“It was the scariest, most frightening day that I think either of us have ever been through, to come face to face with your little kids who – so young in that kinda situation.”

“We all have this inherent thing that we trust doctors and nurses, that they know what they’re doing. But this mistake occurred right under our noses, that the nurse didn’t bother to look at the dosage on the bottle…”

“Being an actor is the easiest job. Just say the lines.”

“Children don’t need a check or a nanny, they need you. Until you can give them that, do us all a favor and stay away from it… I’m a lazy guy. In fact I’m wearing a shirt that says ‘lazy’ on it right now.” -on having his own kids

“It was a great relief in me that I could get to care for something that wasn’t me. And the kids were incredible. They didn’t care if it was 10 in the morning or 1 in the morning; they were constantly laughing. -on his new role as a heroic journalist who helps rescue 60 Chinese orphans in the historical drama The Children of Huang Shi, now playing in limited theaters

“One of the pleasures is that we allow him to get in too deep. He’s in over his head and has to pull himself out. A character without fear or with no sense of his own inadequacy would be a pain in the ass to be around.” – On Indiana Jones character, Dr. Jones

“I’m an actor because I’m crazy about movies. I’ve had occasion to hang out with Bruce Willis, but when I do, I don’t think of him as Bruce Willis. He’s John McClane and that’s all there is to it, because I love Die Hard. All the guys I’ve grown up with in this business, all my peers, they’ve all gotten their superhero ya-yas out, except me. Until now.” – On becoming superhero, Tony Stark aka Iron Man

“Stark is something of a weirdo compared to other superheroes. Whereas most of them are dealing with some extraordinary transformation, he’s very self-indulgent, a womanizer, and politically unsound by most people’s standards. And yet, my understanding is that Iron Man got more (female) fan mail back in the day than any other Marvel character.” – on Iron Man

“I’m not as prone to reckless abandon and self-centeredness as I used to be. I literally have never had a better working experience in my life. And in many ways, it’s an experience that’s been a long time coming.” – On working on the Iron Man project

Source: Entertainment Weekly, Special double issue 2008

“I think I’ve been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor guy.”

“I think life changes every year. This is just a little more comfortable.”

“I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.”

“He made me look bad. I was like, ‘Jackie! Stop being on time all the time, man. You can be late a little bit- you’re the star!’” – Co-starring with Jackie Chan

“We had the Eiffel Tower to ourselves for seven days. The most romantic place in the entire world. and I’m up there with Jackie Chan. I almost fell in love with him.” – Filming in Paris

“… I’m not afraid of getting older and losing some of my audience, some of that shine. It’s more of an utter acceptance that it will happen.”

- GQ Magazine, October 2007

Links: Official Leonardo DiCaprio website