30 Johnny Depp Quotes on Life and Film

30 Johnny Depp Quotes on Life and Film

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Johnny Depp, born June 9 1963 in Owensboro Kentucky is an American Actor widely known for his role as captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) , Edward Scissorhands (In Edward Scissorhands) and Willy Wonka (Charlie and the chocolate Factory) amongst others. As one of the most successful actors of his time, we thought we would take some time to discover these Amazing Johnny Depp Quotes on Life and Film:

Johnny Depp Quotes on Life and Film

โ€œThe ultimate for me would be to do a feature that didnโ€™t require any narrative structure.โ€

Johnny Depp Quotes โ€“ย ย ย Quoted in Ron Dicker, โ€œGoing deep with rebel Johnny Depp,โ€ Baltimore Sun (2003-07-08)

โ€œI do have an affinity for damaged people, in life, in roles. I donโ€™t know why. Weโ€™re all damaged in our own way. Nobodyโ€™s perfect. I think we are all somewhat screwy, every single one of us.โ€

Johnny Depp Quotes โ€“ย ย Quoted in Bernard Weintraub, โ€œPlayboy Interview: Johnny Depp,โ€ Playboy (May 2004)

โ€œAwards are not as important to me as when I meet a 10-year-old kid who says, โ€œI love Captain Jack Sparrow.โ€

Johnny Depp Quotes โ€“ย ย ย Quoted in Bernard Weintraub, โ€œPlayboy Interview: Johnny Depp,โ€ Playboy (May 2004)

โ€œI despise those prick actors who say, โ€œI was in character,โ€ and โ€œI became the character,โ€ and all that stuff. Itโ€™s hideous. Itโ€™s just masturbation at the highest level.โ€

Johnny Depp Quotes โ€“ย ย Quoted in Chris Heath, โ€œJohnny Deppโ€™s Savage Journey,โ€ Rolling Stone (1998-06-11)

โ€œThey tell you to be careful because maybe you donโ€™t want to meet your heroes. Iโ€™ve met pretty much every one, and Iโ€™ve never been let down.โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp on His Varied Career, Jack Sparrow, and โ€œTorturingโ€ Leonardo DiCaprioโ€. collider.com. February 6, 2016.ย 

โ€œI trust kids far more than I do adults. Kids give you the honest opinion. They tell the truth.โ€

โ€œCast & Crew Interview, RANGOโ€. MoviesOnline Interview, http://www.moviesonline.ca.
Johnny Depp Quotes on life

โ€œI actually tell lies for a living. Exactly. I mean, thatโ€™s what acting is, really.โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp Smells Good: Rango Junket Reportโ€. http://www.chud.com. March 01, 2011

โ€œPeople in life, when they have a tendency to exaggerate or lie or whatever, you always sort of notice that their voice goes up quite high.โ€

Press Conference: Johnny Depp Talks Rango, http://www.mtv.com. March 3, 2011.

โ€œI always felt like I was meant to have been born in another era, another time.โ€

โ€œThe Crowded Mind of Johnny Deppโ€. Interview with, http://www.vanityfair.com. January, 2011.ย 

โ€œI donโ€™t think anybodyโ€™s necessarily ready for death. You can only hope that when it approaches, you feel like youโ€™ve said what you wanted to say. Nobody wants to go out in mid-sentence.โ€

โ€œWhat Iโ€™ve Learned: Johnny Deppโ€. Interview with Cal Fussman, http://www.esquire.com. December 17, 2007.

โ€œI just watched cartoons for three years, and that had a strong affect on me.โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp on His Varied Career, Jack Sparrow, and โ€œTorturingโ€ Leonardo DiCaprioโ€. Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 6, 2016.

โ€œI am doing things that are true to me. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.โ€

โ€œCareer Watch: Can Depp Transcend His Rep for Onscreen Quirk?โ€ by Susan Wloszczyna, http://www.indiewire.com. April 21, 2014.

