Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio‘s chemistry in Titanic made its way offscreen as well.
The Oscar-winning actors starred in the classic film early in their careers and have remained close friends since they played Jack and Rose in James Cameron’s romance drama. In a behind-the-scenes featurette from the film’s upcoming 4K Ultra HD DVD release, the Mare of Easttown actress opened up about her relationship with DiCaprio.
“Once I started working with Leo, we were able to kind of find our own rhythm,” she said in a clip obtained by Entertainment Tonight. “And it’s amazing to kind of look back and think about it all over again,” adding that they “clicked immediately, right away.”
She continued, “He was this kind of a mess of long, skinny, uncoordinated limbs, and he was just very free with himself, and he had this effervescent energy that was really magnetic. And I remember thinking, ‘Oh, this is gonna be fun. We’re definitely gonna get along.’ And we just really did. We just really did.”
Winslet described her Titanic co-star as a “ferociously intelligent man” and detailed his technique when preparing for the role. She said he was fascinated with the period, the people who were in the lower classes, where they had come from and how they paid for their tickets, among other things.
Winslet and DiCaprio formed a close bond at the time and remain friends today, she shared, saying that they speak regularly and in real time, without either of them being too busy to connect, despite both of them working on projects often.
“You know, if you think about it, in the world that we live in now,” she concluded, “to have friendships that bind you, and that shared history, it’s really something.”
