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Christian Bale says he owes his career to Leonardo DiCaprio declining roles

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Updated 02:38 6 Oct 2022 GMT+1Published 02:32 6 Oct 2022 GMT+1

Christian Bale says he owes his career to Leonardo DiCaprio declining roles

The actor also jokingly suggested that every Hollywood actor who is a similar age to DiCaprio owes their film career to him.

Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis

Christian Bale says he owes his career to Leonardo DiCaprio as he’s taken many roles the actor has turned down.

While promoting David O Russell's latest film, Amsterdam, the Acadmey award-winning actor admitted that he auditioned to play Jack Dawson in Titanic, which obviously ended up going to DiCaprio.

Despite Bale being a star in his own right, the 48-year-old said as he’s frequently taken roles that The Wolf of Wall Street star has already rejected.

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He told GQ: “It’s not just me.

"Look, to this day, any role that anybody gets, it’s only because he’s passed on it beforehand.

"It doesn’t matter what anyone tells you. It doesn’t matter how friendly you are with the directors. 

“All those people that I’ve worked with multiple times, they all offered every one of those roles to him first. Right?

"I had one of those people actually tell me that. So, thank you, Leo, because literally, he gets to choose everything he does. And good for him, he’s phenomenal.”

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When asked if he ever takes it personally, Bale humbly said: “Do you know how grateful I am to get any damn thing? I mean, I can’t do what he does.

"I wouldn’t want the exposure that he has either. And he does it magnificently.”

He also jokingly suggested that every Hollywood actor who is a similar age to DiCaprio owes their film career to him.

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The A-lister, who is famously known for his commitment to roles, also revealed why he avoids his co-stars on-set.

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He insists it's not because of a diva-like behaviour, but so that he can elicit the best performance during production.

He said: “I can’t do this because I will be the worst actor you’ve ever seen if we keep on chatting. You know, with Amsterdam, I had to say that to Chris Rock. 

“I had to go there and say that to him.

"I f**king love his stand-up. And when he arrived I was like, ‘Ah, wow, great. Yeah, how you doing, man?’ Chatting a little bit. And then I went to do a scene, and I went, ‘Oh, my God. I’m just Christian, standing here, being a fan of Chris Rock.’

"So I went to him. I went, ‘Mate, I got to keep my distance.’”

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I mean, given that the star has won many accolades, clearly giving him his space works.

Featured Image Credit: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa US/Alamy Live News. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Alamy

Topics: News, Celebrity, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, TV and Film

Charisa Bossinakis
Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis is an Associative Journalist at LADbible. Charisa has worked across various media platforms including, print, digital, radio and podcasting while maintaining the highest regard for quality work and integrity. She also covered everything from breaking news, to pop culture, entertainment and politics and is part of the editorial team for LADbible.

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