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00:22:37,855 >> IT DID NOT DROP. IT JUST KEPT GOING AND GOING AND GOING.

IT JUST KEPT GOING AND GOING AND GOING. YOU WAITED A MONTH TO GO SEE

GOING. YOU WAITED A MONTH TO GO SEE "TITANIC," THERE WERE STILL

YOU WAITED A MONTH TO GO SEE "TITANIC," THERE WERE STILL LINE-UPS TO GO SEE IT.

"TITANIC," THERE WERE STILL LINE-UPS TO GO SEE IT. NOTHING CAN COME CLOSE TO IT.

LINE-UPS TO GO SEE IT. NOTHING CAN COME CLOSE TO IT. IT JUST KEPT MAKING MORE AND

NOTHING CAN COME CLOSE TO IT. IT JUST KEPT MAKING MORE AND MORE MONEY.

>> >> IT SORT OF DEMONSTRATED THAT

>> IT SORT OF DEMONSTRATED THAT THE POWER OF THESE GIRLS AT THE

THE POWER OF THESE GIRLS AT THE BOX OFFICE WHO WANT TO GO.

THEY WANT TO GO AGAIN AND AGAIN. AND IT'S NOT TO SEE THE COMPUTER-GENERATED SHIP SINK.

AND IT'S NOT TO SEE THE COMPUTER-GENERATED SHIP SINK. THAT'S NICE.

COMPUTER-GENERATED SHIP SINK. THAT'S NICE. THEY'RE INTERESTED IN THE LOVE

THAT'S NICE. THEY'RE INTERESTED IN THE LOVE STORY.

THEY'RE INTERESTED IN THE LOVE STORY. AND IT'S A TRAGIC LOVE STORY.

STORY. AND IT'S A TRAGIC LOVE STORY. AND YOU CRY, AND THEY CRIED, AND

AND IT'S A TRAGIC LOVE STORY. AND YOU CRY, AND THEY CRIED, AND THEY WEEP, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY

AND YOU CRY, AND THEY CRIED, AND THEY WEEP, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY GO BACK AND BUY ANOTHER TICKET

THEY WEEP, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY GO BACK AND BUY ANOTHER TICKET NEXT WEEK.

GO BACK AND BUY ANOTHER TICKET NEXT WEEK. >> Narrator: GIRLS COULDN'T GET

NEXT WEEK. >> Narrator: GIRLS COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF LEO, AND RETURNED TO

>> Narrator: GIRLS COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF LEO, AND RETURNED TO THE THEATER FOR MULTIPLE

ENOUGH OF LEO, AND RETURNED TO THE THEATER FOR MULTIPLE VIEWINGS OF THE THREE-HOUR FILM.

THE THEATER FOR MULTIPLE VIEWINGS OF THE THREE-HOUR FILM. THREE MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE,

VIEWINGS OF THE THREE-HOUR FILM. THREE MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE, "TITANIC" BECAME THE FIRST FILM

THREE MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE, "TITANIC" BECAME THE FIRST FILM EVER TO EARN OVER A BILLION

"TITANIC" BECAME THE FIRST FILM EVER TO EARN OVER A BILLION DOLLARS.

EVER TO EARN OVER A BILLION DOLLARS. >> LEONARDO BECAME A FACE THAT

DOLLARS. >> LEONARDO BECAME A FACE THAT WAS KNOWN EVERYWHERE AROUND THE

>> LEONARDO BECAME A FACE THAT WAS KNOWN EVERYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD.

WAS KNOWN EVERYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD. >> Narrator: EVEN LEONARDO

WORLD. >> Narrator: EVEN LEONARDO COULDN'T KNOCK "TITANIC" OUT OF

>> Narrator: EVEN LEONARDO COULDN'T KNOCK "TITANIC" OUT OF THE NUMBER ONE SPOT.

COULDN'T KNOCK "TITANIC" OUT OF THE NUMBER ONE SPOT. HIS NEXT MOVIE, "THE MAN IN THE

THE NUMBER ONE SPOT. HIS NEXT MOVIE, "THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK," OPENED AT NUMBER

HIS NEXT MOVIE, "THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK," OPENED AT NUMBER TWO.

IRON MASK," OPENED AT NUMBER TWO. LEONARDO DiCAPRIO WAS THE

TWO. LEONARDO DiCAPRIO WAS THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE WORLD.

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO WAS THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE WORLD. >> LEOMANIA HAD HIT.

BIGGEST STAR IN THE WORLD. >> LEOMANIA HAD HIT. >> Narrator: WITH LEONARDO

>> LEOMANIA HAD HIT. >> Narrator: WITH LEONARDO DiCAPRIO AT THE HELM, "TITANIC"

>> Narrator: WITH LEONARDO DiCAPRIO AT THE HELM, "TITANIC" HAD BECOME THE HIGHEST-GROSSING

DiCAPRIO AT THE HELM, "TITANIC" HAD BECOME THE HIGHEST-GROSSING MOVIE OF ALL TIME.

HAD BECOME THE HIGHEST-GROSSING MOVIE OF ALL TIME. BUT THE ENORMOUS PRESSURE OF

MOVIE OF ALL TIME. BUT THE ENORMOUS PRESSURE OF FAME WAS ABOUT TO MAKE LEONARDO

BUT THE ENORMOUS PRESSURE OF FAME WAS ABOUT TO MAKE LEONARDO RETREAT FROM THE WORK HE LOVED.

FAME WAS ABOUT TO MAKE LEONARDO RETREAT FROM THE WORK HE LOVED. >> LEO!

RETREAT FROM THE WORK HE LOVED. >> LEO! >> Narrator: LEONARDO DiCAPRIO

>> LEO! >> Narrator: LEONARDO DiCAPRIO WAS ONLY 23 YEARS OLD WHEN HE

>> Narrator: LEONARDO DiCAPRIO WAS ONLY 23 YEARS OLD WHEN HE BECAME ONE OF THE MOST

WAS ONLY 23 YEARS OLD WHEN HE BECAME ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE MOVIE STARS IN THE

BECAME ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE MOVIE STARS IN THE WORLD, RIDING ON THE HELM OF

RECOGNIZABLE MOVIE STARS IN THE WORLD, RIDING ON THE HELM OF "TITANIC."

WORLD, RIDING ON THE HELM OF "TITANIC." THE FILM RECEIVED A RECORD-TYING

"TITANIC." THE FILM RECEIVED A RECORD-TYING 14 OSCAR NOMINATIONS.

THE FILM RECEIVED A RECORD-TYING 14 OSCAR NOMINATIONS. BUT DiCAPRIO WAS VERY

14 OSCAR NOMINATIONS. BUT DiCAPRIO WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WHEN HE WASN'T

BUT DiCAPRIO WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WHEN HE WASN'T NOMINATED HIMSELF.

DISAPPOINTED WHEN HE WASN'T NOMINATED HIMSELF. HE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE

NOMINATED HIMSELF. HE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE CEREMONY.

>> THE OSCARS ARE NOT ABOUT FAIR.

FAIR. THAT WAS A COMPETITIVE YEAR,

THAT WAS A COMPETITIVE YEAR, THAT PARTICULAR YEAR.

THAT PARTICULAR YEAR. >> JACK NICHOLSON, WHO WON, MATT

>> JACK NICHOLSON, WHO WON, MATT DAMON, DUSTIN HOFFMAN AND ROBERT

DAMON, DUSTIN HOFFMAN AND ROBERT DUVALL.

DUVALL. >> IT PROBABLY WAS ONE OF THE

>> IT PROBABLY WAS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO

BEST THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO LEONARDO, THAT HE WASN'T

LEONARDO, THAT HE WASN'T NOMINATED.

THE FACT IS THAT REALITY SET IN, AND I THINK IT WAS A LUCKY THING FOR HIM TO KEEP HIM

IN, AND I THINK IT WAS A LUCKY THING FOR HIM TO KEEP HIM MOTIVATED TOWARD WHAT HE WANTED,

THING FOR HIM TO KEEP HIM MOTIVATED TOWARD WHAT HE WANTED, WHICH WAS A GRANDER CAREER.

MOTIVATED TOWARD WHAT HE WANTED, WHICH WAS A GRANDER CAREER. >> Narrator: LEONARDO MAY HAVE

WHICH WAS A GRANDER CAREER. >> Narrator: LEONARDO MAY HAVE BEEN SNUBBED BY OSCAR, BUT THE

>> Narrator: LEONARDO MAY HAVE BEEN SNUBBED BY OSCAR, BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD COULDN'T GET

BEEN SNUBBED BY OSCAR, BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF HIM.

>> SUDDENLY, IT WAS ALL ABOUT HOW HE LOOKED.

HOW HE LOOKED. I THINK THAT KIND OF THREW HIM,

I THINK THAT KIND OF THREW HIM, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE

BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE DIDN'T WANT.

>> IT GOT KIND OF ANNOYING, BECAUSE EVERY INTERVIEW AFTER THAT WAS LESS ABOUT HIS ART AND

BECAUSE EVERY INTERVIEW AFTER THAT WAS LESS ABOUT HIS ART AND MORE ABOUT, "WHAT'S IT LIKE,

THAT WAS LESS ABOUT HIS ART AND MORE ABOUT, "WHAT'S IT LIKE, BEING LEONARDO?"

MORE ABOUT, "WHAT'S IT LIKE, BEING LEONARDO?" >> THERE'S A FALSE IMAGE, A LOT

BEING LEONARDO?" >> THERE'S A FALSE IMAGE, A LOT OF TIMES, ABOUT WHAT AN ACTOR'S

>> THERE'S A FALSE IMAGE, A LOT OF TIMES, ABOUT WHAT AN ACTOR'S LIFE IS LIKE.

OF TIMES, ABOUT WHAT AN ACTOR'S LIFE IS LIKE. >> Narrator: LEONARDO HAD BECOME

LIFE IS LIKE. >> Narrator: LEONARDO HAD BECOME THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE WORLD.

>> Narrator: LEONARDO HAD BECOME THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE WORLD. BUT AFTER THE INITIAL RUSH,

THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE WORLD. BUT AFTER THE INITIAL RUSH, DiCAPRIO WAS EAGER TO LEAVE HIS

BUT AFTER THE INITIAL RUSH, DiCAPRIO WAS EAGER TO LEAVE HIS CHARACTER IN "TITANIC," JACK

DiCAPRIO WAS EAGER TO LEAVE HIS CHARACTER IN "TITANIC," JACK DAWSON, BEHIND.

