'Titanic' filmmaker James Cameron recalled the time when actor Leonardo DiCaprio was 'just so negative,' and he almost did not call him back for auditions.
During an interview with GQ, Cameron revealed DiCaprio almost was not cast for his famous role as Jack in the classic romantic drama after he refused to read lines with"There was a meeting with Leo and then there was a screen test with Leo," Cameron explained.
Since Cameron took a liking to his acting, he requested DiCaprio return for a read with Winslet, who was already locked in to play the part of Rose. "He didn't know he was going to test. He thought it was another meeting to meet Kate. So I said, 'Okay, we'll just go in the next room, and we'll run some lines, and I'll video it.' And he said, 'You mean, I'm reading?' I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'Oh, I don't read.' I shook his hand and said, 'Thanks for coming by.'"
Cameron responded with,"Oh, yeah. Come on. This is a giant movie that is going to take two years of my life, and you'll be gone doing five other things while I'm doing post-production…I'm not going to f--- it up by making the wrong decision in casting. So, you're going to read, or you're not going to get the part."
"He comes in, and he's like every ounce of his entire being is just so negative…right up until I said, 'Action.' Then he turned into Jack," Cameron noted.
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