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Timothée Chalamet Names Denzel Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio Among the 'Greats' Who Inspired Him to Act

Chalamet honors Denzel Washington as greatest actor, cites Leonardo DiCaprio’s advice against superhero films and hard drugs, and praises Heath Ledger’s Joker performance.

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Timothée Chalamet and writer-director Josh Safdie took the stage at CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil, today to hype up fans for Marty Supreme (review), the duo's upcoming, highly buzzed-about film.During the panel, which saw the actor donning a Brazilian flag with his face on it at one point -- plus an array of ping-pong-headed men accompanying him, Chalamet was asked what moves him to aspire to greatness in his career."The people that inspired me to b…

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Timothée Chalamet joined Lucid Motors for a brief interview and asked him to name the best actors of all time. The Oscar nominee for “Call me by your name” and “A complete stranger” replied: “Denzel is the goat, Christian Bale is the second goat and Joaquin is the strange goat.” » Chalamet starred alongside Bale in the 2017 Western drama “Hostiles.” When asked who was the best person to receive a text message, Chalamet said he was another iconic…

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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