LEONARDO DICAPRIO - CRAWFORD TAKES BIG-SCREEN INSPIRATION FROM DICAPRIO

CRAWFORD TAKES BIG-SCREEN INSPIRATION FROM DICAPRIO

GOSSIP GIRL star CHACE CRAWFORD hopes to follow in the footsteps of actor LEONARDO DiCAPRIO - by carving out a career in "edgy" movies.
The TV hunk wants to pursue a serious acting career and is keen for people to focus on his on-screen abilities instead of his matinee idol looks.
And Crawford has taken inspiration from DiCaprio, who didn't let his teen idol image stand in the way of big-screen credibility.
He tells the America's VMan magazine, "I want to do the edgy independent movies, like DiCaprio did, but you have to balance it out. It's about carving out your leading-man role."
And the star is hoping to take on Hollywood's most revered actors - listing parts made famous by Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey as his dream jobs.
He adds, "Fight Club? Yes! X-Men? Yes! All sorts of different films. American Beauty? Yes! I don't know if I could pull off a Kevin Spacey, but I'll try!"