Leonardo DiCaprio is a huge fan of Martin Scorsese, and many of the veteran filmmaker’s movies have featured the Oscar-winning actor. The Titanic star has frequently professed his love for Scorsese’s works, and in fact, there is one movie that he likes to watch over and over again.
Scorsese and DiCaprio collaborated in Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2005), Shutter Island (2010), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and now, they reunited for Killers of the Flower Moon.
Leonardo DiCaprio Raves About Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas
In the exclusive extra from the 25th anniversary edition of Goodfellas, actor Leonardo DiCaprio talked about his love for Martin Scorsese’s 1990 mobster movie starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci. He stated (via YouTube):
“Goodfellas is one of those movies that whenever it comes on television, there goes my next few hours. A lot of his films, especially with Goodfellas, definitely deal in the underworld. That’s been a recurring theme in a lot of his works, and I think people are attracted to that.”
Dicaprio noted how the filmmaker always makes sure to touch upon the subject of humanity in his movies, evoking emotions and bringing out the imperfections of the characters to make them more relatable to the audience. The actor continued:
“But more so the fact that he’s always trying to grasp the humanity of these people, the flawed nature of these characters. And that’s what’s so powerful about that movie.”
Finally, The Revenant actor reiterated how Scorsese manages to captivate the viewers’ minds through his storytelling, wrapping them inside his world. He further shared:
“There’s something about the way he connects you as an audience member and envelopes you completely into another world that you become entranced by it.”
Goodfellas was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. It also won Joe Pesci the Best Supporting Actor accolade.
Leonardo DiCaprio Shares The Most Valuable Lesson He Learned From Martin Scorsese
Years of working with Martin Scorsese have taught Leonardo DiCaprio a lot of important lessons about acting and filmmaking. Ahead of the release of Killers of the Flower Moon, the Inception actor reflected (via Independent):
“As a young actor standing beside him during the creative process of making a movie, I discovered that, just like a painting, a sculpture, music or theatre, film was just as essential, relevant [and], as a matter of fact, the most integral art form of our time.”
DiCaprio remarked how no one is more knowledgeable about a film project or more committed to it than the director. He also claimed that Scorsese brings out the best in him:
“I felt I could truly own the term artist by working alongside him. There is almost no aspect of his life, creative or personal, where he doesn’t reference the history of movies.”
The Great Gatsby star is undoubtedly one of Scorsese’s favorite actors to work with, as evident in the number of films they have made over the years.
