I found out that DiCaprio’s diet wasn’t so weird after all.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino - all my idols growing up. Ten years ago I landed a role in a TV show that starred my new favorite - Robert Pattinson. I was ordered to go on a diet and I was ordered to stop gorging on junk food. I could eat anything I wanted - I just didn’t have an appetite. I will admit that there was one point at which I thought about reaching out to Leo and asking for his advice. I had never stopped eating. But I had stopped getting hungry. It was no longer a rumour that Leo only ate raw meat throughout the filming of Revenant. We all knew that it was true. I remember a few years ago there was an interview in which he talked about the psychological effects that it had on him. He claimed that he started to feel like he was one of the characters from the film, that the raw rabbit meat made him feel more in touch with his raw, animal side. I was determined to try it out, positive that it would make me feel more in touch with nature. But I was scared of getting a parasite or something, so I decided to ask a professional. I went to Leo’s favourite restaurant, ordered a bloody piece of fish, and asked for the head chef. He came to my table, smiled at me, and asked, “How’s the food here so far?” I told him it was amazing, that I could see why DiCaprio kept coming back. He laughed, and said, “I knew him when he was a kid. Nice guy. But you know what he did?” I shook my head. He leaned in, and said, “He stopped eating.” I asked him what he meant. He said, “He’s dead. Leo’s dead. Everything he’s eaten since Revenant has been raw. I told him that it was a bad idea, but he thought it would be good for his career - that it would make him a better actor.” At that point I thought he was a crackpot, but I didn’t feel like finishing my meal. I paid and left. I decided to stay away from Leo and his raw diets. I went back to my normal eating habits. I enjoyed the food. But I didn’t feel hungry. I was suddenly taken back to the day that my mum came into my room, opened the window, and picked up my hamster’s cage. I had gotten the hamster a few years before, but hadn’t touched it since. I had almost completely forgotten about it. My mum took it outside and let the hamster go. I watched as it ran into the long grass. I’m not sure why I was remembering it now. I shook my head and went back to what I was doing. I ordered a pizza that night. I ate the entire pizza by myself. I felt like I had barely touched it. I thought about Leo and his raw rabbit meat. I thought about how good it would be to stop eating. To feel like I was a part of nature - to feel like I was a better actor. I thought about how nice it would be to just run into the long grass and never come back. I ordered a steak. I ordered it rare. I ate it in two bites. I felt like I’d barely touched it. I thought about the chef and how he’d told me that Leo was dead. I thought about what he’d meant by it. I thought about my hamster and how he’d run into the grass. I thought about how nice it would be to run into the grass and never come back. I thought about how nice it would be to feel hungry. I feel like I’ve been hungry my entire life. I feel like I’ve been eating my entire life. I’ve never felt full. I feel empty. I want to fill myself with food. I want to run into the long grass and never come back. I thought about Leo and what he meant about being an animal. I thought that I wanted to be an animal. I thought that I wanted to feel like an animal. I thought that I already feel like an animal. I thought that I was already an animal. I want to feel like a better animal. I want to eat like a better animal. I want to feel like a wild animal. I want to run into the long grass and never come back. I thought about how nice it would be to run into the long grass and never come back.

I found out that DiCaprio’s diet wasn’t so weird after all.

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