The pair 's relationship is one of the most successful collaborations in film industry , bringing a total of $ 1.3 billion earnings from their five feature films . DiCaprio called his collaboration with Scorsese as " accidental " and considered '' Taxi Driver '' and '' Mean Streets '' as his inspiration of Scorsese 's work . Discussing his collaboration he said , " I am almost about to turn 40 , and I am looking back at some of the stuff I ’ve gotten to do , and at the center of it is this amazing accidental collaboration that I ’ve gotten to have with Marty . " Scorsese heard about DiCaprio from De Niro , who worked with then 19-year-old DiCaprio in '' This Boy 's Life '' , and suggested his work to Scorsese as " impressive . " Describing his first collaboration with Scorsese on '' Gangs of New York '' , he said , " It was an incredible undertaking . " DiCaprio thanks Scorsese in his acceptance speech at 88th Academy Awards while accepting the Academy Award for Best Actor , saying " I have to thank everyone from the very onset of my career ... to Mr. Jones for casting me in my first film to Mr. Scorsese for teaching me so much about the cinematic art form . " In 1999 Scorsese produced a documentary on Italian filmmakers titled '' Il Mio Viaggio in Italia '' , also known as '' My Voyage to Italy '' . The documentary foreshadowed the director 's next project , the epic '' Gangs of New York '' ( 2002 ) , which was influenced by ( amongst many others ) major Italian directors such as Luchino Visconti and filmed in its entirety at Rome 's famous Cinecittà film studios
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio