...On his individualism...
"I'm not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy. I'm definitely an individual."
"I'm not really the quiet type, although some people think I am. But I'm the rebel type in the sense that I don't think I'm like everyone else. I try to be an individual."
"I'm shy, but when the time comes to be wild, I am. I'm fun-loving, adventurous and mysterious."
"One of my passions is to meet people and then imitate them. I love doing that."
...On going to college...
"&%#@ no! No way! &%#@!! I'm happy the way I am. I don't want to complicate stuff. I'm not a Superboy."
...On being a celebrity...
"Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me, I don't know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I'm a weirdo."
"I don't care about being a star, I'm concerned about being an actor."
"People want you to be a crazy out-of-control teen brat. They want you to be miserable, just like them. They don't want heroes; what they want is to see you fall."
"The last thing I want to turn into is a fat Hollywood jerk. I was brought up without much money and I was happy. I don't think that I will strive for money or success and end up greedy or big-headed. That only leads to unhappiness. I can still be down-to-earth and do this job as long as I enjoy it."
"People get into trouble trying to force themselves into adulthood. I'm still going to do whatever teenage roles I can. After all, I'll never be able to play those roles again."
...As a kid...
"What I would do in order to be popular was, I'd put myself on the line and joke around and be funny, and I was always known as the crazy kid."
"As a little kid growing up in Hollywood I was called 'a little crazy.' And now I guess I'm still that way."
"When I was young, I used to have this thing where I wanted to see everything. I used to think, 'How can I die without seeing every inch of this world?'"
On life outside of Hollywood..."I'd like to help the whales, the otters and the dolphins. When I'm acting and I take a break, the first think on my list is spending time by the sea."
"It's a weird adjustment (living alone) because you don't realize how much you really miss Mumsie until she's not there."
"The main thing for me is to just live life with my family and friends. They treat me like Leo, not like 'Leonardo, Master Thespian' that's all I need to keep my sanity."
...Things he doesn't like...
"I don't enjoy what drugs do. I don't do anything except drink once in a while."
"I hate this whole hunk thing! I feel when I see myself in that, and these other great faces, that I'm just part of this meat factory, like, 'Wow! Here's the hunk of the month! This month we're shoving Leonardo DiCaprio down your throat! Isn't he cute? Let's put him on the cover and we'll sell so many more magazines.' That's definitely now what I want to be, and I've tried real hard to get away from that whole situation."
...On sex...
"I don't have emotions about a lot of things. I rarely get angry, I rarely cry. I guess I do get excited a lot, but I don't get sad and enormously happy. I think a lot of people who talk about all that crap are lying. Right now I'm just trying to maintain happiness-that's all I really care about. Anyways, when you're my age and your hormones are kicking in, there's not much besides sex that's on your mind."
"I'd definitely say that when I'm alone with a girl, I'm doing the baby voices, all that stuff, rubbing noses, the teddy bear thing...I'm getting embarrassed now!"
"The first kiss I had was the most disgusting thing in my life. The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth, and when I walked away I had to spit it all out."
...On relationships...
"I don't knwo if I am ever going to get married. I'm probably not going to get married unless I live with someone for ten or twenty years."
"I really like to have sweet people around me. I like to get to know people. Just give me someone who's relaxed and cool to hang out with."
"I definitely want to have the security of settling down someday. I'm looking forward to getting married and having kida, but it's not my time to do that right now."
"I like girls who are intelligent, someone funny and pretty--with a nice personality."
...On acting...
"I would have a nervous breakdown if I had to go through a movie for three months and be that character on and off set."
"I can act, and I think I'm pretty good at it. And I play pool pretty well. But that's about it."
...On Romeo & Juliet...
"For about 60% of the film I'mn wet. I was always wet. My butt was so soggy."
"He's (Romeo) pretty innocent. Well, in the first half he is. Then Mercutio and Tybalt dies and everything just goes wrong. I'm crying all the time in the last half of the film. I cry a lot in this movie. That was hard."