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It Really Depends On What The Screenplay Is Asking Of You, And What Your Responsibility Is To That Character. You Have The Author's Intent To Deal With, You Have The Filmmaker's Vision, And Then You Have Your Own Wants, Desires And Needs For The Character. It's Collaborative. But I Knew, Right Off The Bat, That There Was No Way To Go Into Some Sort Of Pink-haired, Clown-nosed Character With Ronald Mcdonald Shoes.

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Johnny Depp

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It Really Depends On What The Screenplay Is Asking Of You, And What Your Responsibility Is To That Character. You Have The Author's Intent To Deal With, You Have The Filmmaker's Vision, And Then You Have Your Own Wants, Desires And Needs For The Character. It's Collaborative. But I Knew, Right Off The Bat, That There Was No Way To Go Into Some Sort Of Pink-haired, Clown-nosed Character With Ronald Mcdonald Shoes.

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I Can't Tell My Self That I'm A Serious Actor. But I'm Serious Person.

The Beauty, The Poetry Of The Fear In Their Eyes. I Didn't Mind Going To Jail For, What, Five, Six Hours? It Was Absolutely Worth It.

Whenever You Have A Photo Shoot Or Something Like That, It’s Like-you Just Feel Dumb. It’s Just So Stupid.

They Tell You To Be Careful Because Maybe You Don't Want To Meet Your Heroes. I've Met Pretty Much Every One, And I've Never Been Let Down.

Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Possessed With A Multitude Of Demons.

They (the People Of Puerto Rico) Are Truly The Sweetest People On Earth.

I Was Always A Fan Of The Great Old Spaghetti Westerns, The Sergio Leone Films. But The One That Always Sticks With Me, That I Just Thought Was Brilliant And Perfect Is "cat Ballou." Lee Marvin In "cat Ballou."

You Don't Have To Underestimate Your Audience Anymore. They'd Actually Like To Laugh A Little Bit. So, The Character Came To Me And Once It's Got Its Grips In You, There's Nowhere To Go.

My Kids, They're My Energy, My Soul, And My Nicest Friend.

I'd Get Very Nervous And Uncomfortable In Social Situations And The Only Way I Could Feel At All Normal Was, Well, To Drink My Guts Out.

My Recipe For Success Is Chance, Basically. Just Luck. It's A Miracle That People Still Hire Me After Some Of The Stuff I've Gotten Away With. Honestly!

I Just Happen To Be A Sucker For Humor. So Anywhere I Can Sneak In Something That I Find Potentially Interesting Or Funny I Do It As Much As I Can Get Away With.

My Experience With Sondheim Has Been Nothing But Glorious, Especially For A Guy Who Doesn't Sing.

I Did Mostly Alcohol. There Were Drugs, Too - Pills - And There Was A Danger That I Would Go Over The Edge. I Could Have. I Thank God I Didn't.

I've Played English A Number Of Times, And Used An English Accent A Number Of Times, So It Becomes A Little Bit Of An Obstacle Course To Go, "oh, That's Teetering Into Captain Jack-ville," Or "this Is Teetering Into Chocolat Or Wonka." You've Got To Really Pay Attention To The Places You've Been. But, That's Part Of It. That's The Great Challenge. You May Get It Wrong. There's A Very Good Possibility That You Can Fall Flat On Your Face, But That's A Healthy Thing For An Actor.

This Is A Rumour-filled Society And If People Want To Sit Around And Talk About Whom I've Dated, Then I'd Say They Have A Lot Of Spare Time And Should Consider Other Topics... Or Masturbation.

If You Had To Chose One Half Of Your Son, Which One Would It Be?" What Kind Of A Question Is That?!" No Need To Snap. It Was Just A Question.

I Got To Take My Kids To The London Eye With No One Looking At Me Like I Was Johnny Depp. They Did Look At Me Like I Was Some Kind Of Sicko Walking Around With Beautiful Kids, But I Had A Perfect Disguise.

I Started Pulling Gags On Al [pachino]. That Was The Moment I Realized That He Was Absolutely Out Of His Mind. I Mean That He's Certifiably Insane. I Wouldn't Spend A Night In A Room Where He's At.

The Challenge For Me Is Still To Do Something That Hasn't Been Beaten Into The Movie Going Consciousness. Otherwise What Am I In It For?

When Kids Hit One Year Old, It's Like Hanging Out With A Miniature Drunk. You Have To Hold Onto Them. They Bump Into Things. They Laugh And Cry. They Urinate. They Vomit.

I Wasn't Into The Lunchbox And Thermos Ski Slope, And That's Where I Was Going.

Puberty Was Very Vague. I Literally Locked Myself In A Room And Played Guitar.

You Do A Movie, Depending On The Character, There's Some Degree Of Makeup Involved, Especially When You're Playing A Vampire And You're All White And Kind Of Dead. Sleeves, Regarding Costumes, There Are Generally Sleeves, Which I Appreciate. I Think We All Do.

Pretty Much Any Drug You Can Name, I've Done It.

It's Kind Of Interesting To Experience That Kind Of A Ride After Well, Essentially So Many Years Of Enjoying A Career Based On Failures And Then Suddenly Something Clicks. The Weird Thing Is, I Never Changed A Thing. The Process Is Still The Process As It Ever Was. The Fact That People Decided To Go And See A Movie That I Was In Was Probably The Most Shocking Thing That I've Ever Been Through.

Out On The Street, You Never Know What You're Getting, And Suddenly Two Days Later You're Beating Yourself In The Head With A Tennis Racket, Wearing A Towel, Quoting Poe. You Don't Want That For Your Kid. You Really Don't Want That.

You Always Miss Them [characters You've Played] Once You've Walked Away, But Part Of Them Always Stays With You Too.

I Don't Pretend To Be Captain Weird. I Just Do What I Do.

People Cry, Not Because They're Weak. It's Because They've Been Strong For Too Long.

I Always Had An Affinity For Lizards. I've Always Felt Somewhat Close To Them. They're Reptiles. I Find Myself Feeling Somewhat Reptilian At Times.

The Wardrobe Guy [of Blow] Was A Genius. He Was So Tapped Into That Period And He Brought Me The Ugliest Things I'd Ever Seen And Then They Were Somehow Beautiful.

I Actually Did Do A Musical Many Years Ago With John Waters Called Cry-baby, But Technically It Was Only Half Me - It Wasn't Me Singing. Tim's [ Burton] The Only Person Brave Enough To Actually Let Me Try To Sing.

I Would Say That He Has A Rather Limited And Uncreative Way Of Looking At The Situation.

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