CHARACTER IN "TITANIC," JACK DAWSON, BEHIND. THE PRESSURE OF HOLLYWOOD WAS

DAWSON, BEHIND. THE PRESSURE OF HOLLYWOOD WAS GETTING TO LEONARDO, AND HE

THE PRESSURE OF HOLLYWOOD WAS GETTING TO LEONARDO, AND HE SPENT 1998 RETREATING FROM THE

GETTING TO LEONARDO, AND HE SPENT 1998 RETREATING FROM THE "TITANIC" CRAZE.

SPENT 1998 RETREATING FROM THE "TITANIC" CRAZE. DiCAPRIO TOLD "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE

"TITANIC" CRAZE. DiCAPRIO TOLD "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE THAT BEING PURSUED BY FANS

DiCAPRIO TOLD "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE THAT BEING PURSUED BY FANS THROUGH THE STREETS WAS

THAT BEING PURSUED BY FANS THROUGH THE STREETS WAS FRUSTRATING AND DISTRACTING.

THROUGH THE STREETS WAS FRUSTRATING AND DISTRACTING. >> FAME IS A HARD THING.

FRUSTRATING AND DISTRACTING. >> FAME IS A HARD THING. SUCCESS IS A HUGE BURDEN.

THE PRESSURE ON YOU IS ENORMOUS, BECAUSE WHAT'S HE

ENORMOUS, BECAUSE WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO NEXT?

>> Narrator: LEONARDO'S SELF- IMPOSED EXILE LASTED A YEAR. AND THERE WAS HIGH DEMAND FOR

IMPOSED EXILE LASTED A YEAR. AND THERE WAS HIGH DEMAND FOR HIS RETURN.

AND THERE WAS HIGH DEMAND FOR HIS RETURN. PRODUCERS WERE EAGER TO OPEN

HIS RETURN. PRODUCERS WERE EAGER TO OPEN THEIR WALLETS AND HIS $2.5

PRODUCERS WERE EAGER TO OPEN THEIR WALLETS AND HIS $2.5 MILLION PAYCHECK FOR

THEIR WALLETS AND HIS $2.5 MILLION PAYCHECK FOR "TITANIC" WAS UP TO $20 MILLION

MILLION PAYCHECK FOR "TITANIC" WAS UP TO $20 MILLION WHEN HE SIGNED UP FOR "THE

"TITANIC" WAS UP TO $20 MILLION WHEN HE SIGNED UP FOR "THE BEACH" IN 1999.

WHEN HE SIGNED UP FOR "THE BEACH" IN 1999. LEONARDO WAS HAPPY TO TRAVEL TO

BEACH" IN 1999. LEONARDO WAS HAPPY TO TRAVEL TO THAILAND TO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF

LEONARDO WAS HAPPY TO TRAVEL TO THAILAND TO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF AN AMERICAN DRIFTER SEARCHING

THAILAND TO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF AN AMERICAN DRIFTER SEARCHING FOR PARADISE.

AN AMERICAN DRIFTER SEARCHING FOR PARADISE. >> I CERTAINLY IDENTIFIED WITH

FOR PARADISE. >> I CERTAINLY IDENTIFIED WITH THE THEME OF WANTING TO ESCAPE,

>> I CERTAINLY IDENTIFIED WITH THE THEME OF WANTING TO ESCAPE, YOU KNOW, THIS WORLD THAT WE

THE THEME OF WANTING TO ESCAPE, YOU KNOW, THIS WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN, YOU KNOW, AND FIND THIS

YOU KNOW, THIS WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN, YOU KNOW, AND FIND THIS SORT OF PARADISE.

LIVE IN, YOU KNOW, AND FIND THIS SORT OF PARADISE. I IDENTIFIED WITH THAT.

SORT OF PARADISE. I IDENTIFIED WITH THAT. >> Narrator: SHORTLY AFTER HE

I IDENTIFIED WITH THAT. >> Narrator: SHORTLY AFTER HE RETURNED FROM FOUR MONTHS OF

>> Narrator: SHORTLY AFTER HE RETURNED FROM FOUR MONTHS OF SHOOTING IN THAILAND, LEONARDO

RETURNED FROM FOUR MONTHS OF SHOOTING IN THAILAND, LEONARDO MET GISELE BUNDCHEN, A

SHOOTING IN THAILAND, LEONARDO MET GISELE BUNDCHEN, A VICTORIA'S SECRET SUPERMODEL.

MET GISELE BUNDCHEN, A VICTORIA'S SECRET SUPERMODEL. >> BEING A SUPERSTAR, HE HAS

VICTORIA'S SECRET SUPERMODEL. >> BEING A SUPERSTAR, HE HAS ACCESS TO SUPERSTARS IN OTHER

>> BEING A SUPERSTAR, HE HAS ACCESS TO SUPERSTARS IN OTHER FIELDS.

ACCESS TO SUPERSTARS IN OTHER FIELDS. AND GISELE BUNDCHEN, BEING A

FIELDS. AND GISELE BUNDCHEN, BEING A SUPERMODEL, THEY MET AT A

AND GISELE BUNDCHEN, BEING A SUPERMODEL, THEY MET AT A FASHION SHOW.

SUPERMODEL, THEY MET AT A FASHION SHOW. AND THEY HIT IT OFF.

>> SHE'S THE TOP SUPERMODEL IN THE WORLD, AND HE'S THE TOP

THE WORLD, AND HE'S THE TOP LEADING MAN, AND THERE WAS A

LEADING MAN, AND THERE WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CHEMISTRY

CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, SO I

BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, SO I WOULD SAY THEY WERE WELL SUITED

WOULD SAY THEY WERE WELL SUITED TOGETHER.

>> Narrator: DiCAPRIO'S FANS COULDN'T WAIT FOR HIS RETURN. THEY LINED UP FOR THE FILM'S

COULDN'T WAIT FOR HIS RETURN. THEY LINED UP FOR THE FILM'S DEBUT IN FEBRUARY OF 2000.

THEY LINED UP FOR THE FILM'S DEBUT IN FEBRUARY OF 2000. >> SUDDENLY, HE WAS NOT AN

DEBUT IN FEBRUARY OF 2000. >> SUDDENLY, HE WAS NOT AN ACTOR ACTOR.

>> SUDDENLY, HE WAS NOT AN ACTOR ACTOR. SUDDENLY, HE WAS A STAR ACTOR.

ACTOR ACTOR. SUDDENLY, HE WAS A STAR ACTOR. >> Narrator: BUT EVEN LEONARDO'S

SUDDENLY, HE WAS A STAR ACTOR. >> Narrator: BUT EVEN LEONARDO'S DIEHARD FANS DIDN'T SAVE "THE

>> Narrator: BUT EVEN LEONARDO'S DIEHARD FANS DIDN'T SAVE "THE BEACH" FROM WASHING OUT AT THE

DIEHARD FANS DIDN'T SAVE "THE BEACH" FROM WASHING OUT AT THE THEATERS.

BEACH" FROM WASHING OUT AT THE THEATERS. IT OPENED IN SECOND PLACE BEHIND

THEATERS. IT OPENED IN SECOND PLACE BEHIND "SCREAM III."

IT OPENED IN SECOND PLACE BEHIND "SCREAM III." "THE BEACH" DIDN'T EVEN SELL

"SCREAM III." "THE BEACH" DIDN'T EVEN SELL ENOUGH TICKETS TO RECOUP ITS

"THE BEACH" DIDN'T EVEN SELL ENOUGH TICKETS TO RECOUP ITS $50 MILLION BUDGET.

ENOUGH TICKETS TO RECOUP ITS $50 MILLION BUDGET. AND CRITICS COULD ONLY MUSTER

$50 MILLION BUDGET. AND CRITICS COULD ONLY MUSTER LUKEWARM REVIEWS FOR THE ONCE

AND CRITICS COULD ONLY MUSTER LUKEWARM REVIEWS FOR THE ONCE SIZZLING-HOT DiCAPRIO.

LUKEWARM REVIEWS FOR THE ONCE SIZZLING-HOT DiCAPRIO. >> IT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH

SIZZLING-HOT DiCAPRIO. >> IT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF AN IMPACT.

I'M SURE THAT, AT THAT TIME, THAT WAS PROBABLY REALLY

THAT WAS PROBABLY REALLY DIFFICULT FOR HIM.

DIFFICULT FOR HIM. YOU PROBABLY THINK, "OH, MY GOD,

YOU PROBABLY THINK, "OH, MY GOD, DOES THIS MEAN MY CAREER IS OVER

DOES THIS MEAN MY CAREER IS OVER NOW?"

>> Narrator: LEONARDO'S CAREER WAS LOOKING LIKE IT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE PAST "TITANIC."

WAS LOOKING LIKE IT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE PAST "TITANIC." HE HADN'T DELIVERED THE HIT

ABLE TO MOVE PAST "TITANIC." HE HADN'T DELIVERED THE HIT PRODUCERS WERE EXPECTING WHEN

HE HADN'T DELIVERED THE HIT PRODUCERS WERE EXPECTING WHEN THEY PAID HIM $20 MILLION TO

PRODUCERS WERE EXPECTING WHEN THEY PAID HIM $20 MILLION TO STAR IN "THE BEACH."

THEY PAID HIM $20 MILLION TO STAR IN "THE BEACH." DiCAPRIO KNEW HE NEEDED ANOTHER

STAR IN "THE BEACH." DiCAPRIO KNEW HE NEEDED ANOTHER HIT TO REIGNITE HIS CAREER.

DiCAPRIO KNEW HE NEEDED ANOTHER HIT TO REIGNITE HIS CAREER. THEN HE HEARD THAT LEGENDARY

HIT TO REIGNITE HIS CAREER. THEN HE HEARD THAT LEGENDARY DIRECTOR MARTIN SCORSESE WAS

THEN HE HEARD THAT LEGENDARY DIRECTOR MARTIN SCORSESE WAS INTERESTED IN DOING THE BIG

DIRECTOR MARTIN SCORSESE WAS INTERESTED IN DOING THE BIG BUDGET DRAMA, "GANGS OF NEW

INTERESTED IN DOING THE BIG BUDGET DRAMA, "GANGS OF NEW YORK."

