One minute you’re Leonardo DiCaprio, casually enjoying a nice caged swim in South Africa. Then you’re Leonardo DiCaprio casually enjoying a nice caged swim in South Africa while a hungry great white shark suddenly tries to eat you. Such is the life of a god, one supposes.
Speaking at great length about his variety of near-death experiences with Wired, DiCaprio broke this shark story all the way down. "If a cat has nine lives, I think I’ve used a few," DiCaprio boasts. "I mean, there was the shark incident." Per DiCaprio’s account, the Great Leonardo DiCaprio Shark Incident goes something like this:
In the same breath, DiCaprio then dives into a story about watching something explode while on a plane:
Perhaps sensing that two terrifying stories proving your own awesomeness simply wouldn't be enough, DiCaprio also discussed why exactly he no longer chooses to engage in the seemingly ridiculous pastime known as skydiving. Peep the full interview here.
For additional Leonardo DiCaprio amazingness, be sure to catch The Revenant later this month, a presumably Oscar-level film that most certainly doesn't include any troubling bear behavior.
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