Leonardo DiCaprio is a phenomenal actor in Hollywood and is widely known for his role, ‘Jack Dawson’, in the classic romantic film, Titanic. He also achieved international fame for his film, Romeo + Juliet. However, do you know that once the global star shared his ‘biggest regret’ of not taking a role in the film, Boogie Nights, as he was committed to the iconic movie, Titanic? Yes, you read it right. Now, in a recent interview, he explained the truth behind the ‘biggest regret’ statement.
Leonardo DiCaprio shares his ‘biggest regret’ for not choosing a role in Boogie Nights
Earlier, this year, in 2025, Leonardo DiCaprio sat down with the One Battle After Another director, Paul Anderson, for an Esquire magazine cover story. During the interview, the Hollywood icon was asked about his biggest regret. In response, he shared that his biggest regret is not doing the role of ‘Dirk Diggler’ in Paul’s movie, Boogie Nights. Mark Wahlberg eventually did the role. He was quoted as saying:
“My biggest regret is not doing Boogie Nights. It was a profound movie of my generation. I can’t imagine anyone but Mark [Wahlberg] in it. When I finally got to see that movie, I just thought it was a masterpiece.”