Ethan Hawke Admits He’s Glad He Lost 'Titanic' Role to Leonardo DiCaprio

Ethan Hawke Admits He’s Glad He Lost 'Titanic' Role to Leonardo DiCaprio

He auditioned for Titanic but says losing the role changed his life for the better.

Ethan Hawke is glad he lost out on 'Titanic' role to Leonardo DiCaprio: 'He was a f---ing Beatle'

Being in the tabloids is "humiliating," the four-time Oscar nominee said.Vivien Killilea/Getty; 20th Century Fox Film Corp/Courtesy Everett  Ethan Hawke said he's glad he lost out on the role of 'Titanic' character JackEthan Hawke is glad that it was Leonardo DiCaprio and not him cast as Jack Dawson, the leading man in James Cameron's 1997 epic Titanic."I don't think I would have handled that success as well as Leo," Hawke told British GQ in an …

Ethan Hawke says he’s relieved he didn’t land iconic Leonardo DiCaprio role

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Ethan Hawke Is Glad He Lost This Role to Leonardo DiCaprio

Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Ethan Hawke has no regrets about losing the leading role in Titanic to Leonardo DiCaprio. Hawke auditioned for the role of Jack Dawson, the male lead and love interest to Kate Winslet’s Rose. Although Hawke wasn’t picked for the role, he’s stated he’s happy with the result, as he feels he wouldn’t have been able to handle the fame that came with it. Here’s what he said about not landing the big role. Ethan H…