Leonardo DiCaprio has been in the exact same unique position that Hollywood heartthrob Timothée Chalamet finds himself in right now: the metaphorical “king of the world.” Perhaps that’s why DiCaprio felt it important to share some of the hard-earned wisdom he gleaned along the way with the bones and all star when they first met.
In an interview with British vogue, Chalamet shared that DiCaprio gave him some short and sweet career advice when they crossed paths in 2018: “No hard drugs and no superhero movies.” Sounds simple, right?
To his credit, it looks like Chalamet took DiCaprio’s advice to heart. The actor stayed away from the Marvel and DC realms in favor of spearheading Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dunes and work his way through “seven” dance numbers on the set of the musical prequel Wonkainspired by Roald Dahl’s titular chocolatier.
Kevin Mazur/WireImage; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Timothée Chalamet apparently took Leonardo DiCaprio’s career advice to heart
It was a deliberate choice for the actor to keep his distance from projects — including fashion campaigns — that felt forced. Like he said British vogue“When [success] came to me, I felt very particular that I didn’t want people and I really didn’t want to see myself cashing in.”
But Chalamet isn’t the only star DiCaprio has taken under his wing. He also passed on some wisdom to Austin Butler about his experience working with director Baz Luhrmann before the Elvis star put on her blue suede shoes. (DiCaprio and Luhrmann previously worked together on 1996’s Romeo + Juliet and again, 17 years later, in 2013 Gatsby the magnificent.)
“Leo said to me, ‘Baz is constantly going to throw you off balance, and it’s going to make you lose your mind’ [that] you never knew you had inside of you,” Butler told EW at the time. “That’s exactly the experience I had.”
So, when in doubt: still listen Leo!
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