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Leonardo DiCaprio acts like a 'complete idiot' to relax

Jan 18, 2013, 9:02 GMT

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio acts 'like a complete idiot' to relax.

While the 'Django Unchained' star takes his movies 'very seriously', he likes to unwind after a busy day of filming by meeting up with his friends and just being himself by acting the fool and discussing 'absolutely nothing of importance'.

He said: 'I take what I do very seriously when I'm on the set that's all I focus on. So my vice is to hang out with my friends, talk about absolutely nothing of importance and act like a complete idiot.

'It's like therapy to just be a complete idiot with my friends.'

But Leonardo hasn't spent time in Los Angeles with his friends for 'a year and a half' because of his busy filming schedule - which has seen him shoot 'Django Unchained', 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street' - and he is 'looking forward' to some home comforts when he has finished his promotional work.

He explained: 'I love to have friends over, but I haven't really been home for a year and a half so I don't even remember the last time I did that.

'I've just done three movies back-to-back, so I'm looking forward to getting back to my house.'

When the 38-year-old star isn't at home he loves to escape from his busy showbiz lifestyle by diving underwater and 'disconnecting from earth'.

He added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: 'I love diving - it's one of my favourite things. I've been to a lot of different places around the world and sought out coral reefs and different species to see underwater.

'It's a whole new experience when you're down there. You really disconnect from earth and you're almost in a dream world.'