Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in Esquire Summer 2019 Issue
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio Recall Being Starstruck by Luke Perry: "We Were Like Kids"
![On what working with the late Luke Perry was like for Leo: "I remember my friend Vinny, who is in the film as well, we walked in and we both had this butterfly moment of like, 'Oh my God, that's Luke Perry over there!'"
On what working with Luke was like for Brad: "'That's Luke f*cking Perry!' We were like kids in the candy shop because I remember going to the studios and [Beverly Hills, 90210] was going on and he was that icon of coolness for us as teenagers. It was this strange burst of excitement that I had, to be able to act with him. Man, he was so incredibly humble and amazing and absolutely committed. He couldn't have been a more friendly, wonderful guy to spend time with. I got to sit down and have some wonderful conversations with him. It was really special."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/jdBcu8xZrD-klO1fHDo0vPpz9II/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2019/05/21/817/n/1922398/cd76586cf17ae4b5_Esquire_Summer_1/i/what-working-late-Luke-Perry-like-Leo-I.jpg "On what working with the late Luke Perry was like for Leo: \"I remember my friend Vinny, who is in the film as well, we walked in and we both had this butterfly moment of like, 'Oh my God, that's Luke Perry over there!'\"
On what working with Luke was like for Brad: \"'That's Luke f*cking Perry!' We were like kids in the candy shop because I remember going to the studios and [Beverly Hills, 90210] was going on and he was that icon of coolness for us as teenagers. It was this strange burst of excitement that I had, to be able to act with him. Man, he was so incredibly humble and amazing and absolutely committed. He couldn't have been a more friendly, wonderful guy to spend time with. I got to sit down and have some wonderful conversations with him. It was really special.\"")
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