Titanic was a big gamble for James Cameron who was looking for the right actors. He had considered Gwyneth Paltrow for the role of Rose until he met Kate Winslet, whom he described as "fantastic" in an interview with GQ. Leonardo DiCaprio was among his first choices."
"There was a screen test with Leo and everyone was fascinated," the director explains, "I told him, 'Let's see what your chemistry with Kate is like.'"
When DiCaprio declined Cameron shook his hand, saying: "Well, thanks for coming." According to the director, a shocked DiCaprio replied, "Wait, wait, wait, if I don't read, I don't get the part...just like that?"
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