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Am I a romantic? I've seen Wuthering Heights ten times. I'm a romantic.
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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.
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As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too.
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For me, ambition has become a dirty word. I prefer hunger. To be hungry-great. To have hopes, dreams-great.
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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.
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I am doing things that are true to me. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.
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I don't pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do.
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I guess I'm attracted to these off beat roles because my life has been a bit abnormal. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.
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I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.
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I remember in that red leisure suit I sort of felt like a Pizza Hut employee, and the white one was the ultimate, with the white turtleneck collar, that was the ultimate in bad taste.
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I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you're on it.
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I was ecstatic 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.
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I would do anything Tim [Burton] wanted me to. You know - have sex with an aardvark... I would do it.
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I'll never understand the animal, the machine of Hollywood business. And I don't want to understand it. It's like joining a club, a clique just because everyone else is in it. You don't have any particular interest in it, and it has nothing to do with who you are as a person. You just join it because it's the thing to do.
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I'm not Blockbuster Boy.
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I'm not sure I'm adult yet.
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I'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it.
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If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's OK to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different, is a different color.
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It's all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It's like you've met your reason to live.
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It's fun to imagine what you could do with that kind of money. I could buy that island I've wanted to buy all my life, and live there with my family. Or I could buy some great piece of art that's just going to feed my eyes every day. It's fun to toy with the notion of that, and it is very tempting because money, unfortunately is freedom in today's world.
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It's good to experience Hollywood in short bursts, I guess. Little snippets. I don't think I can handle being here all the time, it's pretty nutty.
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Marlon Brando is maybe the greatest actor of the last two centuries. But his mind is much more important than the acting thing. The way that he looks at things, doesn't judge things, the way that he assesses things. He's as important as, uh... who's important today? Jesus, not many people... Stephen Hawking!
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That's the interesting thing about becoming a father. Suddenly you universally have something in common with other people. I can be sitting next to a very straight, humorless businessman or stockbroker type on an airplane and we'll just start talking about kids. And that conversation last three or four hours.
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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.
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The fact that I am the dad is the most surprising thing. I love my family very much. And here's the part where I become the cliche father: I have never in my life thought it was possible to feel such deep love, such an incredible connection to this amazing little human being. She's an angel.
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The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.
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The quality of life is so different in France. There is the possibility of living a simple life. I would never contemplate raising my daughter in LA. I would never raise any child there.
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There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in our world. And now I have a daughter to think about. It's really the first time I've thought about the future and what it could be.
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Trips to the dentist - I like to postpone that kind of thing.
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With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.
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You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren't allowed to be normal.

Biography

John Christopher Depp II, widely known as Johnny Depp (born June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky), is an American film actor.

He was raised in Florida. His parents divorced when he was 15 and it was at that age that he decided to drop out of school to become a rock musician. He played with a band named The Kids. He later got into acting when his former wife, make-up artist Lori Anne Allison, introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised Depp to turn to acting to support himself and his wife. His film debut was in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

His Work

His debut was in Nightmare on Elm Street, his first ever acting role after his numerous attempts to start a band. He first gained widespread notice in the TV police drama 21 Jump Street, and in a number of movies where he distinguished himself as an acclaimed lead actor who is known for his quirky roles, beginning with Edward Scissorhands. He is able to play a wide variety of roles, from comedy (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|Pirates of the Caribbean) to serious drama (Donnie Brasco), to action (Once Upon A Time In Mexico), and atmospheric thrillers (From Hell). Depp also directed and starred in The Brave, demonstrating his sympathy for the plight of Native Americans. Depp is part Cherokee.

Depp is also noted for his regular appearances in the films of director Tim Burton; they have made five films together to date: Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow as well as the upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride.

During Depp's career, he has gotten into some trouble. He was accused of selling drugs at his club "The Viper Room", after actor River Phoenix died in front of his club from a drug overdose in 1993. In 1994, Depp was arrested for trashing a New York hotel suite. He was later arrested in 1999 for getting into a fight with paparazzi outside a restaurant.

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