Leonardo DiCaprio Faces His Demons: Inside the New Issue of Rolling Stone

The following is an excerpt of an article from the August 5, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone. This issue is available now on newstands, as well online via All Access, Rolling Stone’s premium subscription plan. 

What DiCaprio really sweats is the small stuff. As he prepares to head home one night, he gives himself a ritual pat-down: "Phone in my hand, cigar case in my hand, wallet and car keys there," he mumbles, ever so slightly evoking his performance as Howard Hughes in The Aviator. His stomach churns over "really stupid stuff, things that shouldn't make you anxious whatsoever. It's crazy how your mind will become this database to make you worry about things that are so arbitrary. I have a well-organized life, and I've put a lot of thought into the things that I do, and then, you know my stomach will be... I'll just be sitting there, totally anxious about something ridiculous. You have to stop yourself during the day and say, 'It's just not worth it.'"

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