Anyone who keeps up with the newest movies and biggest stars will be familiar with Margot Robbie. The Australian actress has shown us that she has what it takes to excel in such a challenging field. It helps that she is gorgeous and talented, but she is also dedicated and hard-working! The truth is that she does everything in her power to ensure a great performance, but it has also led to drama and mishaps in the past. Over the years, she has played many colorful characters. Let us get to know her a little better!
The Unusual Trajectory Of Margot Robbie’s Life, From Childhood To Hollywood
Her Humble Beginnings
While she can now afford all the luxuries she wants, Margot Robbie had a humble background. She grew up in the Gold Coast of Australia, which is not a place that sparks postal code envy in other Aussies. According to her, she used to be amazed by the homes of her wealthy friends when she was little.
Her Humble Beginnings
A Childhood Pastime
It is not a stretch to call her upbringing rural. As a matter of fact, she used to hunt wild boars when she was a little girl! It was an important activity that would ensure everything was running at the family farm. She might no longer need to do this, but she still likes to hunt pigs as a pastime.
A Childhood Pastime
An Unfortunate Nickname
Many people had embarrassing nicknames when they were growing up. You might be surprised to hear what it was for such an angelic little girl. When she was young, she used to be called Maggot! According to her, it all started in first grade. It stuck after her childhood friends began to call her that.
An Unfortunate Nickname
Former Sandwich Artist
At the moment, she is now making millions of dollars and working with the top directors in the industry. This was a far cry from a job that she used to have. In the past, Robbie worked as a sandwich artist at Subway! Can you believe it? It would be awesome to have a turkey club that she made herself.
Former Sandwich Artist
Hitting Her Colleague
When she was trying out for the part in Wolf of Wall Street, she slapped Leonardo DiCaprio for a particular scene. Right away, Margot Robbie regretted this decision. She was worried that the actor was going to be mad at her. To her surprise, he simply laughed and told her, “Hit me again!”
Hitting Her Colleague
Tequila In The Morning
In Wolf of Wall Street, she was cast to play the wife of the A-list actor. At one point, she had to do a sex scene with Leonardo DiCaprio. Robbie was nervous about this scene, so she tried to calm down to do well. She downed three tequila shots at 9 o’clock in the morning before they shot it!
Tequila In The Morning
For The Greater Good
She might have felt nervous, but she did not let it affect her performance. As a matter of fact, she was the one who insisted on staying naked for the seduction scene. The truth was that Scorsese was fine with her wearing a robe. Despite this, she knew that it would not be in character to do so.
For The Greater Good
What Her Grandparents Said
It is perfectly understandable for her grandparents to opt out of watching the film. They must have been proud of the success that she has attained, but they would much rather watch her in more PG roles. We are just glad that she has appeared in more movies aside from Wolf of Wall Street!
What Her Grandparents Said
Only For Art
Even though she decided to be naked for the scene in question, she does not want to strip down for no good reason. In fact, she actually turned down her chance to appear in Playboy. According to the actress, she is only interested in taking off her clothes in the name of art!
Only For Art
Knowing How To Say No
Everyone is willing to listen to her once she has put her foot down. Margot Robbie also refused to lose some weight when she was cast to play Jane in Tarzan. At the time, she was shooting the movie in England. She explained that she wanted to hit the pubs and drink as much as she wanted!
Knowing How To Say No
What Her Diet Is Like
In reality, her diet has always been pretty erratic. Robbie understands that this is important in her line of work. The actress once said, “I love beer, fries, burgers, but if I have to get in a bikini then I eat carrot sticks for three days. I’m one extreme or the other.” We are glad that she has her priorities in check!
What Her Diet Is Like
Playing Harley Quinn
She might have played many characters in the past, but none of them has eclipsed the role of Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad. Surprisingly, she did not like it at first. She said, “When I first read it, I thought, I have nothing in common with her. I hate her. It was… tricky… to get my head around.”
Playing Harley Quinn
She Got Over It
While she was initially apprehensive about the role, she decided to take it on anyway. Robbie went all in as the supervillain. As soon as filming started, she made sure to do her best. On the very first day on the set, David Ayer even shaved off some of her eyebrow so that she could fully get into character.
She Got Over It
Warming Up To Her
The good news is that Robbie managed to overcome her disdain for the character. In fact, she even started to give out tattoos that said “SKWAD.” The first one had been to a cast assistant by the name of Simon. Sadly, she botched the lettering. By mistake, she wrote “SWAD” instead! Oops.
Warming Up To Her
The Matter Of Her Age
She has been haunted by intense scrutiny ever since she blew up. For one, she has been accused of lying about her age. In 2008, an interview said Margot Robbie was 23 years old. If this were the case, she would now be in her mid-30s. In reality, she was born in 1990! It might just be a journalistic error, however.
The Matter Of Her Age
A Human Foot
We honestly do not understand why they give this much attention to her age. After all, something more interesting has happened to her. There was a time when she was walking along a beach in Nicaragua when she came across a foot. Yes, she stumbled upon a human foot that was there for no clear reason!
A Human Foot
Hard Time With Home
You know what they say… You can take the woman out of Australia, but you cannot take Australia out of the woman. Even though she has nearly perfected the American accent, there are certain words that are difficult for her to pronounce. A good example of this would be the word “home.” How appropriate!
Hard Time With Home
Her Halloween Costume
As an actress, it makes sense that she has to don various costumes for her job. On Halloween, however, it is up to her to pick something to wear. Her decision was quite fascinating. For the holiday, she decided to turn into James Franco in Spring Breakers. That is certainly a unique choice! Props to her.
Her Halloween Costume
Not Who She Thought
It sounds like Margot Robbie is always the life of the party! At a different one, she followed a man into a photo booth under the belief that he was Ed Sheeran. To her surprise, it was actually Prince Harry instead! The grapevine talked about a romance between the two, but there was no truth to that.
Not Who She Thought
Always A Lot Of Speculation
The truth is that this is the case for any person that she is seen with. As soon as photos or reports come out, the media will suspect that she is in a relationship with them. The Prince Harry fiasco happened all over again when photos of her with Will Smith came out. They worked together on Focus.
Always A Lot Of Speculation
With Her Costar
There are times when rumors circulate with even less basis. When she and Leonardo DiCaprio starred in a film together, the tabloids had been hard at work. He is, after all, known for hanging out with models. However, there is a specific woman that is dearer to him than anyone else. Who could it be?
With Her Costar
His Early Days
If you want to get to the bottom of things, we have to go back to the early days of his life. He was born to a pair of hippies called George and Irmelin. The family lived in a rather rough part of East Los Angeles. Sadly, his parents called it quits before their only child even learned how to walk.
His Early Days
Named After An Artist
After that, he started spending more time with his mom. She has always served as a guiding light in his life. She was actually the one who came up with a name for the actor. While she was in Florence, she was so impressed by the Mona Lisa that she named her child after the painter: Leonardo da Vinci.
Named After An Artist
His Bad Behavior
While he was growing up, Leo decided to try his luck at acting. He landed his first gig when he was still a child. Sadly, things did not go right for him during this part of his life. You see, he was eventually kicked out of the set of a children’s show called Romper Room thanks to bad behavior!
His Bad Behavior
Sending Him To Germany
His mother had been a busy woman with multiple jobs. Despite this, she knew that she had to ensure that Leo would behave. There were times when she would take him out of Los Angeles to send him to Germany, her home country. Over there, he would stay with his maternal grandparents: Helene and Wilheim.
Sending Him To Germany
Working His Way Up
While he lacked professionalism during the early part of his career, he later settled into the life of a performer. He booked steady work in the commercial sector of the industry. Among other things, he appeared in ads for Kraft Singles and Bubble Yum. Soon enough, he got the big break he was waiting for.
Working His Way Up
Just A Shy Teen
Leo was a part of the final season of Growing Pains. Behind the scenes, however, he did not act like a bigshot at all. According to his costar Alan Thicke, the young man had been a shy teenager who asked him how to approach girls! This was a far cry from the badly behaved child that he had once been.
Just A Shy Teen
His Parents Supported Him
What else was Leo like, aside from his shyness and low confidence? Even back then, he already had dreams of becoming a true movie star. His parents were there to encourage him every step of the way. We are sure that they approved of the fact that he was going after his dreams!
His Parents Supported Him
Paving The Way For Him
While his parents were divorced, the two of them shared an appreciation of culture and love for their son. They guided Leo towards true cinema. In particular, they motivated him to follow in the footsteps of Robert De Niro. They would tell him, “Son, watch closely because this is what great acting looks like.”
Paving The Way For Him
His Idol Himself
If you ask us, this tidbit is even more special once you learn that Robert De Niro himself chose Leo from a pool of actors for his first role in a major film. The two of them appeared in This Boy’s Life. This project shot the teenager to fame. It earned him a spot in the upper echelon of the industry.
