Leonardo DiCaprio and Hollywood's Biggest Directors

The Gangs of New York, 2002
Scorsese said about the actor, "He reminds me of that excitement when (Robert) De Niro and I stumbled upon a way of working together - a similar kind of energy to the actors in the 1970s. It's very rare for me to find that kind of connection again." "Leo will give me the emotion where I least expect it and could only hope for it about three or four scenes. And he can do it take after take," Scorsese said.

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