BUDGET DRAMA, "GANGS OF NEW YORK." THE PRODUCERS THOUGHT DiCAPRIO

YORK." THE PRODUCERS THOUGHT DiCAPRIO WAS A GOOD FIT FOR THE VIOLENT,

THE PRODUCERS THOUGHT DiCAPRIO WAS A GOOD FIT FOR THE VIOLENT, GRITTY STORY OF AN IRISH

WAS A GOOD FIT FOR THE VIOLENT, GRITTY STORY OF AN IRISH GANGSTER.

GRITTY STORY OF AN IRISH GANGSTER. BUT FIRST, THEY HAD TO CLEAR IT

GANGSTER. BUT FIRST, THEY HAD TO CLEAR IT WITH THE BOSS.

BUT FIRST, THEY HAD TO CLEAR IT WITH THE BOSS. >> THEY ASKED HIM, "WHAT MOVIE

WITH THE BOSS. >> THEY ASKED HIM, "WHAT MOVIE DO YOU WANT TO DO NEXT?"

>> THEY ASKED HIM, "WHAT MOVIE DO YOU WANT TO DO NEXT?" HE SAID, "'GANGS OF NEW YORK.'"

DO YOU WANT TO DO NEXT?" HE SAID, "'GANGS OF NEW YORK.'" THEY SAID, "WELL, LEONARDO WANTS

HE SAID, "'GANGS OF NEW YORK.'" THEY SAID, "WELL, LEONARDO WANTS TO DO THAT.

THEY SAID, "WELL, LEONARDO WANTS TO DO THAT. DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT WITH

TO DO THAT. DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT WITH HIM?"

DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT WITH HIM?" HE SAID, "YES."

HIM?" HE SAID, "YES." I GOT THE SCRIPT, IT WAS, YOU

HE SAID, "YES." I GOT THE SCRIPT, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, BEST

I GOT THE SCRIPT, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, BEST MOMENTS OF MY CAREER.

KNOW, ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, BEST MOMENTS OF MY CAREER. IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN A GOAL OF

MOMENTS OF MY CAREER. IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN A GOAL OF MINE TO WORK WITH SCORSESE.

IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN A GOAL OF MINE TO WORK WITH SCORSESE. HIS MOVIES, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE

MINE TO WORK WITH SCORSESE. HIS MOVIES, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE SUCH RESONANCE.

HIS MOVIES, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE SUCH RESONANCE. >> Narrator: MOST OF THE FILM

SUCH RESONANCE. >> Narrator: MOST OF THE FILM WAS SHOT ON A SOUNDSTAGE IN

>> Narrator: MOST OF THE FILM WAS SHOT ON A SOUNDSTAGE IN ITALY.

WAS SHOT ON A SOUNDSTAGE IN ITALY. WHEN SHOOTING WENT TO NEW YORK,

ITALY. WHEN SHOOTING WENT TO NEW YORK, IT GAVE LEONARDO THE CHANCE TO

WHEN SHOOTING WENT TO NEW YORK, IT GAVE LEONARDO THE CHANCE TO REKINDLE HIS ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN

IT GAVE LEONARDO THE CHANCE TO REKINDLE HIS ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN RELATIONSHIP WITH GISELE.

REKINDLE HIS ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN RELATIONSHIP WITH GISELE. DURING A TWO-WEEK BREAK, THE

RELATIONSHIP WITH GISELE. DURING A TWO-WEEK BREAK, THE COUPLE FLEW TO CALIFORNIA.

DURING A TWO-WEEK BREAK, THE COUPLE FLEW TO CALIFORNIA. THE PAPARAZZI SNAPPED SHOTS OF

COUPLE FLEW TO CALIFORNIA. THE PAPARAZZI SNAPPED SHOTS OF THEM SHOPPING FOR FURNITURE AND

THE PAPARAZZI SNAPPED SHOTS OF THEM SHOPPING FOR FURNITURE AND HANGING OUT ON THE BEACH.

THEM SHOPPING FOR FURNITURE AND HANGING OUT ON THE BEACH. NEITHER OF THEM WOULD COMMENT ON

HANGING OUT ON THE BEACH. NEITHER OF THEM WOULD COMMENT ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP.

NEITHER OF THEM WOULD COMMENT ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP. >> Narrator: WHEN FILMING OF

THEIR RELATIONSHIP. >> Narrator: WHEN FILMING OF "GANGS OF NEW YORK" RESUMED IN

>> Narrator: WHEN FILMING OF "GANGS OF NEW YORK" RESUMED IN ITALY, GISELE JOINED LEONARDO

"GANGS OF NEW YORK" RESUMED IN ITALY, GISELE JOINED LEONARDO ON SET.

ITALY, GISELE JOINED LEONARDO ON SET. THE FILM WENT ON TO EARN TEN

ON SET. THE FILM WENT ON TO EARN TEN OSCAR NODS, BUT FAILED TO WIN

THE FILM WENT ON TO EARN TEN OSCAR NODS, BUT FAILED TO WIN EVEN ONE, THANKS TO THE SUCCESS

OSCAR NODS, BUT FAILED TO WIN EVEN ONE, THANKS TO THE SUCCESS OF "CHICAGO."

EVEN ONE, THANKS TO THE SUCCESS OF "CHICAGO." LEONARDO WASN'T NOMINATED, BUT

OF "CHICAGO." LEONARDO WASN'T NOMINATED, BUT HE WAS GETTING USED TO BEING

LEONARDO WASN'T NOMINATED, BUT HE WAS GETTING USED TO BEING IGNORED BY THE ACADEMY.

HE WAS GETTING USED TO BEING IGNORED BY THE ACADEMY. FOR HIS NEXT PROJECT, HE DECIDED

IGNORED BY THE ACADEMY. FOR HIS NEXT PROJECT, HE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING COMPLETELY

FOR HIS NEXT PROJECT, HE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT-- A 1960S CAPER FILM

TO TRY SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT-- A 1960S CAPER FILM WITH TOM HANKS.

DIFFERENT-- A 1960S CAPER FILM WITH TOM HANKS. >> "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" IS

WITH TOM HANKS. >> "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" IS REALLY A FUN MOVIE, AND STEVEN

>> "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" IS REALLY A FUN MOVIE, AND STEVEN SPIELBERG WANTED LEO TO PLAY

REALLY A FUN MOVIE, AND STEVEN SPIELBERG WANTED LEO TO PLAY THIS GUY WHO'S BASED ON A REAL

SPIELBERG WANTED LEO TO PLAY THIS GUY WHO'S BASED ON A REAL GUY, FRANK ABAGNALE, WHO WROTE A

THIS GUY WHO'S BASED ON A REAL GUY, FRANK ABAGNALE, WHO WROTE A BOOK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES

GUY, FRANK ABAGNALE, WHO WROTE A BOOK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES CONNING PEOPLE.

BOOK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES CONNING PEOPLE. >> LEO DID JUST AN INCREDIBLE

CONNING PEOPLE. >> LEO DID JUST AN INCREDIBLE JOB, AND HE'S A GREAT ACTOR, SO

>> LEO DID JUST AN INCREDIBLE JOB, AND HE'S A GREAT ACTOR, SO HE JUST FELL RIGHT INTO THAT

JOB, AND HE'S A GREAT ACTOR, SO HE JUST FELL RIGHT INTO THAT PART, AND HE WAS VERY

HE JUST FELL RIGHT INTO THAT PART, AND HE WAS VERY CONVINCING.

PART, AND HE WAS VERY CONVINCING. >> Narrator: TO PULL OFF THE

CONVINCING. >> Narrator: TO PULL OFF THE ROLE OF A CON MAN, LEONARDO DREW

>> Narrator: TO PULL OFF THE ROLE OF A CON MAN, LEONARDO DREW FROM EXPERIENCES HE HAD AS A

ROLE OF A CON MAN, LEONARDO DREW FROM EXPERIENCES HE HAD AS A MOVIE STAR.

FROM EXPERIENCES HE HAD AS A MOVIE STAR. >> BEING IN THE POSITION THAT

MOVIE STAR. >> BEING IN THE POSITION THAT I'M IN, THERE'S CERTAIN PEOPLE

>> BEING IN THE POSITION THAT I'M IN, THERE'S CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT SOMEHOW WIND UP IN YOUR

I'M IN, THERE'S CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT SOMEHOW WIND UP IN YOUR LIFE, WHICH PORTRAY THEMSELVES

THAT SOMEHOW WIND UP IN YOUR LIFE, WHICH PORTRAY THEMSELVES AS SOMETHING COMPLETELY

LIFE, WHICH PORTRAY THEMSELVES AS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

AS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. AND THAT GOES FOR MY MANY

DIFFERENT. AND THAT GOES FOR MY MANY EXPERIENCES WITH MEETING PEOPLE

AND THAT GOES FOR MY MANY EXPERIENCES WITH MEETING PEOPLE AND THINKING THEY'RE MY FRIEND,

EXPERIENCES WITH MEETING PEOPLE AND THINKING THEY'RE MY FRIEND, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY NOT.

AND THINKING THEY'RE MY FRIEND, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY NOT. >> Narrator: IT HAD BEEN FIVE

AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY NOT. >> Narrator: IT HAD BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE "TITANIC," AND

>> Narrator: IT HAD BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE "TITANIC," AND LEONARDO HAD FINALLY BECOME MORE

YEARS SINCE "TITANIC," AND LEONARDO HAD FINALLY BECOME MORE THAN JUST A HEARTTHROB.

LEONARDO HAD FINALLY BECOME MORE THAN JUST A HEARTTHROB. >> HE CHOSE TO PICK OFFBEAT,

THAN JUST A HEARTTHROB. >> HE CHOSE TO PICK OFFBEAT, ARTISTIC CHOICES THAT WOULD MAKE

>> HE CHOSE TO PICK OFFBEAT, ARTISTIC CHOICES THAT WOULD MAKE HIM GROW, THAT WOULD BE A HUGE

ARTISTIC CHOICES THAT WOULD MAKE HIM GROW, THAT WOULD BE A HUGE CHALLENGE FOR HIM,

HIM GROW, THAT WOULD BE A HUGE CHALLENGE FOR HIM, THAT WOULDN'T BE A "I'M A HOT

CHALLENGE FOR HIM, THAT WOULDN'T BE A "I'M A HOT TEEN" WALK IN THE PARK.

