Leonardo DiCaprio Says Drugs Are "Evil"
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Leonardo DiCaprio described his childhood years as "terrifying"."Seeing the devastation on my block, seeing heroin addicts, made me think twice about ever being involved in drugs. It's evil." says the 33-year-old actor
"My mother and I lived at Hollywood and Western - a drug dealer and prostitute corner.
"It was pretty terrifying. I got beat up a lot. I saw people having sex in alleys. I remember I was five-years-old and this guy with a trench coat and needles and crack cornered me."
The absence of substance abuse has helped DiCaprio keep his feet on the ground. Though he has been liked to notorious substance abusers like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, he says:
"I don't really have an extravagant life. I don't fly a private jet. I don't have bodyguards and I don't buy crazy things.
"I'm not the sort of person who tries to be cool or trendy. I'm not interested in being a 'star'."
One of DiCaprio's greatest passions is the environment. He has produced two excellent documentaries : 'Global Warning' and 'Water Planet'. Check them out here.
The absence of substance abuse has helped DiCaprio keep his feet on the ground. Though he has been liked to notorious substance abusers like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, he says:
"I don't really have an extravagant life. I don't fly a private jet. I don't have bodyguards and I don't buy crazy things.
"I'm not the sort of person who tries to be cool or trendy. I'm not interested in being a 'star'."
One of DiCaprio's greatest passions is the environment. He has produced two excellent documentaries : 'Global Warning' and 'Water Planet'. Check them out here.
