Leonardo Di Caprio just said he plans on “slowing down” and is being more selective of his acting projects.

The Hollywood actor – who turned 50 in November 2024 – admitted he’s signing to fewer projects now but he couldn’t “say no” to working with director Paul Thomas Anderson on the new movie One Battle After Another.

He told PEOPLE magazine, “I’m slowing down a bit… When these opportunities come up, I mean, I can’t say no…”

The Titanic hero continued, “I think anytime would’ve been the right time [to work with Anderson], to be honest. Ever since I met Paul early on and I saw Boogie Nights, I’ve been an obsessive fan of his work, watched all his movies.”

“His films ruminate in my mind and they’re conversation pieces with my friends, they last… Awards can come and go, accolades, box office can come and go, but those pieces of art, that you still talk about and still think about and still question,” Leonardo gushed.

“Those are the films that we strive for as an actor. And Paul is the dude of our generation that does them,” he concluded in his conversation with PEOPLE magazine.

Meanwhile, in an interview with Variety, the Inception star stated he was thrilled to work with Paul, saying, “Anytime you get somebody that’s really trying to do a massive spectacle-odyssey, that is such a unique filmmaker like Paul, you have to jump at the opportunity.”

“To tell you the truth, I would’ve done any movie that he proposed, because he’s that unique and interesting of a filmmaker and that great. But I’m glad I got to do this one,” Leonardo DiCaprio further praised. 

Robert Ellis Orrall, a Massachusetts songwriter, has revealed that he began writing songs after being inspired by Taylor Swift.

Speaking to CBS, the 50-year-old actor shared that he met the pop star decades ago, when she was about to write her debut studio album.

“I am a songwriter, because that’s why I started trying to be a musician, because I wanted to write songs,” said Robert.

Talking about his first encounter with Taylor, the songwriter said, “She was 13, 14, 15 [and was on] RCA. She was originally on RCA, a lot of people don’t know that she was on RCA.”

“And then they wanted me to write with her so we wrote and then she had fun,” he added, referring to the singer’s song, I‘m Only Me When I’m with You.

Later in the interview, Robert also praised Taylor, saying, “I’ve written with a lot of young people, but she was pretty extraordinary.”

“Her confidence…she just had a thing. And I told her dad, when he came to pick her up, your daughter’s gonna sell 300 million on her first record, and I was wrong, I was off by like 7 million,” he added.

For those unversed, Robert also wrote songs for Lindsay Lohan. He penned the track Ultimate for the movie, Freaky Friday.

“Disney got in touch with me and said we wanna use ‘Ultimate’ in ‘Freakier Friday,'” he said.

Robert shared that he’s still making music with his band. In 2024, he released an album, Wrong Thing.

Ethan Hawke talked about Graham Greene following his death.

Speaking with People Magazine, Ethan discussed working with Graham in the upcoming series The Lowdown before his death.

He told the outlet, “I just always loved his acting, and he has a great role in our show.”

“He’s so playful and mercurial, and he really enjoyed acting,” Ethan added.

He went on to note, “I love seeing that, so it broke my heart.”

On the other hand, Ethan also noted that Graham’s health seemed “great” when they were working together. “He was really fun to be with, so I was sad.”

“He’s been a real leader in his community. It was great to see him thriving until the end,” Ethan said.

For those unaware, Graham Ethan passed away at the age of 73 on September 1, 2025.

“He was a great man of Morals Ethics Character and will be eternally missed. We love you, my brother greene. God bless you,” Greene’s agent continued. “You are finally free,” the actor’s agent told the outlet.

The Lowdown, starring Ethan Hawke, who was also executive producer of the series, is set to release on September 23, 2025.