THAT WOULDN'T BE A "I'M A HOT TEEN" WALK IN THE PARK. >> Narrator: LEONARDO DiCAPRIO

TEEN" WALK IN THE PARK. >> Narrator: LEONARDO DiCAPRIO HAD EVOLVED FROM A TEEN IDOL TO

>> Narrator: LEONARDO DiCAPRIO HAD EVOLVED FROM A TEEN IDOL TO ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST

HAD EVOLVED FROM A TEEN IDOL TO ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST LEADING MEN.

ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST LEADING MEN. AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH GISELE

LEADING MEN. AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH GISELE BUNDCHEN WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE

AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH GISELE BUNDCHEN WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE ROCKS.

BUNDCHEN WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE ROCKS. GOOD NEWS TO THE LEGION OF

ROCKS. GOOD NEWS TO THE LEGION OF FEMALE FANS WITH THEIR EYE ON

GOOD NEWS TO THE LEGION OF FEMALE FANS WITH THEIR EYE ON ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ELIGIBLE

FEMALE FANS WITH THEIR EYE ON ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELORS.

>> Narrator: BY 2002, LEONARDO DiCAPRIO HAD TRANSITIONED FROM A "TITANIC" HEARTTHROB INTO A

DiCAPRIO HAD TRANSITIONED FROM A "TITANIC" HEARTTHROB INTO A HOLLYWOOD POWER PLAYER.

"TITANIC" HEARTTHROB INTO A HOLLYWOOD POWER PLAYER. HE DECIDED TO CREATE HIS OWN

HOLLYWOOD POWER PLAYER. HE DECIDED TO CREATE HIS OWN PRODUCTION COMPANY, APPIAN WAY,

HE DECIDED TO CREATE HIS OWN PRODUCTION COMPANY, APPIAN WAY, SO HE COULD DEVELOP THE STORIES

PRODUCTION COMPANY, APPIAN WAY, SO HE COULD DEVELOP THE STORIES HE WANTED TO STAR IN.

SO HE COULD DEVELOP THE STORIES HE WANTED TO STAR IN. LEONARDO STARTED TO WRITING A

HE WANTED TO STAR IN. LEONARDO STARTED TO WRITING A BIOPIC OF HOWARD HUGHES WITH

LEONARDO STARTED TO WRITING A BIOPIC OF HOWARD HUGHES WITH SCREENWRITER AND FRIEND JOHN

BIOPIC OF HOWARD HUGHES WITH SCREENWRITER AND FRIEND JOHN LOGAN.

SCREENWRITER AND FRIEND JOHN LOGAN. LEONARDO WAS FASCINATED BY THE

LOGAN. LEONARDO WAS FASCINATED BY THE ECCENTRIC AVIATOR AFTER READING

LEONARDO WAS FASCINATED BY THE ECCENTRIC AVIATOR AFTER READING A BOOK ABOUT HIM TEN YEARS

ECCENTRIC AVIATOR AFTER READING A BOOK ABOUT HIM TEN YEARS EARLIER.

A BOOK ABOUT HIM TEN YEARS EARLIER. HE WANTED MARTIN SCORSESE ON

EARLIER. HE WANTED MARTIN SCORSESE ON BOARD.

>> LEONARDO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING SCORSESE ONTO "THE

BRINGING SCORSESE ONTO "THE AVIATOR," AFTER THE ORIGINAL

AVIATOR," AFTER THE ORIGINAL DIRECTOR, MICHAEL MANN, DECIDED

DIRECTOR, MICHAEL MANN, DECIDED HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT.

>> Narrator: DiCAPRIO AND LOGAN WENT THROUGH NINE DRAFTS OF "THE AVIATOR" BEFORE THEY HAD A

WENT THROUGH NINE DRAFTS OF "THE AVIATOR" BEFORE THEY HAD A VERSION THEY THOUGHT WAS GOOD

AVIATOR" BEFORE THEY HAD A VERSION THEY THOUGHT WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO SHOW SCORSESE.

VERSION THEY THOUGHT WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO SHOW SCORSESE. EVEN THEN, LEONARDO HESITATED TO

ENOUGH TO SHOW SCORSESE. EVEN THEN, LEONARDO HESITATED TO TURN OVER THE SCRIPT.

EVEN THEN, LEONARDO HESITATED TO TURN OVER THE SCRIPT. HE KNEW SCORSESE DIDN'T LIKE TO

TURN OVER THE SCRIPT. HE KNEW SCORSESE DIDN'T LIKE TO FLY, SO HE TORE OFF "THE

HE KNEW SCORSESE DIDN'T LIKE TO FLY, SO HE TORE OFF "THE AVIATOR" TITLE PAGE.

FLY, SO HE TORE OFF "THE AVIATOR" TITLE PAGE. SCORSESE LIKED THE MATERIAL, AND

AVIATOR" TITLE PAGE. SCORSESE LIKED THE MATERIAL, AND SIGNED ON TO DIRECT, DESPITE HIS

SCORSESE LIKED THE MATERIAL, AND SIGNED ON TO DIRECT, DESPITE HIS FEARS.

SIGNED ON TO DIRECT, DESPITE HIS FEARS. >> ON "THE AVIATOR," LEO AND

FEARS. >> ON "THE AVIATOR," LEO AND MARTIN SCORSESE DISCOVERED EACH

>> ON "THE AVIATOR," LEO AND MARTIN SCORSESE DISCOVERED EACH OTHER, AND IT WAS THE BEGINNING

MARTIN SCORSESE DISCOVERED EACH OTHER, AND IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A VERY IMPORTANT

OTHER, AND IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A VERY IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP.

LEO IS A YOUNG GUY, AND IT, NOT LIKE HE'S MARTIN SCORSESE'S

LIKE HE'S MARTIN SCORSESE'S ALTER EGO.

ALTER EGO. IT'S NOT LIKE HE'S ROBERT De

IT'S NOT LIKE HE'S ROBERT De NIRO OR HARVEY KEITEL.

NIRO OR HARVEY KEITEL. BUT I THINK WHAT THEY HAVE IS AN

BUT I THINK WHAT THEY HAVE IS AN ABILITY TO MAKE MOVIES TOGETHER

ABILITY TO MAKE MOVIES TOGETHER THAT ARE AT A HIGHER BUDGET

THAT ARE AT A HIGHER BUDGET LEVEL-- JUST TO BE, YOU KNOW,

LEVEL-- JUST TO BE, YOU KNOW, STRAIGHT ABOUT IT-- THAN MARTY

STRAIGHT ABOUT IT-- THAN MARTY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT HIM.

MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT HIM. >> Narrator: WHEN "THE AVIATOR"

>> Narrator: WHEN "THE AVIATOR" PREMIERED IN DECEMBER OF 2004,

PREMIERED IN DECEMBER OF 2004, EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT

EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT LEONARDO'S SPOT-ON PERFORMANCE.

LEONARDO'S SPOT-ON PERFORMANCE. >> I LOVE "THE AVIATOR."

>> I LOVE "THE AVIATOR." I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A MIRACLE

I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A MIRACLE OF A PERFORMANCE.

OF A PERFORMANCE. FIRST OF ALL, HE SO TRANSFORMED

FIRST OF ALL, HE SO TRANSFORMED HIS VOICE.

HIS VOICE. SEE, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE

SEE, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE VOICE.

VOICE. HIS VOICE WAS DIFFERENT.

HIS VOICE WAS DIFFERENT. AND HIS INTERNAL LIFE WAS SO

AND HIS INTERNAL LIFE WAS SO RICH TO ME.

RICH TO ME. >> IT'S A MOVING STORY, WHICH

>> IT'S A MOVING STORY, WHICH LEO PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY.

LEO PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY. I MEAN, YOU'RE REALLY CONVINCED

I MEAN, YOU'RE REALLY CONVINCED EVERY MOMENT OF THE WAY.

EVERY MOMENT OF THE WAY. >> THAT SCENE WITH ALDA, WHEN HE

>> THAT SCENE WITH ALDA, WHEN HE PUTS THE FINGERPRINT ON THAT

PUTS THE FINGERPRINT ON THAT GLASS, I WAS LIKE ( GASPS )

GLASS, I WAS LIKE ( GASPS ) "HOW DOES HE DO IT?"

"HOW DOES HE DO IT?" I WAS REALLY, LIKE, GASP.

I WAS REALLY, LIKE, GASP. >> FIRST OF ALL, TO SHOW THE

>> FIRST OF ALL, TO SHOW THE NORMALCY OF THE EARLY HOWARD

NORMALCY OF THE EARLY HOWARD HUGHES, AND THEN TO SHOW HIM

HUGHES, AND THEN TO SHOW HIM JUST, LIKE, YOU KNOW,

JUST, LIKE, YOU KNOW, DISINTEGRATING BEFORE OUR VERY

DISINTEGRATING BEFORE OUR VERY EYES.

EYES. AND, I MEAN, THAT WAS, AGAIN, A

AND, I MEAN, THAT WAS, AGAIN, A VERY DIFFICULT AND SORT OF

VERY DIFFICULT AND SORT OF REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE.

REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE. >> THERE WAS THIS, SORT OF,

>> THERE WAS THIS, SORT OF, TRANSFORMATION THAT HAPPENED,EN

TRANSFORMATION THAT HAPPENED,EN WHERE HE, YOU KNOW, PHYSICALLY

WHERE HE, YOU KNOW, PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AND VOCALLY BECAME

AND MENTALLY AND VOCALLY BECAME HOWARD HUGHES.

HOWARD HUGHES. TO THE POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, IN

TO THE POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, IN MY MIND'S EYE, I HAVE TROUBLE

MY MIND'S EYE, I HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBERING WHAT THE REAL HOWARD

REMEMBERING WHAT THE REAL HOWARD REALLY LOOKS LIKE NOW, BECAUSE

REALLY LOOKS LIKE NOW, BECAUSE I'VE SPENT SO MUCH TIME WITH

I'VE SPENT SO MUCH TIME WITH LEO.

>> DiCAPRIO'S FACE IS, I MEAN, IT'S VERY HANDSOME, BUT HE CAN ALSO, LIKE, SORT OF, USE IT TO

IT'S VERY HANDSOME, BUT HE CAN ALSO, LIKE, SORT OF, USE IT TO DISAPPEAR INTO A ROLE.

