Amanda Seyfried has said that she insulted Leonardo DiCaprio by asking him to play her father in her new film.

The actress, who is filming the DiCaprio-produced The Girl in the Red Riding Hood, was however rejected by the actor.

“Unfortunately he’s not in it. I asked him if he would play my dad but he got insulted!” she told The Mirror. “He said, ‘I don’t do male leads in love stories anymore’. And I said, ‘I wasn’t talking about the male leads, I was talking about my dad. You’re what, 35? Age yourself up a bit!’”

The Dear John star also revealed that because of her shyness, she once blanked Harrison Ford when they were stuck in a lift together.

“I can’t connect to fame yet. One day I will – when I get used to it. You know, I was in an elevator with Harrison Ford and in order to respect his privacy, I didn’t even look at him, which was really stupid of me. Why not say something like, ‘Hey dude, I grew up with you. You’re amazing. Nice to meet you’. Why can’t I say that? I don’t know. I was nervous.”