My biggest regret is not doing Boogie Nights ,” DiCaprio tells director Paul Thomas Anderson in Esquire’s latest cover story. The actor turned down Anderson’s 1997 porn-star drama after starring in The Basketball Diaries because it conflicted with his role in James Cameron’s Titanic.

DiCaprio, who is starring in Anderson’s upcoming action thriller “One Battle After Another,” told the director that he “rarely” watches his own films, but he’s seen “The Aviator” the most.

Leonardo DiCaprio got interviewed by his “One Battle After Another” director Paul Thomas Anderson for the actor’s latest Esquire magazine cover story and revealed that his biggest career regret is turning down Anderson’s “Boogie Nights” offer nearly 30 years ago.