Here’s why Margot Robbie slapped Leonardo DiCaprio

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The actress reveals how she cinched the role in The Wolf of Wall Street that put her on the map.

We always hear stories of how people do outrageous things during job interviews in order to leave a lasting impression. In much the same way, actress Margot Robbie also decided to deliver an audition that no one would ever forget. When Robbie auditioned for the role of DiCaprio’s hot wife in The Wolf of Wall Street, the actress knew she had to do something extraordinary to stand out.

“In my head I was like, ‘You have literally 30 seconds left in this room and if you don’t do something impressive nothing will ever come of it,” shared Robbie in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance, just take it.’ And so I start screaming at him and he’s yelling back at me. And he’s really scary. I can barely keep up.

“And he ends it saying, ‘You should be happy to have a husband like me. Now get over here and kiss me.’ So I walk up really close to his face and then I’m like, ‘Maybe I should kiss him. When else am I ever going to get a chance to kiss Leo DiCaprio, ever?’”

Robbie then revealed that in the heat of the moment, she decided to do the exact opposite. “But another part of my brain clicks and I just go, Whack! I hit him in the face. And then I scream, ‘F**k you!’ And that’s not in the script at all. The room just went dead silent and I froze.”

Recently, Director Martin Scorsese also applauded Margot for her quick thinking. “She clinched her part in The Wolf of Wall Street during our first meeting”, he said, “by hauling off and giving Leonardo DiCaprio a thunderclap of a slap on the face. It was an improvisation that stunned us all.”