"I prefer ordinary girls - you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn't mean we are dating"
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Then comes the defensive pivot: “Just because I go out to the cinema... it doesn’t mean we are dating.” That’s not innocence; it’s boundary-setting. He’s attempting to strip a common social ritual of its romantic meaning because, in celebrity culture, context is never neutral. A movie outing is evidence. A photo is a verdict. He’s arguing for a version of social life where women can exist near him without instantly becoming “the girlfriend,” which is a surprisingly modern pushback against the public’s need to label and possess.
The subtext, though, is the tension he can’t quite resolve: he wants the freedoms of anonymity while benefiting from the visibility that makes anonymity impossible. The quote is an actor’s most realistic performance - not romance, not mystique, just damage control delivered in a casual, boyish register.
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| Topic | Friendship |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
DiCaprio, Leonardo. (2026, January 18). I prefer ordinary girls - you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn't mean we are dating. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-prefer-ordinary-girls-you-know-college-22766/
Chicago Style
DiCaprio, Leonardo. "I prefer ordinary girls - you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn't mean we are dating." FixQuotes. January 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-prefer-ordinary-girls-you-know-college-22766/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I prefer ordinary girls - you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn't mean we are dating." FixQuotes, 18 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-prefer-ordinary-girls-you-know-college-22766/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.












