McConaughey had a private chest-thumping ritual he used to relax before scenes. After five takes where both he and Scorsese were happy, DiCaprio raised his hand and asked 'what's that thing you're doing right before?' — then told him to do it in the scene. The on-set habit became the character's signature beat and the 'mantra of greed.'
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