ALSO, LIKE, SORT OF, USE IT TO DISAPPEAR INTO A ROLE. AND THAT'S WHAT AN ACTOR'S

DISAPPEAR INTO A ROLE. AND THAT'S WHAT AN ACTOR'S SUPPOSED TO DO.

AND THAT'S WHAT AN ACTOR'S SUPPOSED TO DO. >> HE AGES REMARKABLY IN THAT

SUPPOSED TO DO. >> HE AGES REMARKABLY IN THAT MOVIE.

>> HE AGES REMARKABLY IN THAT MOVIE. HE'S SCARRED, HE'S LIMPING, HE'S

MOVIE. HE'S SCARRED, HE'S LIMPING, HE'S DEFINITELY NOT ATTRACTIVE TO

HE'S SCARRED, HE'S LIMPING, HE'S DEFINITELY NOT ATTRACTIVE TO WOMEN BY THE END OF IT.

DEFINITELY NOT ATTRACTIVE TO WOMEN BY THE END OF IT. >> Narrator: "THE AVIATOR" HAD A

WOMEN BY THE END OF IT. >> Narrator: "THE AVIATOR" HAD A PERFECT LANDING, WITH 11 OSCAR

>> Narrator: "THE AVIATOR" HAD A PERFECT LANDING, WITH 11 OSCAR NOMINATIONS IN 2005.

PERFECT LANDING, WITH 11 OSCAR NOMINATIONS IN 2005. LEONARDO HAD FINALLY SCORED HIS

NOMINATIONS IN 2005. LEONARDO HAD FINALLY SCORED HIS FIRST BEST ACTOR NOMINATION.

LEONARDO HAD FINALLY SCORED HIS FIRST BEST ACTOR NOMINATION. HE WAS UP AGAINST CLINT

FIRST BEST ACTOR NOMINATION. HE WAS UP AGAINST CLINT EASTWOOD, JAMIE FOXX, DON

HE WAS UP AGAINST CLINT EASTWOOD, JAMIE FOXX, DON CHEADLE AND HIS FRIEND JOHNNY

EASTWOOD, JAMIE FOXX, DON CHEADLE AND HIS FRIEND JOHNNY DEPP.

CHEADLE AND HIS FRIEND JOHNNY DEPP. LEONARDO AND GISELE BUNDCHEN

DEPP. LEONARDO AND GISELE BUNDCHEN RETURNED FROM A BEACH VACATION

LEONARDO AND GISELE BUNDCHEN RETURNED FROM A BEACH VACATION TO WALK THE RED CARPET TOGETHER.

RETURNED FROM A BEACH VACATION TO WALK THE RED CARPET TOGETHER. IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES THE

TO WALK THE RED CARPET TOGETHER. IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES THE COUPLE, COINED "THE MOST

IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES THE COUPLE, COINED "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE WORLD," BY

COUPLE, COINED "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE WORLD," BY "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE, HAD APPEARED

BEAUTIFUL IN THE WORLD," BY "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE, HAD APPEARED TOGETHER IN PUBLIC.

"PEOPLE" MAGAZINE, HAD APPEARED TOGETHER IN PUBLIC. >> SHE'S PRETTY MUCH JUST AS

TOGETHER IN PUBLIC. >> SHE'S PRETTY MUCH JUST AS FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD AS HE

>> SHE'S PRETTY MUCH JUST AS FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD AS HE IS, RIGHT?

FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD AS HE IS, RIGHT? BUT HE HAS MANAGED TO KEEP

IS, RIGHT? BUT HE HAS MANAGED TO KEEP HIMSELF OUT OF THAT KIND OF

BUT HE HAS MANAGED TO KEEP HIMSELF OUT OF THAT KIND OF LIMELIGHT, KEEP HIS

HIMSELF OUT OF THAT KIND OF LIMELIGHT, KEEP HIS RELATIONSHIPS OUT OF THAT KIND

LIMELIGHT, KEEP HIS RELATIONSHIPS OUT OF THAT KIND OF LIMELIGHT.

RELATIONSHIPS OUT OF THAT KIND OF LIMELIGHT. >> Narrator: IT WAS LEONARDO'S

OF LIMELIGHT. >> Narrator: IT WAS LEONARDO'S SECOND OSCAR NOMINATION, AND

>> Narrator: IT WAS LEONARDO'S SECOND OSCAR NOMINATION, AND SECOND OSCAR LOSS.

SECOND OSCAR NOMINATION, AND SECOND OSCAR LOSS. THIS TIME, TO JAMIE FOXX.

SECOND OSCAR LOSS. THIS TIME, TO JAMIE FOXX. THEN, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER,

THIS TIME, TO JAMIE FOXX. THEN, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, LEONARDO TOOK A PERSONAL BLOW.

THEN, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, LEONARDO TOOK A PERSONAL BLOW. LEONARDO'S RELATIONSHIP WITH

LEONARDO TOOK A PERSONAL BLOW. LEONARDO'S RELATIONSHIP WITH GISELE, WHICH HAD REPORTEDLY

LEONARDO'S RELATIONSHIP WITH GISELE, WHICH HAD REPORTEDLY BEEN TUMULTUOUS FOR FIVE YEARS,

GISELE, WHICH HAD REPORTEDLY BEEN TUMULTUOUS FOR FIVE YEARS, ENDED FOR GOOD.

>> BOTH OF THEM WERE VERY RESPECTFUL AND VERY DISCREET.

RESPECTFUL AND VERY DISCREET. >> THE ON-AND-OFF NATURE OF THE

>> THE ON-AND-OFF NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP-- AND IT DID GO ON

RELATIONSHIP-- AND IT DID GO ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS-- WAS JUST

FOR SEVERAL YEARS-- WAS JUST STILL LEO FEELING HIS WAY AGAIN.

HE'S MATURING, HE'S GETTING OLDER, HE'S NOT READY TO SETTLE DOWN.

OLDER, HE'S NOT READY TO SETTLE DOWN. SO THAT, EVENTUALLY, RAN ITS

DOWN. SO THAT, EVENTUALLY, RAN ITS COURSE.

SO THAT, EVENTUALLY, RAN ITS COURSE. >> THE RUMORS WERE ALWAYS THAT

COURSE. >> THE RUMORS WERE ALWAYS THAT GISELE WANTED TO BE MORE SERIOUS

>> THE RUMORS WERE ALWAYS THAT GISELE WANTED TO BE MORE SERIOUS THAN LEONARDO, BUT, COME ON.

GISELE WANTED TO BE MORE SERIOUS THAN LEONARDO, BUT, COME ON. SHE NEVER TOLD ME THAT.

THAN LEONARDO, BUT, COME ON. SHE NEVER TOLD ME THAT. ( LAUGHS )

SHE NEVER TOLD ME THAT. ( LAUGHS ) >> Narrator: LEONARDO DOVE INTO

( LAUGHS ) >> Narrator: LEONARDO DOVE INTO HIS WORK AS A DISTRACTION FROM

>> Narrator: LEONARDO DOVE INTO HIS WORK AS A DISTRACTION FROM HIS PERSONAL LIFE.

HIS WORK AS A DISTRACTION FROM HIS PERSONAL LIFE. HE WAS GETTING READY TO TEAM UP

HIS PERSONAL LIFE. HE WAS GETTING READY TO TEAM UP WITH MARTIN SCORSESE ON "THE

HE WAS GETTING READY TO TEAM UP WITH MARTIN SCORSESE ON "THE DEPARTED."

WITH MARTIN SCORSESE ON "THE DEPARTED." IT WOULD BE THEIR THIRD TIME

DEPARTED." IT WOULD BE THEIR THIRD TIME WORKING TOGETHER.

IT WOULD BE THEIR THIRD TIME WORKING TOGETHER. >> MARTIN SCORSESE KNOWS THE

WORKING TOGETHER. >> MARTIN SCORSESE KNOWS THE WORLD, AND HE TOOK LEONARDO BY

>> MARTIN SCORSESE KNOWS THE WORLD, AND HE TOOK LEONARDO BY THE HAND, AND NOT ONLY MADE HIM

WORLD, AND HE TOOK LEONARDO BY THE HAND, AND NOT ONLY MADE HIM GREAT IN THE MOVIES, BUT MADE

THE HAND, AND NOT ONLY MADE HIM GREAT IN THE MOVIES, BUT MADE HIM UNDERSTAND ALL THE THINGS

GREAT IN THE MOVIES, BUT MADE HIM UNDERSTAND ALL THE THINGS YOU NEEDED TO KNOW TO BE GREAT.

>> MARTIN SCORSESE IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FILM KNOWLEDGE,

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FILM KNOWLEDGE, AND I THINK DiCAPRIO LOVES THAT

AND I THINK DiCAPRIO LOVES THAT EXPERIENCE, AND I THINK HE HAS

EXPERIENCE, AND I THINK HE HAS BECOME A FATHER FIGURE OF SORTS,

BECOME A FATHER FIGURE OF SORTS, A PROFESSIONAL FATHER FIGURE.

>> SCORSESE IS CHOOSING TO WORK WITH HIM, AND SO PICKING PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, SUIT

WITH HIM, AND SO PICKING PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, SUIT HIS CAPABILITIES, BUT THEN ALSO

PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, SUIT HIS CAPABILITIES, BUT THEN ALSO PUSHING HIM.

HIS CAPABILITIES, BUT THEN ALSO PUSHING HIM. >> HE CERTAINLY LIFTED LEONARDO

PUSHING HIM. >> HE CERTAINLY LIFTED LEONARDO DiCAPRIO'S ACTING CAREER TO

>> HE CERTAINLY LIFTED LEONARDO DiCAPRIO'S ACTING CAREER TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

DiCAPRIO'S ACTING CAREER TO ANOTHER LEVEL. >> Narrator: "THE DEPARTED" WAS

ANOTHER LEVEL. >> Narrator: "THE DEPARTED" WAS A BOSTON CRIME DRAMA WITH

>> Narrator: "THE DEPARTED" WAS A BOSTON CRIME DRAMA WITH LEONARDO AS THE RELUCTANT

A BOSTON CRIME DRAMA WITH LEONARDO AS THE RELUCTANT INFORMER.

LEONARDO AS THE RELUCTANT INFORMER. HE APPEARED ALONGSIDE JACK

INFORMER. HE APPEARED ALONGSIDE JACK NICHOLSON, MATT DAMON, MARTIN

HE APPEARED ALONGSIDE JACK NICHOLSON, MATT DAMON, MARTIN SHEEN AND MARK WAHLBERG.

