Sharon Stone Paid Leonardo DiCaprio’s Salary Herself After Studio Refused To Cast Him In Her Movie

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Sharon Stone is remembering how she took a chance on Leonardo DiCaprio when he was still a young, relatively unknown actor. In her new book, The Beauty of Living Twice, the 63-year-old star reveals that she paid DiCaprio’s salary for “The Quick and the Dead” when he was just 21.

RELATED: Sharon Stone Says People Complaining About Actors Like Christian Bale Lashing Out On-Set Need To ‘Grow Up’ “This kid named Leonardo DiCaprio was the only one who nailed the audition,” she wrote. “In my opinion he was the only one who came in and cried, begging his father to love him as he died in the scene.” Stone recalled how the studio asked her, “Why an unknown, Sharon, why are you always shooting yourself in the foot?” She went on, “The studio said if