood premiere of his latest movie, “One Battle After Another.”<\/p>\n “When these opportunities come up, I mean, I can\u2019t say no,” he said of working with writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson on the upcoming comedy. “I think anytime would\u2019ve been the right time, to be honest. Ever since I met Paul early on and I saw \u2018Boogie Nights<\/a>,\u2019 I\u2019ve been an obsessive fan of his work, watched all his movies. His films ruminate in my mind, and they’re conversation pieces with my friends. They last.<\/p>\n![\"Leonardo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/leonardo-dicaprio-movie.jpg\")
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