In the tale of real-world frontiersman Hugh Glass battling for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by his crew, much of DiCaprio's screen time is spent alone, not talking, letting us know he is enduring endless pain of both the physical and emotional varieties. "It was a different type of challenge for me," DiCaprio told Grantland, because I've played a lot of very vocal characters. It's something that I really wanted to investigate — playing a character who says almost nothing. How do you relay an emotional journey and get in tune with this man's angst ... without words? Read more here.