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Michael Shannon has a standout memory from his time working with Leonardo DiCaprio.
The actor, 51, recently appeared on SiriusXM’s The Julia Cunningham Show, where he looked back at making some of his biggest films, including 2008’s Revolutionary Road.
Of making the film, Shannon recalls, “I wasn’t there too long. You know, I just had the one little scene in the woods, and then I had the scene in the dining room and Leo’s closeup was kind of the last thing we did, which was pretty gracious of him.”
“You know, usually whoever’s the top dog or whatnot, they get shot out first, you know, but he waited till the end and very patient and by that point, we had done the scene so many times and he’s still finding a way to make it seem like the first time every time, which is the trick.”
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There was an awkward moment as the scene called for Shannon to get up close with DiCaprio.
“And I lean over him at one point, and I say something kind of snarky to him that he doesn’t like. When I leaned over, this big thing of drool came out of my mouth and it just landed right on his pants and I was like, ‘Oh my god. I just drooled on Leonardo DiCaprio,'” Shannon said.
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“And I felt really embarrassed and it was hard actually to keep giving him a hard time in the scene because I felt so guilty about drooling on him, but he didn’t even notice,” he continues.
To his credit, DiCaprio wasn’t bothered by the moment, with both caught up in their craft.
“He just kept going, and then I came over afterwards. I said, ‘I’m really sorry. I just, I want to let you know this happened,’ and he’s like, ‘Oh yeah, don’t worry about it,’ and he wiped it off. He’s like, ‘It’s no big deal.'”
