Leonardo DiCaprio & Girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti Have Rare PDA Moment

“It’s been a balance I’ve been managing my whole adult life,” he shared with Time earlier this month, “and still I’m not an expert.”

“I think my simple philosophy is only get out there and do something when you have something to say, or you have something to show for it,” he continued. “Otherwise, just disappear as much as you possibly can.”

As for relationships, the Once Upon a Time actor has found his thoughts on them have shifted as he’s gotten older.

“It creates a feeling like you have a desire to just be more honest and not waste your time,” he told Esquire in August. “I can only imagine how the next few decades are going to progress. I look at my mother, for example, and she just says exactly what she thinks and wastes no time. She spends no time trying to fake it.”

Specifically, Leo explained that getting older has made him more selective about his approach to his inner circle.

“Being more upfront and risking having things fall apart or risk the disagreements or risk going your separate ways from any type of relationship in life—the personal, professional—it’s that you just don’t want to waste your time anymore,” he added. “You have to just be much more upfront. It’s almost a responsibility because much more of your life is behind you than it is ahead of you.”

For a look back at Leo through the years, keep reading.