Johnny Depp quotes

Johnny Depp, a versatile Hollywood actor known for his eccentric roles, has captivated audiences worldwide. With a career spanning over three decades, Depp has become an iconic figure in the film industry. From the suave Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise to the enigmatic Willy Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," his performances have garnered critical acclaim and a massive fan following. Not bound by conventions, Depp's unique style and dedication to his craft have earned him numerous awards and nominations. Apart from acting, Depp is also an accomplished musician and producer. This SEO-friendly bio sheds light on the exceptional talent and versatility of Johnny Depp, a true legend in the entertainment realm.

I was ecstatic when they re-named "French fries" as "freedom fries." Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots.

- Johnny Depp

When I see someone who just follows their dream and succeeds, and just does basically what they want to do and doesn't have to answer to anyone, obviously not harming anyone, that's great.

- Johnny Depp

Just keep moving forward and don't give a shit about what anybody thinks. Do what you have to do, for you.

- Johnny Depp

I was always fascinated by people who are considered completely normal, because I find them the weirdest of all.

- Johnny Depp

I try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.

- Johnny Depp

I think, as an actor, it is good to feel the fear of failing miserably. I think you should take that risk. Fear is a necessary ingredient in everything I do.

- Johnny Depp

I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.

- Johnny Depp

I think it’s an actor’s responsibility to change every time. Not only for himself and the people he’s working with, but for the audience. If you just go out and deliver the same dish every time, it’s meat loaf again, you’d get bored. I’d get bored.

- Johnny Depp

I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.

- Johnny Depp

I think everybody's nuts.

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I suppose nowadays it's all a question of surgery, isn't it? Of course the notion is beautiful, the idea of staying a boy and a child forever, and I think you can. I have known plenty of people who, in their later years, had the energy of children and the kind of curiosity and fascination with things like little children. I think we can keep that, and I think it's important to keep that part of staying young. But I also think it's great fun growing old.

- Johnny Depp

I started out printing silk screen t-shirts. I sold ink pens. I worked construction. I worked at a gas station. I pumped gas. I was a mechanic for a little bit. I went into sewers, down into sewer lines. I had a lot of somewhat unpleasant gigs for a time there.

- Johnny Depp

I like to create stuff, whether it’s a little doodle, a drawing, a small painting or a movie, so I suppose I’m driven by that. Everything I’ve done has felt very natural.

- Johnny Depp

I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it’s going to work or whether I’m going to fall flat on my face.

- Johnny Depp

I just don’t know if movies can ever be considered art, because there’s so much money involved… It’s all about commerce. I don’t think art can come from that place.

- Johnny Depp

I found evil in myself a long time ago, and I’ve accepted it. We’re old friends.

- Johnny Depp

I don’t trust anyone who hasn’t been self-destructive in some way. Who hasn’t gone through some sort of bout of self-loathing? You’ve got to bang yourself around a bit to know yourself.

- Johnny Depp

I don’t think of myself as being a celebrity, it’s too mortifying. I have a hard time watching myself on screen and it’s getting worse. I can’t tell whether my work is good or not.

- Johnny Depp

I don't think anybody's necessarily ready for death. You can only hope that when it approaches, you feel like you've said what you wanted to say. Nobody wants to go out in mid-sentence.

- Johnny Depp

I am eternally grateful.

- Johnny Depp

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

- Johnny Depp

Growing old is unavoidable, but never growing up is possible. I believe you can retain certain things from your childhood if you protect them - certain traits, certain places where you don’t let the world go.

- Johnny Depp

France and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most important thing, though, is that people there know how to live! In America they've forgotten all about it. I'm afraid that the American culture is a disaster.

- Johnny Depp

Escapism is survival to me.

- Johnny Depp

Do what you really want to do. Don’t Play their game! Don’t do what they want. Find your own way.

- Johnny Depp

Breathe. It’s only a bad day, not a bad life.

- Johnny Depp

Better to not know which moment may be your last. Every morsel of your entire being alive to the infinite mystery of it all.

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Anything I’ve done up till May 27th 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life.

- Johnny Depp

America is dumb. It's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you, aggressive. My daughter is four, my boy is one. I'd like them to see America as a toy, a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling and then get out.

- Johnny Depp

Am I a romantic? I've seen "Wuthering Heights" ten times. I'm a romantic.

- Johnny Depp