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Leonardo DiCaprio Didn’t Like Titanic’s Most Famous Line
By BEN PEARSON
Despite the line "I'm the king of the world!" being synonymous with "Titanic," it wasn't in James Cameron's original script. He told BBC Radio 1 that he made it up on the spot.
In a 2019 interview with BBC Radio 1's Ali Plumb, Cameron explained that when he came up with the line on the spur of the moment, his lead actor was initially hesitant to say it.
"I was in a crane basket, and we were losing the light, and we had tried this and tried that, and we'd tried this line and that line, and nothing was really working,” Cameron said.
The director said he suggested, “Just say, I'm the king of the world, and just spread your arms out wide and just be in the moment, and just love it and celebrate the moment.'"
DiCaprio wasn’t keen and questioned the director about it over the walkie-talkie. Cameron said, “I said, 'Just f***ing sell it!' So then he gets up there, and [says it]."