He himself confided it in an interview: * "I grew up with little, but it taught me to see the contrasts of society. * A sentence that says it all. This reality, far from being a hindrance, became its driving force.
As a child, he dreamed of acting. He went to castings, was refused, and started again. Perseverance becomes his best ally.
From the working-class district to the global red carpet
The first big chance comes with *Romeo + Juliet*. But it was *Titanic*, in 1997, that propelled Leonardo DiCaprio to the rank of global icon. Millions of fans, a sudden and dizzying fame. Enough to let yourself be locked into a single role.
