DiCaprio says his biggest regret is turning down "Boogie Nights" starring role
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carrybuh — 7 months ago(August 25, 2025 05:55 PM)
In came in an interview with Boogie Nights director Paul Thomas Anderson as they promote their movie together "One Battle After Another"
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/leonardo-dicaprio-regrets-boogie-nights-offer-1236488229/
Leonardo DiCaprio got interviewed by his “One Battle After Another” director Paul Thomas Anderson for the actor’s latest Esquire magazine cover story and revealed that his biggest career regret is turning down Anderson’s “Boogie Nights” offer nearly 30 years ago. DiCaprio was Anderson’s original pick to play Eddie Adams, the high-school drop out who becomes one of the porn industry’s most popular stars under the name Dirk Diggler. But DiCaprio was already committed to “Titanic,” a role that would turn him into a global movie star.
“I’ll say it even though you’re here: My biggest regret is not doing ‘Boogie Nights,'” DiCaprio admitted. “It was a profound movie of my generation. I can’t imagine anyone but Mark [Wahlberg] in it. When I finally got to see that movie, I just thought it was a masterpiece. It’s ironic that you’re the person asking that question [about regrets], but it’s true.”
As the story goes, Anderson wanted DiCaprio in “Boogie Nights” after watching the young actor in 1995’s “The Basketball Diaries.” When he turned down the role, DiCaprio told Anderson to consider casting his “Basketball Diaries” co-star Mark Wahlberg instead. The rest is history. -
JustinCase — 7 months ago(August 25, 2025 08:25 PM)
He would have been a better actor and know that you only act bad on screen when you play the acting during the shooting scenes of the porno.
Not all the time off the porno set as racist Skid Mark did because he is such a terrible actor.
One of the worst of all time.
DiCaprio would have been more relaxed and natural during the off scene parts.
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