That Time Leonardo DiCaprio’s Pal Convinced Margot Robbie To Improv During Her Famous Wolf Of Wall Street Scene (And It Made The Movie)

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When discussing Margot Robbie’s best films, her breakout role in Martin Scorsese’s *The Wolf of Wall Street* always comes to mind. It was her first major movie role, and she’s since starred in hits like *Suicide Squad*, *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*, *Barbie*, and the upcoming 2025 release, *A Big Bold Beautiful Journey*. Recently, Robbie reflected on her career and shared the story behind a memorable line from *The Wolf of Wall Street*.

I was so fascinated to read what Margot Robbie shared with Vogue about a particularly memorable scene from ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’! She revealed the story behind the intense moment between her character, Naomi Lapaglia, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort – it was really interesting to hear her perspective.

I recall a line that wasn’t in the original script. Leo’s friend was visiting the set and suggested, ‘Who? Who? What are you a freaking owl?’ I thought it was a funny idea, so I said it, and somehow it ended up in the final cut of the movie.

One of the most famous lines in *The Wolf of Wall Street* has an interesting origin. Surprisingly, it wasn’t written in the script or suggested by the director, Martin Scorsese, or even Margot Robbie. Leonardo DiCaprio actually shared the line with Robbie between takes, and she spontaneously delivered it on camera – and it made the final cut!

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Robbie’s experience highlights how movies are made through teamwork, and that brilliant ideas can come from anyone, no matter their role. She was just starting her career when this film came about, and hadn’t yet become a powerful producer. But her openness to a unique suggestion from someone outside the usual team really shows her talent and creative vision. It’s also wonderful that she made sure to acknowledge the source of the idea!

Robbie landed the part of Naomi after a competitive audition process, catching the eye of director Scorsese with her tape. She previously admitted she didn’t expect him to even *see* it, and was shocked when she was asked to audition with DiCaprio. Robbie has also discussed filming the nude scene in the movie and her concerns about working on a particular scene with DiCaprio in a previous interview.

Margot Robbie’s latest movie, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is now playing only in theaters.

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2025-09-20 01:08