Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed that he finds his job therapeutic.
The Oscar nominated actor admits that getting under the skin of a character allows him to 'flush out of demons' and he is back on the big screen this week with Inception.
It's the second movie of the year for the actor, after the success of Shutter Island, and now teams up with Christopher Nolan for the director's latest project.
Speaking to the Press Association the actor said: "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.
"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."
And DiCaprio has a whole host of possible projects in the pipeline including taking on the role of Edgar J.Hoover in Clint Eastwood's biopic picture Hoover.
He is also set to star in Prisoners as well as being linked to a live action version of Akira and a Mel Gibson project.
Inception is released 16th July.
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