Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Danny Archer and Djimon Hounsou stars as Solomon Vandy Credit: Warner Bros.

You've probably read by now how Leo DiCaprio stood up for his new best pal Djimon Hounsou against a gunman when they were shooting the intense action/drama Blood Diamond in Africa. Both men have a mutual admiration society thing going and we could tell, when we spoke to them near Beverly Hill's Rodeo Drive recently, that the two actors had intense, life-changing experiences while telling the story of conflict diamonds; stones smuggled out of Sierra Leone across the border to be sold to finance weapons for an ultra-bloody civil war. Both men urge their fans to make sure diamonds they buy are certified conflict-free. It's the least we can do to stop the financing of bloody warlords! As Djimon, who grew up in the African country of Benin says "to do nothing is intolerable. Just to do something is not enough".

Let's set the scene; beautiful Leo has his little goatee going again and was dressed in chic all black; long-sleeved tee, slacks and dress shoes. He has a tendency to gaze out the window between questions, contemplating his answer. Hot Djimon showed up in deep purple sweater over a white tee and had a smidgen of chin hair growing.

TeenHollywood: Djimon, as an African playing this character, what did you learn or bring to the part?