Concerned citizen Leonardo DiCaprio's 11th hour

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By Stone Martindale May 20, 2007, 12:55 GMT

Green actorvist Leonardo DiCaprio was interviewed in Cannes at the Hotel du Cap in Saturday to discuss his upcoming environmental documentary "The 11th Hour." Leonardo DiCaprio (C) poses with US directors Nadia Conners (R) and Leila Conners Petersen (L) during a photo call for the film '11th Hour' running out of competition at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on 19 May 2007. EPA/DANIEL DEME

Leonardo DiCaprio (C) poses with US directors Nadia Conners (R) and Leila Conners Petersen (L) during a photo call for the film '11th Hour' running out of competition at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on 19 May 2007. EPA/DANIEL DEMEThe film uses multiple images and interviews with the world's top environmental scientists to paint a scary yet somewhat optimistic picture for the planet. DiCaprio's film was directed by sister Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen, who wrote the script with DiCaprio.When asked if his celebrity status would hinder the message he was putting forth, DiCaprio told the Hollywood Reporter: "I am completely aware of the fact that being someone from quote-unquote Hollywood will garner certain amount of skepticism and criticism as why should we listen to this person? I wanted to pose myself as a concerned citizen, not as an expert. I ask the questions and allow these people (the scientists) to give the answers. But you can also talk about the Hollywood community and about how they have traditionally been a part of a lot of great movements in the United States, going back to the civil rights movement or the peace movement. I don't think there's nothing wrong with that. As long as I don't pretend to be somebody who does have a degree, you know what I mean? But rather as a concerned citizen. Hopefully a larger audience will watch the film as opposed to if I wasn't involved with it."source

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SP4; TerrificMay 20th, 2007 - 19:56:21

Another uneducated Hollywierdo crying wolf.

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ElizaNov 22nd, 2007 - 04:30:48

Crying wolf? this isn't a case of attention here... you obvisly are uneducated on the subject! Your the kind of stupid people who are killing the planet... grow a brain... or a tree!

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patrickMay 27th, 2008 - 17:24:49

11th Hour has an especially interesting special feature, 'Nature's Operating Instructions' ... apparently there is some amazing technology built into nature, a lot there that we should use as a model for our own technology www.kogmedia.com

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