Here's What 'Catch Me If You Can' Ex-Con Said About Leo’s Oscar Nom | Fortune

Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed you in the 2002 film catch me if you can he did not win an Oscar do you think he should have won an Oscar for that performance I don't know if he should have won an Oscar for my performance but he certainly should win an Oscar for his new movie he's in a brilliant young actor I always remind people that he was a 27 28 years old at the time he played me who started out as a 14 year old in the movie than a 16 year old and an 18 year old he's a brilliant character actor he's a fine fine young man is a great young man he once told me I'm not looking to be the guy that came along and made a few movies and made a lot of money and then people forgot me 20 years later I want to be the Cary Grant of the world I want to be great hair and still be making great movies and I think you will be should he have done anything different when he portrayed you actually no and I just received a letter just a few months ago from Steven Spielberg he was filming a movie up in Canada and was he writes me occasionally and he wrote me and said you know in every movie I've made I always go back and think I should have did this I shouldn't have filmed this I should have cut this out yura is the only movie I've ever made that I would never change and that that letter is hanging in my home in my den

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Published: Tue Feb 23 2016