To study for a role as a troubled alcoholic, Leonardo DiCaprio attended several real Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, which set an unfortunate precedent for aspiring actors.
Clarénce: Oh alcohol, I am but a feeble servant of your vast teachings.
Claude-Paul: The sweet ambrosia of beer tickles my tongue as I titter with delight. This happens to me at least once a week, for I am a hopeless addict.
Clarénce: Oh please. I recently consumed over fourteen standard twelve ounce drinks over 168 hours—which I’m sure you know is the—
Jean:—CDC threshold? Yes.
Bill: I’m Bill.
All: Good morrow, Bill!
Bill: Yesterday I got so drunk I forgot to pick up my daughter... Are you taking notes?
Claude-Paul: (to Clarénce) He’s good.
Jean: I too did that, for I have scores of children scattered across the globe as a result of my drunken revelry.
Claude-Paul: If I had a penny for every child I mistakenly conceived, I’d finally have enough to purchase the liqueur of my dreams: Chartreuse Genevie Peres, 1939.
Bill: All I want to do is finish my degree but between buying booze and paying the divorce lawyer, I’ve got nothing.
Clarénce: I also lack classical training.
Jean: In many ways, the ramshackle streets slums “classically trained” me in the ways of knavery—
Session Leader: That’s enough, Jean... You’ve got the part.

To study for a role as a troubled alcoholic, Leonardo DiCaprio attended several real Alcoholics Anonymous meetings...

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