NICHOLSON, MATT DAMON, MARTIN SHEEN AND MARK WAHLBERG. >> "THE DEPARTED" IS AMAZING,

SHEEN AND MARK WAHLBERG. >> "THE DEPARTED" IS AMAZING, BECAUSE HE'S NOT ONLY CONQUERING

>> "THE DEPARTED" IS AMAZING, BECAUSE HE'S NOT ONLY CONQUERING THAT BOSTON ACCENT-- WITH

BECAUSE HE'S NOT ONLY CONQUERING THAT BOSTON ACCENT-- WITH APLOMB, IF I MAY ADD-- BUT

THAT BOSTON ACCENT-- WITH APLOMB, IF I MAY ADD-- BUT SHOWING REAL PHYSICALITY, AND

APLOMB, IF I MAY ADD-- BUT SHOWING REAL PHYSICALITY, AND HOLDING HIS OWN AGAINST

SHOWING REAL PHYSICALITY, AND HOLDING HIS OWN AGAINST NICHOLSON.

HOLDING HIS OWN AGAINST NICHOLSON. >> BY THE TIME JACK NICHOLSON

NICHOLSON. >> BY THE TIME JACK NICHOLSON AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE WORK WITH

>> BY THE TIME JACK NICHOLSON AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE WORK WITH LEONARDO, THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE

AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE WORK WITH LEONARDO, THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE BIG STAR!

LEONARDO, THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE BIG STAR! ( LAUGHS )

WORKING WITH THE BIG STAR! ( LAUGHS ) I MEAN, AT THAT POINT, LEONARDO

( LAUGHS ) I MEAN, AT THAT POINT, LEONARDO WAS JUST THE "IT" GUY.

I MEAN, AT THAT POINT, LEONARDO WAS JUST THE "IT" GUY. >> Narrator: ONCE AGAIN, THERE

WAS JUST THE "IT" GUY. >> Narrator: ONCE AGAIN, THERE WAS OSCAR BUZZ FOR LEONARDO

>> Narrator: ONCE AGAIN, THERE WAS OSCAR BUZZ FOR LEONARDO DiCAPRIO.

WAS OSCAR BUZZ FOR LEONARDO DiCAPRIO. BY 2006, HE WAS COMING INTO HIS

DiCAPRIO. BY 2006, HE WAS COMING INTO HIS OWN AS A SERIOUS ACTOR, AND

BY 2006, HE WAS COMING INTO HIS OWN AS A SERIOUS ACTOR, AND TACKLING A SERIOUS ISSUE.

OWN AS A SERIOUS ACTOR, AND TACKLING A SERIOUS ISSUE. >> HE, LIKE, SORT OF, SHOWED THE

TACKLING A SERIOUS ISSUE. >> HE, LIKE, SORT OF, SHOWED THE WORLD THAT HE'S A MAN NOW.

>> Narrator: BY THE AGE OF 30, LEONARDO DiCAPRIO HAD WORKED WITH TOP DIRECTORS JAMES

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO HAD WORKED WITH TOP DIRECTORS JAMES CAMERON, ROBERT De NIRO, AND

WITH TOP DIRECTORS JAMES CAMERON, ROBERT De NIRO, AND MARTIN SCORSESE.

CAMERON, ROBERT De NIRO, AND MARTIN SCORSESE. THE BOYISH ACTOR WHO HAD

MARTIN SCORSESE. THE BOYISH ACTOR WHO HAD CAPTURED THE WORLD'S ATTENTION

THE BOYISH ACTOR WHO HAD CAPTURED THE WORLD'S ATTENTION ON THE HELM OF THE "TITANIC" IN

CAPTURED THE WORLD'S ATTENTION ON THE HELM OF THE "TITANIC" IN 1997 HAD GROWN UP.

ON THE HELM OF THE "TITANIC" IN 1997 HAD GROWN UP. >> HE, LIKE, SORT OF, SHOWED THE

1997 HAD GROWN UP. >> HE, LIKE, SORT OF, SHOWED THE WORLD THAT HE'S A MAN NOW.

HE'S VERY MANLY NOW. HE'S BIGGER, HE'S MORE MUSCULAR,

HE'S BIGGER, HE'S MORE MUSCULAR, HIS FACE IS MUCH MORE MATURE.

>> Narrator: A TOUGHER AND GRITTIER LEONARDO DiCAPRIO WORKED WITH MARTIN SCORSESE

GRITTIER LEONARDO DiCAPRIO WORKED WITH MARTIN SCORSESE AGAIN IN 2006 FOR "THE

WORKED WITH MARTIN SCORSESE AGAIN IN 2006 FOR "THE DEPARTED."

AGAIN IN 2006 FOR "THE DEPARTED." THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CRIME

DEPARTED." THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CRIME DRAMA WAS OUT ONLY A FEW WEEKS

THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CRIME DRAMA WAS OUT ONLY A FEW WEEKS WHEN DiCAPRIO HIT THE SCREEN

DRAMA WAS OUT ONLY A FEW WEEKS WHEN DiCAPRIO HIT THE SCREEN AGAIN IN A POLITICAL THRILLER

WHEN DiCAPRIO HIT THE SCREEN AGAIN IN A POLITICAL THRILLER FILMED IN SOUTH AFRICA.

>> LEO COMING OUT WITH "THE DEPARTED" AND "BLOOD DIAMOND" IN

DEPARTED" AND "BLOOD DIAMOND" IN ONE YEAR WAS JUST ASTOUNDING.

ONE YEAR WAS JUST ASTOUNDING. IT WAS AN ASTONISHING ACTING

IT WAS AN ASTONISHING ACTING COUP, AND AGAIN, HE ROSE TO THE

COUP, AND AGAIN, HE ROSE TO THE OCCASION, AND COMES ACROSS AS A

OCCASION, AND COMES ACROSS AS A REAL STAR.

>> HE CAN DO, LIKE, A MODERN- DAY, LIKE, SORT OF, SHOVE-YOU- UP-AGAINST-THE-WALL KISSING

DAY, LIKE, SORT OF, SHOVE-YOU- UP-AGAINST-THE-WALL KISSING SCENE, AND HAVE THAT BE, LIKE,

UP-AGAINST-THE-WALL KISSING SCENE, AND HAVE THAT BE, LIKE, VERY HOT, AND THEN HE CAN ALSO

SCENE, AND HAVE THAT BE, LIKE, VERY HOT, AND THEN HE CAN ALSO BE LIKE, SORT OF, A ROMANTIC

VERY HOT, AND THEN HE CAN ALSO BE LIKE, SORT OF, A ROMANTIC KIND OF THING WHICH HE CARRIED

BE LIKE, SORT OF, A ROMANTIC KIND OF THING WHICH HE CARRIED IN "BLOOD DIAMOND."

KIND OF THING WHICH HE CARRIED IN "BLOOD DIAMOND." >> Narrator: "BLOOD DIAMOND" WAS

IN "BLOOD DIAMOND." >> Narrator: "BLOOD DIAMOND" WAS A DRAMA SET IN THE CIVIL WAR IN

>> Narrator: "BLOOD DIAMOND" WAS A DRAMA SET IN THE CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE DURING THE LATE

A DRAMA SET IN THE CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE DURING THE LATE 1990s.

SIERRA LEONE DURING THE LATE 1990s. LEONARDO'S TASTE FOR SCRIPTS WAS

1990s. LEONARDO'S TASTE FOR SCRIPTS WAS MATURING, AND HE LIKED THE IDEA

LEONARDO'S TASTE FOR SCRIPTS WAS MATURING, AND HE LIKED THE IDEA OF A FILM THAT DELIVERED A

MATURING, AND HE LIKED THE IDEA OF A FILM THAT DELIVERED A STRONG MESSAGE ABOUT CORPORATE

OF A FILM THAT DELIVERED A STRONG MESSAGE ABOUT CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY.

STRONG MESSAGE ABOUT CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY. >> A VERY POLITICAL FILM ABOUT

RESPONSIBILITY. >> A VERY POLITICAL FILM ABOUT THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY.

>> IT WAS THE ISSUE OF BIG CORPORATIONS MAKING MONEY ON

CORPORATIONS MAKING MONEY ON DIAMOND MINING OUT OF THE MISERY

DIAMOND MINING OUT OF THE MISERY OF COUNTRIES IN AFRICA.

OF COUNTRIES IN AFRICA. >> Narrator: LEONARDO SPENT FIVE

>> Narrator: LEONARDO SPENT FIVE MONTHS TRAINING WITH MILITARY

MONTHS TRAINING WITH MILITARY EXPERTS TO PREPARE FOR THE ROLE.

EXPERTS TO PREPARE FOR THE ROLE. HE LEARNED A RHODESIAN ACCENT BY

HE LEARNED A RHODESIAN ACCENT BY SPENDING TIME WITH THE LOCALS;

SPENDING TIME WITH THE LOCALS; DRINKING BEER AND HEARING THEIR

DRINKING BEER AND HEARING THEIR STORIES.

STORIES. >> YOU HAVE TO HAVE A REALLY

>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD EAR TO BE ABLE TO DO AN

GOOD EAR TO BE ABLE TO DO AN ACCENT.

ACCENT. IT'S SORT OF LIKE HAVING A GOOD

IT'S SORT OF LIKE HAVING A GOOD EAWITH MUSIC.

EAWITH MUSIC. HE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB IN

HE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB IN "BLOOD DIAMOND" WITH THE

"BLOOD DIAMOND" WITH THE DIALECT.

>> Narrator: JUST AS HIS WORK ON "BLOOD DIAMOND" BEMON, LEONARDO HAD A NEW LOVE IN HIS LIFE.

"BLOOD DIAMOND" BEMON, LEONARDO HAD A NEW LOVE IN HIS LIFE. DiCAPRIO HAD MET ISRAELI MODEL

HAD A NEW LOVE IN HIS LIFE. DiCAPRIO HAD MET ISRAELI MODEL BAR REFAELI AT A PARTY IN LOS

DiCAPRIO HAD MET ISRAELI MODEL BAR REFAELI AT A PARTY IN LOS VEGAS BEFORE HE LEFT FOR AFRICA.