โ€œEvery time I stand in front of mirror, I found my face too ugly, so I thought I have to get the role in some movies which cover my face with make up.โ€

Johnny Depp Interview : In Imaginariumโ€. Interview with Finela, finela.wordpress.com. Desember 1, 2013.ย 

โ€œThe only responsibility I feel is to deliver something thatโ€™s new or at least to attempt that. The real responsibility is to entertain and to try and make people laugh.โ€

โ€œPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides โ€“ Johnny Depp interviewโ€. Interview with Rob Carnevale

โ€œItโ€™s important to keep challenging myself and try to come up with some new face every now and again.โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp Talks Groomed Beards, Funny Pajamas, and Artistic Freedomโ€. Interview with Molly Goodson, http://www.popsugar.com. December 1, 2010.ย 
Johnny Depp Quotes on life

Greatest Johnny Depp Quotes

โ€œI realized that it was great to have a job, but it didnโ€™t have anything remotely to do with what I was striving for, so why was I doing it?โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp on His Varied Career, Jack Sparrow, and โ€œTorturingโ€ Leonardo DiCaprioโ€. collider.com. February 6, 2016.

โ€œI canโ€™t stand not being able to joke around on set, so I have to.โ€

Johnny Depp on His Varied Career, Jack Sparrow, and โ€œTorturingโ€ Leonardo DiCaprioโ€. collider.com. February 6, 2016.ย 

โ€œI was never disappointed by the people Iโ€™ve admired. And the choices I made when I was in a position where it was do-or-die were made with my heroes in mind.โ€

Johnny Depp Quotes โ€“ Interview with Iggy Pop, http://www.interviewmagazine.com. March 19, 2014.

โ€œMy recipe for success is chance, basically. Just luck. Itโ€™s a miracle that people still hire me after some of the stuff Iโ€™ve gotten away with. Honestly!โ€

Johnny Depp Quotes โ€“ View London Interview

โ€œItโ€™s a great honor that something that you took part in creating becomes this forever object.โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Rob Marshall and Jerry Bruckheimer Interview Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tidesโ€. Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 17, 2011.ย 

โ€œOnce you get on the ship, everything is fine. Once you get on land, everything is not so fine.โ€

Johnny Depp on His Varied Career, Jack Sparrow, and โ€œTorturingโ€ Leonardo DiCaprioโ€. collider.com. February 6, 2016.

โ€œIโ€™ve thought of doing many things in my life, under the influence of life, and Iโ€™ve never actually thought of straddling two carriages while theyโ€™re moving.โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Rob Marshall and Jerry Bruckheimer Interview Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 17,2011

โ€œMy kids, theyโ€™re my energy, my soul, and my nicest friend.โ€

Johnny Depp Interview : In Imaginarium. Interview with Finela, finela.wordpress.com. Desember 1, 2013.

โ€œThe idea of directing a film is a strange one for me. I feel anti-mathematical, in a way, in that sense. I donโ€™t like when things make sense. I prefer if they donโ€™t.โ€

Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Rob Marshall and Jerry Bruckheimer Interview Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 17, 2011

โ€œWell, having no intelligence, Iโ€™m looking forward to gaining some, whether artificial, superficial or super-duper.โ€

Johnny Depp, Director Wally Pfister and Writer Jack Paglen Talk Trancendense, Artificial Intelligence, the Frankenstein Archetype, BLACK MASS, and More. Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 17, 2014.

โ€œAs a child, I certainly had a fascination with monsters and vampires.โ€

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton Talk Dark Shadows, Pulling from the TV Series, Deleted Scenes, a Sequel and Moreโ€. Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 8, 2012.

ย โ€œWhen you realize youโ€™re essentially youโ€™re God, there ainโ€™t nothing on earth more powerful than you, you can do anything you want.โ€

Johnny Depp Quotes โ€“ โ€œThe Depp In the Machineโ€. Interview with Angela Dawson, frontrowfeatures.com. April 16, 2014.ย 

โ€œYou can go out and try to do the best work that you can do within the context of what that is, but itโ€™s really gotta be about the work and what youโ€™re focusing on.โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp on His Varied Career, Jack Sparrow, and โ€œTorturingโ€ Leonardo DiCaprioโ€. Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 6, 2016.

โ€œAttention is a strange sort of being, anyway, the idea of attention if someone appreciates your work. Itโ€™s always nice that someone appreciates your work.โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp dishes Rangoโ€. http://www.sheknows.com. March 01, 2011.ย 

โ€œI was definitely never a crowd pleaser.โ€

โ€œJohnny Depp Is Captain Jack Sparrow In Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Manโ€™s Chestโ€. MovieWeb Interview, http://www.movieweb.com. June 29, 2006.
Johnny Depp Quotes on life

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