it was jonah hill s dream job. acting in a marten scorsese film. playing donnie azoff, the crack smoking, sadistic sidekick to leonardo dicaprio s jordan belfour. you re all right. for hill, a different kind of part. and a very different appearance. did you know then that you were going to have to wear the teeth? yes, yes. we had talked about what his look would look like. you know, he wanted donnie to look like a lit match. his hair is wild and crazy, he s just like a stick of dynamite. $22 million in three [ bleep ] days! did you sleep in the teeth?
i m like, i must be really nervous. and i go to the bathroom and wash my face, i m like, get it together, this is your one chance. i go back in and i started sweating really badly again. i m like, i m sorry, guys, but is it really hot in here? mrs. was like, it s so hot. the air conditioner is busted. so we went in his office where it was way cooler and more relaxed and we talked for about an hour and a half about donnie, and then i read the scenes and i said, you know, i did the best i could, i prepared for months. i told my family and friends i was up for a marten scorsese film, because i figured i wasn t going to get it. hill waited a month and a half with no word. then he got a phone call. my phone rang and it was leo, he was like, you got the part. i ran around the streets screaming. that day was probably the best day of my life. coming up, it s his dream
all these geniuses down. his insecurity about acting for marten scorsese not only helped him in the end, but earned hill his second oscar nomination. jonah hill in the wolf of wall street. i m so proud of you. you turned 30, two oscar nominations. i can t imagine what your speed dial is like. brad, leo, marty. mom. everybody. how was it this time around when you got the call again that you were nominated for best supporting actor? my phone rang at like 5:30, and it was my publicist, and she was screaming. my mom immediately after, and leo after that. it all happened really fast. i talked to my mom and we spoke for a second. my phone rang immediately, and i hadn t called anyone, and leo, i think i was the first person he called. he s like, $22 million in three [ bleep ] hours and he screamed
it in the phone. he s like, let s conference in marty. jonah hill still can t believe it. i was like, what the hell is going on? how am i on a phone call with leonardo dicaprio conferencing in my hero marten scorsese? and we all spoke on the phone and marty was like, it s so exciting. and that was like a moment. don t forget about my money. and unexpected moment in his unpredictable skreer. a couple mill coming in. marten scorsese is your dream. check. working with leonardo now twice, check. two oscar nominations. what s next to continue down this road of playing people that challenge me. playing people that scare me to play. there have been two or three times where i ve said, i m scared to play this person. there s some reason i m scared to do it. and they said, that s the number one reason why you have to go and play this person.
for hill, the pressure of performing for marten scorsese was intense. i was absolutely terrified. i tell you what, you show me a pay stub for $72,000, i ll quit my job right now and work for you. we do this scene where i meet leo. he s happy, i am happy and we move on. now we re going to shoot the scene after lunch of just me quitting my job in the phone booth. we re doing take after take after take and marten scorsese is not happy. not mad, but he s not satisfied with whatever we re getting. i just keep doing take after take. i don t know, i keep trying different ways and i don t know what s going on and he kind of clears everybody out. so i m starting to get really nervous i can imagine. like what does he want? what am i doing wrong? and timely his assistant ashley comes up to me and she goes, are