Driving to Silver Lake the other day to visit his father, Leonardo DiCaprio passed through the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue, the neighborhood where he spent the first nine years of his life.
The Waterbed Hotel? The movie, nominated for five Oscars, including best picture and a lead actor nod for DiCaprio, has won both raves and outrage over its exuberant and aggressive depiction of the financial depravity of former stockbroker Jordan Belfort and his merry band of idiot scam artists at the Stratton Oakmont brokerage firm. That media offensive added more fuel to the fire for some who questioned what right a wealthy Hollywood star like DiCaprio had to address the subject of income disparity in America.
It came from the fact that I grew up very poor and I got to see the other side of the spectrum. I mean, a waterfall! In the backyard? What the Please take me to auditions. But from the start, he has kept his eye on the prize, typically opting for the challenge over the paycheck.
So Hollywood was a walk in the park for me Hollywood is a very volatile place where artists come in and they essentially say they want to belong. There have been times over the years when DiCaprio has asked the director if a certain beat should be made clearer for the audience.
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