Reporter： Gatsby is the latest 12）collaboration between DiCaprio and Luhrmann. They first worked together when Leo was a baby-faced teenager in Romeo and Juliet.
Luhrmann： He was a boy. Now he’s a man， and he’s a man fully in control of his powers as an actor， but I think there are few people on the planet who have had his life， you know. I can work with， you know， a technician， a director of photography， he can be 60， and you still know that Leonardo has spent more time on film sets than that person， because Leonardo was on film sets since he was a six-year-old.
Leo： You know， the truth is that I remember saying as a very young kid， ‘I wanna become an actor’.
Reporter： And that’s 13）single-mindedly what he did， scoring his first roles in a number of commercials. He then 14）learnt the ropes on television shows before making a break into feature films.
Leo： I just said to myself one day， hopefully， I’ll try to do something as good as these great heroes that I want to 15）emulate.
Reporter： Many child actors do go on to become cautionary tales. They get caught up in 16）booze， drugs…
Leo： You know， I think that it’s never been something that…that I’ve 17）gravitated towards really. I think I’ve gotten to be able to pursue my own dream and it’s something that， you know， I’ve a great amount of respect for， so that’s been really my main focus.
Reporter： That focus paid off 18）big time when he starred as Jack Dawson in Titanic alongside Kate Winslett. It was a role that made DiCaprio a global superstar. Titanic is what really 19）put you on the map， yet ever since then you seem to be avoiding the romantic leading roles. Why is that？
Leo： I don’t think I’ve ever avoided them so much as I never questioned what I’m subconsciously attracted to as an actor. It’s never been an 20）aversion to doing a love story or any 21）genre of movie. I’m happy to try anything. I just sort of subconsciously gravitate towards subject matter， and I never question why， and I just go for it.
Reporter： In a 22）notoriously superficial industry Leo has kept the same tight circle of friends since he was a boy， including his co-star in The Great Gatsby， Toby Maguire. This is an actor at the top of his game who can pick and choose his roles. He keeps his counsel to his inner circle， and appears utterly unfazed by how anyone judges him.
Leo： I strive to be the best actor I can be， and whether I’ve achieved that is always， you know， up to the audience and critics to…to decide. I don’t…I don’t have any power over that， and that’s the one thing about making movies that’s always frightening and 23）exhilarating is that you can go into it with the best possible 24）intent， work as hard as you possibly can， and people， for whatever reason， may just disconnect with the movie， and that’s…and you’re powerless to that. You really are. All you can do is really show up on set and， you know， work as hard as you possibly can， and that’s…that I can say that I do.