Leonardo Dicaprio always dreamed of working with acclaimed movie director Martin Scorsese, ever since he was a teen actor trying to make it in Hollywood.

The Oscar-nominated star has made three films to date with Scorsese: Gangs Of New York, The Aviator, and their new release, The Departed.

The 31-year-old Titanic star recalls, "I first became aware of Marty's work when I worked with Robert De Niro on This Boy's Life."

"I watched all these amazing films they'd made together - Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas - and I was blown away."

"If you'd asked me when I was 16 who I most wanted to work with, it was Marty."