After Leonardo DiCaprio refused to read alongside Kate Winslet, writer-director James Cameron said he could either read for the part or leave.
Leonardo DiCaprio almost didn't get the part in Titanic, and it possibly would have been his fault. DiCaprio starred in the film, which proved to be a box office success — the movie's currently the third high-grossing movie of all time worldwide — and cemented DiCaprio's status as a 90s heartthrob. With an Oscar win for his performance in The Revenant, DiCaprio's talent and onscreen presence haven't faded.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY In a retrospective interview for GQ, James Cameron recalled how a young Leonardo DiCaprio almost didn't get the part. Cameron said their initial meeting went well, but things almost fell apart once DiCaprio found out that he had to do a screen test for the role. DiCaprio said he didn't read for parts, and Cameron almost sent him packing on the spot.
"And he said, ‘You mean, I’m reading?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘Oh, I don’t read.’ I shook his hand and said, ‘Thanks for coming by . . . This is a giant movie that is going to take two years of my life, and you’ll be gone doing five other things while I’m doing post-production. So, I’m not going to f------ it up by making the wrong decision in casting. So, you’re going to read, or you’re not going to get the part.
With the correct dose of aggression, DiCaprio was humbled by the writer-director, and Cameron established the nature of their actor-director relationship: firm but creatively enlightening. If DiCaprio carried that mentality of not having to read for parts, not only would he have experienced more rejection by making the wrong impression, but he would have lost a great amount of talent as time passed with him unchecked.
It was a bold moment of assertion on Cameron's part and an honest moment of humility on Dicaprio's. He's talented, but an attitude like that, he learned, could cost him roles that may be imperative to his career. It may have even cost him one of his closest friendships -- as Dicaprio and Winslet remain friends after over twenty years -- as much as it may have cost the Titanic's success.
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