Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed that his work keeps him from having a steady relationship. The actor has had several high profile relationships with a string of models including his most recent – Erin Heatherton – but he admits that being in different parts of the world and constantly on set makes his relationship complicated. He commented:
“Six months of being on location or being off in Morocco or someplace like that is not the best thing for a relationship.”
On unexpectedly becoming a teen idol after staring in Titanic, Leo says that there was no guide to tell him what to do and he didn’t know how to act at first because people suddenly started to treat him very differently and he wasn’t sure what was normal anymore:
“I really didn’t understand what fame was and I didn’t understand what being in a giant hit was and I didn’t understand what a giant hit Titanic was compared to other giant hits. There was no rule book. There was nobody to navigate me through the experience of being watched all the time and nobody to tell me how to be normal when everybody is acting and looking at me differently.”
Speaking on getting a shot at the big time, Leonardo compares it to winning the Lottery and once there is an opportunity you have to do everything in your power to make it count:
“I always thought of myself as the underdog, because I didn’t have nice enough clothes or maybe my hair didn’t look good. And so you have to understand – getting your foot in the door is like winning the lottery. It’s literally like winning the lottery if you get to have a career. And I’ve always felt, Okay, now I’ve gotten this shot, and I’m lucky to have gotten this shot, and if I don’t do this to the best of my ability — if I don’t work my ass off and make a life of it — I’ve squandered this incredibly golden opportunity. And that’s always been what has propelled me.”
