Leonardo DiCaprio: a "crazy kid"- and maybe overexcitabilities

Leonardo DiCaprio was amazing in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993), portraying a teenager with mental health challenges. Not knowing his work before, I thought, How was this autistic kid able to work as an actor?

One of the ways he created such a powerful and - many people say - authentic, performance was using his body language, especially restless movements and and hand gestures, as you can see in these clips.

He once commented, "As a little kid growing up in Hollywood, I was called 'a little crazy'. And now I guess I'm still that way."

He has been making creative use of that "craziness" for years. DiCaprio has also said, "Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act."

A "misfit" and "troublemaker"

Like many highly talented actors - and other people - he did not "fit in" or always behave "acceptably" as a kid.

Read more at Talent Development Resources
http://talentdevelop.com/2692/

Category:

Education

Tags:

• gifted
• autism
• psychology
• acting
• overexcitability

[nightrose2442]

omg!! he's hella hot!!!!!!!

[DiCaprioLWD]

Hes fine! Don't worry bout him!

[Timmay2177]

@rock2dashy no

[rock2dashy]

leonardo almost look like jake in two in the half man ;but in skinning

[TheWebcamcomedy]

@dinssads a fat dude with a slooy throat

[dinssads]

whose sound is this?