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4. Leonardo DiCaprio's No Eye-Contact Rule - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Sitting as perhaps the most famous face currently occupying the Hollywood landscape, and all while still upholding an unquestionable aura of mystery in an age of over-exposure, it turns out that Leonardo DiCaprio goes to pretty extreme lengths to maintain said mystique when working on a feature.
As revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, it was noted during Leo's time working on Quentin Tarantino's latest feature Once Upon at Time in Hollywood that crew members were ordered to follow a strict no eye-contact rule when it came to the Rick Dalton star, as revealed by an on-set source.
It wasn't explained what the repercussions of an accidental glance DiCaprio's way would have been, and sources close to the Oscar-winning actor would quickly deny the rule actually being a thing. But with Leo himself not openly commenting on the validity of the staring decree, it's probably safer just staring at your shoes whenever this movie-making titan wanders onto set with a flamethrower...