"I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand"
- Leonardo DiCaprio
About this Quote
In this quote, Leonardo DiCaprio is assessing his experience in school and how he got attention from his peers. He describes that he used humor as a method to stand out and be discovered. He likewise points out pretending to have an impairment, particularly being "slowed down," which recommends that he may have exaggerated or acted in a manner that was not real to himself in order to get attention. In addition, he points out leaping around with a deformed hand, which could be analyzed as another method he utilized physical comedy to get discovered. Overall, this quote highlights the lengths that DiCaprio went to in order to be seen and acknowledged by others throughout his academic year.
This quote is written / told by Leonardo DiCaprio somewhere between November 11, 1974 and today. He was a famous Actor from USA.
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