Since making his Hollywood debut in the early 90s and having starred in one of the biggest movies in the industry, Leonardo DiCaprio has always been the talk of the town. Over the past decades, he has become one of the most acclaimed actors in the industry and stays in conversation for his professional and personal affairs. And it is one of the things that many celebrities consider a consequence of highly public life.
Not just the highly exposed public life, but many times their on-screen persona also becomes a haunting experience for the actors. And the Titanic star went through something similar after starring in Martin Scorsese’s 2010 psychological thriller Shutter Island.
Leonardo DiCaprio Suffered From Bloodcurdling Nightmares
The 2010 Leonardo DiCaprio starrer follows US marshal Teddy Daniels uncovering a shocking truth about an asylum on a remote island after he starts investigating a missing patient’s case. During an interview with Parade, the actor shared that it was one of the “most intense, hardcore filming experiences” he has ever had.
He shared that the movie made him explore and learn about the things that he never thought he would. “It was like an emotional layer cake that just kept getting deeper and deeper,” he shared. When asked if it was like a nightmare for him, he claimed that he usually doesn’t remember his dreams.
But he did remember his dreams once after he tried quitting smoking. “But when I used a nicotine patch when I was trying to quit smoking, I did have bloodcurdling nightmares of mass murders,” he said. He shared that the nightmares woke him up in the middle of the night, and he had to take the patches off.
And he claimed that he had some similar moments in the movie as well. While he did have a hard time filming the movie, one of the advice of his fellow actor and co-star helped him cope with the harsh experiences on the set.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Advice About Suffering on the Set
Leonardo DiCaprio starred alongside Robert De Niro in the 1993 film adaptation of Tobias Wolff’s memoir This Boy’s Life. It was still his earlier years in the film industry, and the actor has shared that he was “sort of a wild child” on the set of the film.
“I was just sort of a wild child that didn’t know how to conduct himself on a film set or obey any rules,” he shared during his interview. After this, his co-star De Niro gave him the advice that he has been following ever since. He recalled De Niro’s words, saying,
“Finally, De Niro said to me, ‘Look, I know this may suck right now, but pain is temporary, film is forever. Whatever you do right now is burned into celluloid for all time and for thousands of years to come.'”
DiCaprio shared that he has kept that one piece of advice in his mind from that day. He shared that no matter good or hard, he never forgot his experience working on a project. The Oscar winner also stated that no matter what happens, an individual’s work always speaks for them.
Source: Parade