His Idol Himself
Showing Us What He’s Got
Aside from that, he played a mentally handicapped boy in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. With this role, he let the world know that he was a serious actor. He was even nominated for an Academy Award for his work in the movie! However, his mom was worried that it would all go to his head.
Showing Us What He’s Got
Still As Goofy As Ever
In the end, she was relieved to see that Leo was not changing. He stuck to normality, but he was not the most conventional person at all. The actor became known for goofing off by himself instead of going to fancy Hollywood parties. He liked to impersonate celebrities and tinker with the sound system of his car!
Still As Goofy As Ever
Reaching New Heights
He had a dorky side to him, but it was only natural that he would be known as a heartthrob. Leo became a certified Hollywood hunk after he starred in Romeo + Juliet and Titanic. It meant a new level of fame for him. The question now is this: would he stay true to his roots after this?
Reaching New Heights
His Mom And Grandma
Initially, it looked like Leo managed to stay grounded and humble. He would take both his mother and grandmother as his dates to movie premieres. It was said that the actor wanted to give them what they deserved. After all, they were the ones who supported him and drove him to auditions in the past.
His Mom And Grandma
Living It Up In LA
However, Leo started to get into the Los Angeles party scene. We all know that he ended up playing Jay Gatsby, although this happened later in his career. He was quite similar to the fictional character as he attended the wildest events in the area. But the music and drinks had not been his primary motivation.
Living It Up In LA
A True Casanova
By that, we mean that he simply could not get enough of all the gorgeous women. He went out with some of the most popular women out there. Over the years, he has been with Bar Rafaeli and Gisele Bundchen. Even though some of his relationships went on for years, none of them ended in marriage.
A True Casanova
Why He Is Still Single
There are sources saying that Leo has made up his mind to stay a bachelor. He allegedly did so as an act of devotion to his mom. She has sacrificed a lot of things for him, so he wants them to spend as much time as possible. On top of that, it is his goal to achieve their shared dream so that he can make her proud.
Why He Is Still Single
Going After An Oscar
Leo was devoted to his dream of becoming the best actor on the planet. He ditched fluffier roles so that he could instead focus on collaborations with talented filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese. The actor has received a lot of nominations for the Academy Award, but he did not win one for the longest time.
Going After An Oscar
His Best Shot
In 2015, he gave his all when he starred in The Revenant. It is a Western movie that showed the brutality of nature. In the film, his character has to eat raw bison liver and suffer from hypothermia. It was very intense. He attended the Oscars ceremony knowing that he gave it his best possible shot.
His Best Shot
It Paid Off In The End
Luckily for him, his hard work finally paid off this time. When he went behind the podium to deliver his acceptance speech, he looked at his mother and thanked her. Isn’t it nice that he still thought of her during such a special moment in his life? Irmelin, on the other hand, could hardly rein in her tears.
It Paid Off In The End
After Many Setbacks
It was a moving sight. This is even truer when you consider all the hardships that they went through. Leo and Irmelin both experienced a lot of things before he could make this happen. She had been with him as he worked on Titanic. This mother knew just how chaotic things can be on a film set.
After Many Setbacks
They Were Drugged
One night, an unknown culprit added PCP to the catered clam chowder on the set of Titanic. James Cameron and Bill Paxton even saw hallucinations thanks to it. A few crew members were taken to the hospital. Compared to this, it must have been easy to eat raw liver for The Reveneant.
They Were Drugged
With Real Ocean Water
The planned scenes came with their own dangers as well. James Cameron, the director, was a stickler for details. This is the reason he flooded the set of the movie with ocean water! It was just as real and cold as the real thing. The crew prepared hot tubs for the cast so that the actors would not freeze to death.
With Real Ocean Water
She Ditched The Wet Suit
Because they had freezing water on the set, actors had to wear wet suits. However, Kate Winslet refused to put it on. She was worried that doing so would hold her back from performing to the best of her capabilities. Unfortunately, she ended up suffering for it. You see, she wound up getting pneumonia!
She Ditched The Wet Suit
Down To The Second
In an effort to make the movie as authentic as they could, James Cameron made sure that scenes took the same amount of time that they did in real life. If you need an example, you can just look at the collision of the ship and the iceberg. It took 37 seconds in real life, which is also the case for the film.
Down To The Second
How To Break The Ice
We are sure that it is not easy to play intimate scenes with strangers. Before Kate Winslet asked Leo DiCaprio to paint her like one of his French girls, it was important to break the ice. After all, this was a pivotal scene in the movie. This is the reason the actress flashed him the first day of their acquaintance!
