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Claire Danes recalls Leonardo DiCaprio warning her not to play with prop guns on 'Romeo + Juliet' set

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Claire Danes recalls a moment from filming "Romeo + Juliet" (1996) when, at age 17, she was casually playing with a prop gun before her death scene. Leonardo DiCaprio, her co-star, gently advised her not to do that, saying "Claire, we don't do that. Don't eff around." Danes shared this anecdote during her Variety Actors on Actors conversation with Richard Gadd, reflecting on the intense shoot and DiCaprio's early professionalism.

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I remember just blithely playing with the prop gun and putting it to my head.

Claire, we don't do that. Don't eff around.

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Leonardo DiCaprio told Claire Danes that she shouldn't play with the production's fake guns: 'Claire, we don't do that. Don't eff around.'

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