9. Baz Lurhman's Romeo + Juliet Made Her Want To Be An Actress
Amanda Seyfried had a well-documented crush on the awesomeness that is Leonardo DiCaprio back in the day (who didn't?), but who knew that it was a Leonardo DiCaprio movie that made the actress what she is today? Seriously. Seyfried has claimed on a number of occasions that it was Baz Lurhman's adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play that got her into acting in the first place:
"My role models were Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet. When they fell in love, that's when I fell in love with movies and when I realised I wanted to be Juliet. I think every young girl dreams of being Juliet. Thank God for that movie or honestly, I wouldn't be here."
Obviously the real reason she wanted to be Juliet was so that she could share the screen with Leo, though, right?
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