How To Break The Ice
The Hand Was Not His
On the topic of the French girls, Leonardo DiCaprio was not exactly a visual artist. He is a talented guy, but he prefers other art forms. When his character paints the topless Rose, we are actually seeing the hands of James Cameron himself. Yes, he was the one who did the pencil work for the movie.
The Hand Was Not His
No Toilet Breaks
It took them a long time to film the lifeboat scenes. However, James Cameron refused to give the actors bathroom breaks. In fact, he allegedly threatened to fire anyone who sneaked off to go to the toilet. Did you know that both Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have admitted to just peeing there and then?
No Toilet Breaks
Whenever They Could
When you work under a highly particular director, you will want to blow off steam. Danny Nucci, the guy who played the Italian friend of Jack Dawson in the film, revealed that the members of the cast and crew would have wild parties whenever they could. This meant 7 o’clock in the morning on a Sunday!
Whenever They Could
It Was Just Root Beer
This was a far cry from what it was like on the set of the movie. You might have noticed that there were lots of scenes showing the characters drinking in the movie. Mind you, the actors had not been drinking liquor but root beer. It makes sense since they would have otherwise been drunk by the end of the day.
It Was Just Root Beer
The Broken Door Exists
Have you ever been to the Titanic museum? There was a real artifact over there that inspired an interesting part of the movie. During his visit, James Cameron saw a broken piece of door. This explains why it had been chosen to bring Rose to safety! You probably also scoffed at the thought that Jack could not fit in it.
The Broken Door Exists
Not In The Script
One scene in the movie involves Jack holding out his arms on the bow of the ship as he screamed “I’m the king of the world!” Can you believe that this was not in the original script? The truth was that Leo just felt like it and yelled out the line. Funnily enough, it is now one of the most iconic parts of the film!
Not In The Script
The Real J. Dawson
Jack Dawson from the film was nothing more than a work of fiction. However, the truth was that there was indeed a man called J. Dawson who boarded the vessel. Joseph Dawson had been a member of the crew and died on the Titanic. His body was recovered and then buried in a cemetery in Nova Scotia.
The Real J. Dawson
His Pet Lizard
We do not know why, but Leo DiCaprio took his pet lizard to a movie set one day. Sadly, a truck hit the poor reptile. There is no need to despair, however. The young actor was able to nurse the animal back to health! We are so glad that it made a recovery after such a horrific accident.
His Pet Lizard
The Truth About The Soundtrack
It is hard to think of a soundtrack that has made people cry more than the Titanic OST did. However, James Cameron initially wanted Enya to score the movie. If things had gone his way, the film would have ended up with a totally different sound. For what it is worth, we already like it as it is now.
The Truth About The Soundtrack
My Heart Will Go On
The truth was that James Cameron did not want to have even a single song in the movie. However, he ended up changing his mind. We are so glad that James Horner, the composer, took a secret recording of Celine Dion singing “My Heart Will Go On.” After hearing it, the director was sold. What a relief.
My Heart Will Go On
Matthew McConaughey As Jack Dawson
On The Late Show, Kate Winslet told Stephen Colbert a surprising tidbit about the movie. In 2017, she said that Leo DiCaprio had not been the first choice of the studio for the part of Jack Dawson. You would never believe who they had in mind. It was none other than actor Matthew McConaughey!
Matthew McConaughey As Jack Dawson
Lindsay Lohan As The Little Girl
Aside from that, they also originally had Lindsay Lohan in mind for the role of Cora Cartmell. James Cameron liked the idea of casting her as the little girl but decided against it in the end. The director figured that it might be a bit confusing if he added one more redhead to the cast of characters.
Lindsay Lohan As The Little Girl
Robert De Niro As Captain Smith
It is also said that the producers offered the role of Captain Smith to Robert De Niro. On top of that, he was allegedly up for it. However, he was unable to take on the role because of gastrointestinal problems at the time. In the end, he made up his mind to pull out of the project.
Robert De Niro As Captain Smith
Down To The Last Details
Did you know that James Cameron made up stories for the background characters? Cast member Billy Zane talked about a particular moment on the set. The director allegedly cut a scene so that he can say this to one of the extras: “You need to go down to the sea deck because your daughter told you she forgot something very dear: her wedding ring.”
Down To The Last Details
She Is A Go-Getter
Kate Winslet said that her senses had been tingling when she got her hands on the script of the movie. The actress could tell that it was going to be a success. This was the reason she asked James Cameron for the part of Rose. Yes, she did not have to audition! In the end, her persistence had been enough to land her the role of a lifetime. She is truly an icon!
She Is A Go-Getter
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