Acting is cathartic for Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio has revealed he finds his job cathartic.

The Oscar-nominated actor, who next embarks on an emotional journey in Christopher Nolan's Inception as lead character Dom Cobb, enjoys going on the ride with his screen alter egos.

"For me as an actor, just from an actor's perspective, I get to live out a lot of... or, you know, flush out a lot of demons through my filmmaking experiences - I've gotten to play some pretty intense characters lately and, you know, I actually think it's therapeutic in a way for me," he said.

Leonardo continued: "It's amazing to completely focus on something for four, five, six months at a time, have it completely consume your life and be constantly thinking about somebody else's set of circumstances and how they would emotionally react to something.

"I find it fascinating and you know, it's rewarding on a professional and personal level."

:: Inception will be released on July 16.

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