Jonah Hill says life lessons can be learned from The Wolf of Wall Street.

The actor stars as a fictional investment banker, Donnie Azoff, in the Martin Scorsese film based on the true story of criminal stockbroker Jordan Belfort.

Speaking at Variety's Creative Impact Awards on Sunday, Jonah addressed critics arguing the film glorifies fraudsters.

"I personally take away the message from the film that this behaviour, this lifestyle, leads to a very bad ending," the actor said, according to the outlet.

"I think the movie is not glorifying this behavior, it is showing that it leads to bad places whether their judicial punishment doesn't reflect that is one thing. Where your life ends up, who you are as a person, is another," he continued.

Jonah was honoured with Variety's Creative Impact in Acting award at the event.

His comments follow similar remarks made by co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, who played Jordan in the film.

The actor insisted last month the project wasn't a celebration of his character's hedonistic antics as some have argued.

"I think anyone who thinks that missed the boat entirely," Leonardo told HitFix.

"It's exciting to be a part of a film, in a way, that is kind of bold and is taking a chance like that, and I think that anyone that thinks this is a celebration of Wall Street and this sort of hedonism - yes, the unique thing about Marty is that he doesn't judge his characters. And he allows you, as an audience - guilty or not - to enjoy in that ride without judging who these people are."