Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes

I was never a celebrity - just a working actor.

I grew up as a child actress, not a child star. I was an actress - big difference.

I have never really had a goal to be a true blue movie star, unlike a lot of my colleagues.

When I look back, I remember how being a part of Bollywood was never the plan.

I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actress.

When I went back to New York with somewhat of a name, they didn't want movie actresses.

The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star.

I never intended to be in show business; I intended to be an extremely grounded person.

I could be a star and maybe make lots of money, or I could change roles all the time and have a more interesting - and longer - career.

I think that, in the beginning, you think, 'I want to be the biggest movie star in the world.' And then, with the more movies you make, you are like, 'I don't know if I want to be that anymore. I think what I am looking for is something different.' I like acting, but a lot of times, stardom comes with a lot of strings attached.

I stopped courting Hollywood a long time ago.

People who want to be a star get their teeth capped. People who want to be an actor get to work.

I'm an actress, not a celebrity.

The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor.

I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be was an actor.

I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.

I never really acted full-time. I certainly had gotten past the point where fame and fortune was something that I was dreaming about or anticipating.

I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.

If your goal is to be the biggest movie star in the world, a 10-movie contract is gold. It was never my goal. Up until now, I made movies - and I have a nice house, a nice car. I'm fortunate, happy and grateful. Life is good.

I moved to L.A., because that's where they point cameras at you. And that's what I'd like them to do.

I don't see myself being an actress forever.

Basically, my goal in life is to be David Hyde Pierce - go to Hollywood, make some money, come back and just win some Tony Awards.

I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.

The whole celebrity culture is super weird, but I'm part of it for some reason, and you kind of have to be as an actor to be successful.

I just don't think of myself as a movie star - I'm an actress.