{"id":1958729,"date":"2025-08-13T21:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1958729"},"modified":"2025-08-13T21:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:14:11","slug":"leonardo-dicaprio-rarely-watches-his-own-movies-but-he-makes-an-exception-for-one-martin-scorsese-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/leonardo-dicaprio-rarely-watches-his-own-movies-but-he-makes-an-exception-for-one-martin-scorsese-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo DiCaprio &#8216;Rarely&#8217; Watches His Own Movies, But He Makes An Exception For One Martin Scorsese Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Sony Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/news\/2489261\/the-10-best-leonardo-dicaprio-movies-ranked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Leonardo DiCaprio has made several of the most iconic movies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Leonardo DiCaprio has made several of the most iconic movies<\/a> in modern Hollywood. The actor\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/new\/Leonardo-DiCaprio-Finally-Got-His-Oscar-Tonight-115207.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:numerous Oscar nominations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">numerous Oscar nominations<\/a> show just how great a performer he is. Millions of people have seen him in dozens of films, but one person who hasn\u2019t seen many Leonardo DiCaprio movies is Leonardo DiCaprio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview with Paul Thomas Anderson, his director in the upcoming <em>One Battle After Another<\/em>, for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/a65619469\/leonardo-dicaprio-paul-thomas-anderson-interview-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Esquire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Esquire<\/a>, Leonardo DiCaprio says that unlike his character Rick Dalton in <em>Once Upon a Time&#8230;In Hollywood<\/em>, he rarely watches his own movies. His one exception to that rule is his film <em>The Aviator<\/em>, one of his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/every-leonardo-dicaprio-performance-in-a-martin-scorsese-movie-ranked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:projects with Martin Scorsese;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">projects with Martin Scorsese<\/a>. DiCaprio said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I rarely watch any of my films, but if I\u2019m being honest, there\u2019s one that I have watched more than others. It\u2019s The Aviator. That\u2019s simply because it was such a special moment to me. I had worked with Marty [Scorsese] on Gangs of New York, and I\u2019d been toting around a book on Howard Hughes for ten years. I almost did it with Michael Mann, but there was a conflict and I ended up bringing it to Marty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s far from uncommon for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/adam-driver-vowed-not-watch-121842042.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:actors to not watch their own movies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">actors to not watch their own movies<\/a>. While many will see their own work at the movie&#8217;s premiere, many actors avoid their own movies after that. There are a variety of reasons given. In some cases, the performer just feels weird watching themself. In other cases actors end up<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/news\/2468455\/keira-knightley-says-she-only-watches-her-films-once\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:critiquing their own performance pretty harshly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> critiquing their own performance pretty harshly<\/a> so they avoid watching it in order to avoid seeing everything they think they did wrong.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Leonardo DiCaprio gazes up at an airplane model in The Aviator.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/SFQaitoKyS.Hbpp2ouxu0g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/eed75aaefee0ef6cf69f2db904391911\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Miramax<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s arguably an interesting-bordering-on-unexpected choice for a movie that DiCaprio rewatches himself in. As good as <em>The Aviator<\/em> is, it&#8217;s probably not the movie most DiCaprio fans rewatch to see the actor in his element. That film feels like it gets overlooked within his filmography alongside others like <em>The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em> or <em>ONce Upon A Time&#8230;In Hollywood.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Aviator<\/em> would certainly be a big movie for Leonardo DiCaprio. It marked his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/19-years-ago-leonardo-dicaprio-220951348.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:second Oscar nomination,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">second Oscar nomination,<\/a> but his first for Best Actor, an award he\u2019s been nominated for four additional times since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, DiCaprio doesn\u2019t watch the movie in order to review his own performance. The actor says the thing that makes <em>The Aviator<\/em> special is that it was a landmark movie in his career, one where he felt more than just a hired player. DiCaprio continued\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I was thirty. It was the first time as an actor I got to feel implicitly part of the production, rather than just an actor hired to play a role. I felt responsible in a whole new way. I\u2019ve always felt proud and connected to that film as such a key part of my growing up in this industry and taking on a role of a real collaborator for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Aviator<\/em> was also the first of DiCaprio\u2019s own movies where he served as a producer, giving him more of a say in the how the finished product turned out. At all of 30 years old, he was the embodiment of accomplishment to be in that position, and with a project that he clearly felt very strongly about. One imagines rewatching the film brings back a lot of those memories, and considering how well regarded <em>The Aviator<\/em> was, they&#8217;re likely all good memories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Sony Pictures Leonardo DiCaprio has made several of the most iconic movies in modern Hollywood. The actor\u2019s numerous Oscar nominations show just how great a performer he is. 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