"I've always felt proud and connected to that film as such a key part of my growing up in this industry," DiCaprio adds.

Leonardo DiCaprio loves re-watching 'The Aviator' because it represents a moment of his growth in the entertainment industry.

The Aviator details Hughes’ work with the military in World War II, but suggests that his greatest passion project was the creation of the XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft, a small vehicle intended ...

“The Aviator”: Hughes almost went through his entire fortune bankrolling “Hell’s Angels,” which cost $3.8 million in Depression-era dollars–the most expensive film at that time.

Somebody called "The Aviator" the film of his maturity, but to 30-year-old DiCaprio, it is not so. "I'd be happy to play a teenager again, too," he says. "To me, it's just part of the character.