BAR REFAELI AT A PARTY IN LOS VEGAS BEFORE HE LEFT FOR AFRICA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT HIS

VEGAS BEFORE HE LEFT FOR AFRICA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT HIS ATTRACTION WAS INSTANT TO THE

IT WAS REPORTED THAT HIS ATTRACTION WAS INSTANT TO THE BLONDE-HAIRED BEAUTY, 11 YEARS

ATTRACTION WAS INSTANT TO THE BLONDE-HAIRED BEAUTY, 11 YEARS YOUNGER THAN LEONARDO.

BLONDE-HAIRED BEAUTY, 11 YEARS YOUNGER THAN LEONARDO. HE EVEN SNUCK AWAY FROM THE

YOUNGER THAN LEONARDO. HE EVEN SNUCK AWAY FROM THE AFRICAN SET OF "BLOOD DIAMOND"

HE EVEN SNUCK AWAY FROM THE AFRICAN SET OF "BLOOD DIAMOND" TO ROMANCE HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND

AFRICAN SET OF "BLOOD DIAMOND" TO ROMANCE HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND FOR A WEEKEND IN PARIS IN APRIL

TO ROMANCE HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND FOR A WEEKEND IN PARIS IN APRIL OF 2006.

FOR A WEEKEND IN PARIS IN APRIL OF 2006. THE MEDIA WERE CLAMORING TO FIND

OF 2006. THE MEDIA WERE CLAMORING TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE NEW COUPLE,

THE MEDIA WERE CLAMORING TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE NEW COUPLE, BUT DiCAPRIO REMAINED SILENT.

OUT MORE ABOUT THE NEW COUPLE, BUT DiCAPRIO REMAINED SILENT. >> HE UNDERSTANDS THE GREATNESS

BUT DiCAPRIO REMAINED SILENT. >> HE UNDERSTANDS THE GREATNESS OF MYSTERY.

>> HE UNDERSTANDS THE GREATNESS OF MYSTERY. LET THEM GUESS ABOUT YOU, LET

OF MYSTERY. LET THEM GUESS ABOUT YOU, LET THEM SNAP YOUR PHOTO, BUT YOU

LET THEM GUESS ABOUT YOU, LET THEM SNAP YOUR PHOTO, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO SPILL EVERYTHING

THEM SNAP YOUR PHOTO, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO SPILL EVERYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF.

DON'T NEED TO SPILL EVERYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF. THE SCREEN IS THE PLACE TO SHOW

ABOUT YOURSELF. THE SCREEN IS THE PLACE TO SHOW THAT EMOTION.

THE SCREEN IS THE PLACE TO SHOW THAT EMOTION. >> Narrator: WHEN ACADEMY AWARD

THAT EMOTION. >> Narrator: WHEN ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS WERE ANNOUNCED, "THE

>> Narrator: WHEN ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS WERE ANNOUNCED, "THE DEPARTED" AND "BLOOD DIAMOND"

NOMINATIONS WERE ANNOUNCED, "THE DEPARTED" AND "BLOOD DIAMOND" WERE BOTH NOMINATED FOR FIVE

DEPARTED" AND "BLOOD DIAMOND" WERE BOTH NOMINATED FOR FIVE EACH.

WERE BOTH NOMINATED FOR FIVE EACH. LEONARDO WAS UP FOR A BEST ACTOR

EACH. LEONARDO WAS UP FOR A BEST ACTOR FOR "BLOOD DIAMOND."

LEONARDO WAS UP FOR A BEST ACTOR FOR "BLOOD DIAMOND." >> LEO SHOWS YOU EVERYTHING.

THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF EMOTION THERE, AND HE'S DOING IT WITH

THERE, AND HE'S DOING IT WITH THIS, SORT OF, UGLY ACCENT THAT

THIS, SORT OF, UGLY ACCENT THAT HE'S WORKING WITH.

EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT. >> Narrator: ONCE AGAIN, LEONARDO DIDN'T WIN AN OSCAR.

>> Narrator: ONCE AGAIN, LEONARDO DIDN'T WIN AN OSCAR. THE BEST ACTOR PRIZE WENT TO

LEONARDO DIDN'T WIN AN OSCAR. THE BEST ACTOR PRIZE WENT TO FOREST WHITAKER.

BUT LEONARDO DID TAKE THE OSCAR STAGE THAT NIGHT. ALONGSIDE AL GORE, HE ANNOUNCED

STAGE THAT NIGHT. ALONGSIDE AL GORE, HE ANNOUNCED THAT THE ACADEMY HAD INTEGRATED

ALONGSIDE AL GORE, HE ANNOUNCED THAT THE ACADEMY HAD INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

THAT THE ACADEMY HAD INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES INTO THE SHOW'S

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES INTO THE SHOW'S PRODUCTION.

PRACTICES INTO THE SHOW'S PRODUCTION. FOR YEARS, DiCAPRIO HAD USED HIS

PRODUCTION. FOR YEARS, DiCAPRIO HAD USED HIS FAME TO FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL

FOR YEARS, DiCAPRIO HAD USED HIS FAME TO FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

FAME TO FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. >> IT SEEMS VERY SINCERE.

ISSUES. >> IT SEEMS VERY SINCERE. IT SEEMS PRETTY CONSTANT WITH

>> IT SEEMS VERY SINCERE. IT SEEMS PRETTY CONSTANT WITH HIM, SO IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, A

IT SEEMS PRETTY CONSTANT WITH HIM, SO IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE NOW ARE SUDDENLY

HIM, SO IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE NOW ARE SUDDENLY ON THE, YOU KNOW, "I DRIVE THE

LOT OF PEOPLE NOW ARE SUDDENLY ON THE, YOU KNOW, "I DRIVE THE HYBRID WHATEVER."

ON THE, YOU KNOW, "I DRIVE THE HYBRID WHATEVER." BUT HE'S BEEN AT IT FOR A LONG

HYBRID WHATEVER." BUT HE'S BEEN AT IT FOR A LONG TIME.

>> IT'S A PURPOSE THAT HE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT, HE'S AN

PASSIONATE ABOUT, HE'S AN ACTIVIST AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT

ACTIVIST AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT HE REALLY BELIEVES IN.

HE REALLY BELIEVES IN. AND I THINK HIS FAME HELPS TO

AND I THINK HIS FAME HELPS TO FURTHER THAT CAUSE.

FURTHER THAT CAUSE. >> HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST

>> HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST HOLLYWOOD ACTORS TO DRIVE A

HOLLYWOOD ACTORS TO DRIVE A PRIUS.

PRIUS. >> IT'S PARTLY FROM HIS

>> IT'S PARTLY FROM HIS BACKGROUND, AND PARTLY FROM HIS

BACKGROUND, AND PARTLY FROM HIS SENSITIVITY.

SENSITIVITY. YOU KNOW, HE WAS EXTREMELY

YOU KNOW, HE WAS EXTREMELY SINCERE IN TRYING TO FIND A WAY

SINCERE IN TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO USE HIS FAME TO DO GOOD.

TO USE HIS FAME TO DO GOOD. AND BECAUSE IT WAS LEONARDO, IT

AND BECAUSE IT WAS LEONARDO, IT WAS LIKE, "EH, WHAT DOES HE

WAS LIKE, "EH, WHAT DOES HE KNOW?"

KNOW?" AND HE KIND OF HAD TO PROVE TO

AND HE KIND OF HAD TO PROVE TO PEOPLE HE KNEW A LOT.

>> Narrator: LEONARDO TOOK HIS ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS A STEP FURTHER BY DEVELOPING A

ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS A STEP FURTHER BY DEVELOPING A DOCUMENTARY CALLED, "THE 11TH

FURTHER BY DEVELOPING A DOCUMENTARY CALLED, "THE 11TH HOUR."

DOCUMENTARY CALLED, "THE 11TH HOUR." DiCAPRIO WROTE, PRODUCED AND

HOUR." DiCAPRIO WROTE, PRODUCED AND NARRATED THE FILM, WHICH

DiCAPRIO WROTE, PRODUCED AND NARRATED THE FILM, WHICH PREMIERED AT THE CANNES FILM

NARRATED THE FILM, WHICH PREMIERED AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL.

PREMIERED AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. >> THE THING ABOUT "11TH HOUR"

FESTIVAL. >> THE THING ABOUT "11TH HOUR" IS IT'S A SUBJECT HE CARES

>> THE THING ABOUT "11TH HOUR" IS IT'S A SUBJECT HE CARES DEEPLY ADEUT, AND HE WAS ABLE TO

IS IT'S A SUBJECT HE CARES DEEPLY ADEUT, AND HE WAS ABLE TO GET SOME DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS

DEEPLY ADEUT, AND HE WAS ABLE TO GET SOME DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS BEHIND IT, WHO HAD HELPED PUSH

GET SOME DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS BEHIND IT, WHO HAD HELPED PUSH THE CAUSE, WHICH IS WHAT WAS SO

BEHIND IT, WHO HAD HELPED PUSH THE CAUSE, WHICH IS WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO HIM.

THE CAUSE, WHICH IS WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO HIM. >> HE'S NOT ONE OF THESE ACTORS

IMPORTANT TO HIM. >> HE'S NOT ONE OF THESE ACTORS WHO JUST SIGNS CHECKS AND JUMPS

>> HE'S NOT ONE OF THESE ACTORS WHO JUST SIGNS CHECKS AND JUMPS ON TO A BANDWAGON FOR A CAUSE.

WHO JUST SIGNS CHECKS AND JUMPS ON TO A BANDWAGON FOR A CAUSE. HE THREW HIMSELF INTO IT.

ON TO A BANDWAGON FOR A CAUSE. HE THREW HIMSELF INTO IT. HE INFORMED HIMSELF, AND HE

HE THREW HIMSELF INTO IT. HE INFORMED HIMSELF, AND HE CONTINUES TO INFORM HIMSELF.HI

HE INFORMED HIMSELF, AND HE CONTINUES TO INFORM HIMSELF.HI >> HE TOOK A LOT OF VERY

CONTINUES TO INFORM HIMSELF.HI >> HE TOOK A LOT OF VERY COMPLICATED INFORMATION, AND

>> HE TOOK A LOT OF VERY COMPLICATED INFORMATION, AND HIRED FILMMAKERS WHO COULD C

COMPLICATED INFORMATION, AND HIRED FILMMAKERS WHO COULD C HANDLE IT, AND MADE IT AN

HIRED FILMMAKERS WHO COULD C HANDLE IT, AND MADE IT AN INTELLIGENT TREATISE ON WHAT'S

HANDLE IT, AND MADE IT AN INTELLIGENT TREATISE ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH GLOBAL WARMING.

INTELLIGENT TREATISE ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH GLOBAL WARMING. >> Narrator: WHILE LEONARDO

GOING ON WITH GLOBAL WARMING. >> Narrator: WHILE LEONARDO CONTINUES TO CAMPAIGN FOR THE

>> Narrator: WHILE LEONARDO CONTINUES TO CAMPAIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HE SELECTS HIS

CONTINUES TO CAMPAIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HE SELECTS HIS ACTING PROJECTS CAREFULLY.

ENVIRONMENT, HE SELECTS HIS ACTING PROJECTS CAREFULLY. A DECADE AFTER "TITANIC,"

ACTING PROJECTS CAREFULLY. A DECADE AFTER "TITANIC," DiCAPRIO SIGNED ON TO REUNITE

A DECADE AFTER "TITANIC," DiCAPRIO SIGNED ON TO REUNITE WITH KATE WINSLET IN

DiCAPRIO SIGNED ON TO REUNITE WITH KATE WINSLET IN "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD," DIRECTED

WITH KATE WINSLET IN "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD," DIRECTED BY WINSLET'S HUSBAND, SAM

"REVOLUTIONARY ROAD," DIRECTED BY WINSLET'S HUSBAND, SAM MENDES.

BY WINSLET'S HUSBAND, SAM MENDES. THE DARK DRAMA FOLLOWS THE

MENDES. THE DARK DRAMA FOLLOWS THE UNRAVELING RELATIONSHIP OF A

THE DARK DRAMA FOLLOWS THE UNRAVELING RELATIONSHIP OF A MARRIED COUPLE.

UNRAVELING RELATIONSHIP OF A MARRIED COUPLE. >> THIS IS NOT A LIGHT ROMANCE,

MARRIED COUPLE. >> THIS IS NOT A LIGHT ROMANCE, AND IT'S NOT "TITANIC."

>> THIS IS NOT A LIGHT ROMANCE, AND IT'S NOT "TITANIC." IT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE BOTH

AND IT'S NOT "TITANIC." IT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE BOTH LEO AND KATE HAVE MATURED TO THE

IT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE BOTH LEO AND KATE HAVE MATURED TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY

LEO AND KATE HAVE MATURED TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY ADDRESS SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND

DEGREE THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY ADDRESS SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND MAKE IT WORK.

ADDRESS SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND MAKE IT WORK. >> Narrator: JUST MONTHS AFTER

MAKE IT WORK. >> Narrator: JUST MONTHS AFTER FILMING "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD,"

>> Narrator: JUST MONTHS AFTER FILMING "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD," DiCAPRIO BEGAN WORK ON THE CRIME

FILMING "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD," DiCAPRIO BEGAN WORK ON THE CRIME THRILLER, "SHUTTER ISLAND."

DiCAPRIO BEGAN WORK ON THE CRIME THRILLER, "SHUTTER ISLAND." FOR THE FOURTH TIME, HE TEAMED

THRILLER, "SHUTTER ISLAND." FOR THE FOURTH TIME, HE TEAMED UP WITH DIRECTOR MARTIN

FOR THE FOURTH TIME, HE TEAMED UP WITH DIRECTOR MARTIN SCORSESE.

UP WITH DIRECTOR MARTIN SCORSESE. >> IT'S ALMOST LIKE A HAND IN A

SCORSESE. >> IT'S ALMOST LIKE A HAND IN A GLOVE.

>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE A HAND IN A GLOVE. IT'S LIKE NOT WORKING; IT'S JUST

GLOVE. IT'S LIKE NOT WORKING; IT'S JUST LIKE BREATHING.

IT'S LIKE NOT WORKING; IT'S JUST LIKE BREATHING. YOU'RE WALKING TOGETHER AND YOUR

LIKE BREATHING. YOU'RE WALKING TOGETHER AND YOUR MINDS WORK TOGETHER, AND IT'S

YOU'RE WALKING TOGETHER AND YOUR MINDS WORK TOGETHER, AND IT'S EXCITING.

MINDS WORK TOGETHER, AND IT'S EXCITING. YOU'RE CREATIVE, YOU HAVE GREAT

EXCITING. YOU'RE CREATIVE, YOU HAVE GREAT SCRIPTS, YOU HAVE ALL THIS

YOU'RE CREATIVE, YOU HAVE GREAT SCRIPTS, YOU HAVE ALL THIS CAMARADERIE, AND YOU'RE WORKING

SCRIPTS, YOU HAVE ALL THIS CAMARADERIE, AND YOU'RE WORKING WITH BRILLIANT MINDS.

CAMARADERIE, AND YOU'RE WORKING WITH BRILLIANT MINDS. HOW BETTER...

WITH BRILLIANT MINDS. HOW BETTER... CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.

HOW BETTER... CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT. >> Narrator: AFTER RUMORS OF A

CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT. >> Narrator: AFTER RUMORS OF A BREAKUP IN LATE 2007, LEONARDO

>> Narrator: AFTER RUMORS OF A BREAKUP IN LATE 2007, LEONARDO AND BAR RECONCILED, AND WERE

BREAKUP IN LATE 2007, LEONARDO AND BAR RECONCILED, AND WERE SPOTTED SHARING A MIDNIGHT KISS

AND BAR RECONCILED, AND WERE SPOTTED SHARING A MIDNIGHT KISS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

SPOTTED SHARING A MIDNIGHT KISS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. DiCAPRIO'S FANS WONDER IF HE

ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. DiCAPRIO'S FANS WONDER IF HE WILL EVER MARRY.

DiCAPRIO'S FANS WONDER IF HE WILL EVER MARRY. >> EVENTUALLY, WHEN HE'S READY,

WILL EVER MARRY. >> EVENTUALLY, WHEN HE'S READY, IT WILL PROBABLY BE FOR THE LONG

>> EVENTUALLY, WHEN HE'S READY, IT WILL PROBABLY BE FOR THE LONG HAUL.

IT WILL PROBABLY BE FOR THE LONG HAUL. I DON'T THINK HE'S IN A BIG

HAUL. I DON'T THINK HE'S IN A BIG HURRY, I MEAN, BUT I HAVE NO

I DON'T THINK HE'S IN A BIG HURRY, I MEAN, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA.

HURRY, I MEAN, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA. BUT THE... YOU KNOW, MY GUT

IDEA. BUT THE... YOU KNOW, MY GUT INSTINCT IS THAT HE PROBABLY

BUT THE... YOU KNOW, MY GUT INSTINCT IS THAT HE PROBABLY WILL HAVE A WEDDING.

INSTINCT IS THAT HE PROBABLY WILL HAVE A WEDDING. >> Narrator: THE TAP DANCING KID

WILL HAVE A WEDDING. >> Narrator: THE TAP DANCING KID FROM A ROUGH L.A. NEIGHBORHOOD

>> Narrator: THE TAP DANCING KID FROM A ROUGH L.A. NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMED INTO ONE OF HIS

FROM A ROUGH L.A. NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMED INTO ONE OF HIS GENERATION'S BEST ACTORS.

TRANSFORMED INTO ONE OF HIS GENERATION'S BEST ACTORS. >> I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM IN ANY

GENERATION'S BEST ACTORS. >> I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM IN ANY WAY BEING LESS THAN RESPECTFUL

>> I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM IN ANY WAY BEING LESS THAN RESPECTFUL AND ADORABLE AND POLITE.

WAY BEING LESS THAN RESPECTFUL AND ADORABLE AND POLITE. >> HE WOULD RATHER TALK ABOUT,

AND ADORABLE AND POLITE. >> HE WOULD RATHER TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENT THAN

>> HE WOULD RATHER TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENT THAN TALK ABOUT HIS CAREER, VERY

YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENT THAN TALK ABOUT HIS CAREER, VERY POLITE, AND YOU KNOW, CARRIED

TALK ABOUT HIS CAREER, VERY POLITE, AND YOU KNOW, CARRIED HIS OWN STUFF AND JUST SEEMED

POLITE, AND YOU KNOW, CARRIED HIS OWN STUFF AND JUST SEEMED LIKE A VERY NICE GUY.

HIS OWN STUFF AND JUST SEEMED LIKE A VERY NICE GUY. >> AUDIENCES DON'T LIKE HIM--

LIKE A VERY NICE GUY. >> AUDIENCES DON'T LIKE HIM-- THEY LOVE HIM.

>> AUDIENCES DON'T LIKE HIM-- THEY LOVE HIM. YOU CAN'T TURN THEIR EYES AWAY

THEY LOVE HIM. YOU CAN'T TURN THEIR EYES AWAY FROM HIM.

YOU CAN'T TURN THEIR EYES AWAY FROM HIM. >> HE'S JUST GOING TO KEEP

FROM HIM. >> HE'S JUST GOING TO KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.

YOU KNOW, THE ROLES ARE GOING TO GET MORE INTERESTING, AND AS,

GET MORE INTERESTING, AND AS, YOU KNOW, HE GROWS EVEN MORE

YOU KNOW, HE GROWS EVEN MORE MATURE, HE'S JUST, I MEAN, HE'LL

MATURE, HE'S JUST, I MEAN, HE'LL BEBLE TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTS.

BEBLE TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTS. >> I LOVE JO HUSTON'S LINE:

>> I LOVE JO HUSTON'S LINE: "THE GREAT ONES DON'T REMIND YOU

"THE GREAT ONES DON'T REMIND YOU OF ANYBODY ELSE."

OF ANYBODY ELSE." LEONARDO HAS THE GRACE AND THE

LEONARDO HAS THE GRACE AND THE HANDSOMENESS AND THE DEMEANOR OF

HANDSOMENESS AND THE DEMEANOR OF A GREAT STAR, BUT HE'S LIKE NO

A GREAT STAR, BUT HE'S LIKE NO ONE ELSE WE'VE EVER SE E.

ONE ELSE WE'VE EVER SE E. >> HIS COMMITMENT IS TOTAL.

>> HIS COMMITMENT IS TOTAL. HE'S PASSIONATE, AND IT'S REAL,

HE'S PASSIONATE, AND IT'S REAL, AND IT'S LEO.