Johnny Depp Quotes (116 Quotes)

When you live in Hollywood all the time you're constantly in that game, and you're susceptible to the pressures of success and the box office. I couldn't stand it because I had no interest in that.

It was very exciting, ... It's all very new to me, you know It's an interesting and fascinating process. There's something very pure about it being from the page, into the air, and onto the recording machine. You have that and you combine that with doing scenes where they're going to mesh these voices together, but you're doing a scene with people you've never even met before, which is slightly absurd but kinda great.

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.

Fame, celebrity - it's not such a big deal in Europe. People seem to understand that you just have a weird job. They're not running after you, trying to carve chunks out of you. It's strange in the states. Most fans here are great, but there's a handful who have seen the movies and feel they know you. They think it's alright to touch you and ask personal questions.

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.

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

I feel very lucky to have been along for the ride, ... Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl.

How many chances to you get to make a musical about a serial killer? The minute Tim Burton approached me, I was in.

the teachers, the soundtrack and the proper motivation for my life.

The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? Like 'Republican party' or 'airplane food.'

I'm more relaxed since I met Vanessa, I have more distance and therefore I have more perspective,

He had watched the film for the first time that night and said it was brilliant.

I really approached the film as if it was a white big piece of paper and I was just going to draw a picture on it. And whether that picture was good or bad, whatever people thought of it, what they could never take away was that it was my picture.

There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are easy.

I'm going to come check on it weekly, just to make sure that you guys don't take it away and just like store it in a warehouse or something.

His sort of interests, which are more than slightly off center, and a little outside, his interpretation of them does appeal to the masses, which ultimately I think is a very good sign.

Unless he knew you wouldn't believe the truth even if he told it to you.

People say I make strange choices, but they're not strange for me. My sickness is that I'm fascinated by human behavior, by what's underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.

This is a rumor-filled society and if people want to site 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.

singingWhat No. We can't stop here. This is bat country.

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.

I said, 'Why's that' and he said, 'It's because we only have so many faces in our pockets.' After all this time later, I realize how right he was. He was very, very wise.

Me, I'm dishonest, and you can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you have to watch out for.

You do the work and you want people to see it; but, um while I'm doing the work, the result doesn't matter at all to me. Ultimately, I don't, I don't care whether the film is - you know - some big giant box-office bonanza and I don't care if its a complete flop. To me, when a film gets made and it's actually finished it's a success. They're all a success in their own way.

I like very selfishly and very simply keeping a distance from Hollywood and the social expectations from Hollywood because I'm not good at that kind of game,

How 'bout we make it three shillings and we forget the name.

I read that I was in bed with her, which is a ton of shit. I have met her and it went like this 'How do you do' 'Hello, how are you' Now when anyone asks about my affair with Madonna I say no, wrong - it was the Pope. He swept me off my feet.

There is a kind of strange shorthand that it's almost impossible to explain, but it's been there since day one. I've actually had crew members come up to me after watching Tim and I talk about a scene or something and the guy says, 'I watched Tim and you talk for like 10 minutes, and I have no idea what you said, I couldn't understand a word of it.' With Tim it's just much more emotional. I can see it in is eyes, the way he tilts his head a certain way. Or he moves his hands and I can just feel it, you know

Tim and I have known each other for 15 years, so when we go back to doing a film every few years, it's like going home again. He walks this fine line between darkness and comedy like nobody else.

Since wearing a slip and a bra in Ed Wood I have much more respect for women,

I wasn't obnoxious or precocious but I was curious. There were a lot of practical jokes. I got on her nerves basically. I pissed her off quite frequently.

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.

We had talked a couple of times about his last wishes to be shot out of a cannon of his own design. All I'm doing is trying to make sure his last wish comes true. I just want to send my pal out the way he wants to go out.

Trips to the dentist - I like to postpone that kind of thing.

The only gossip I'm interested in is things from the Weekly World News - 'Woman's bra bursts, 11 injured'. That kind of thing.

I may have a feather duster down my pants.

I hated having to wake up in the middle of the night to walk to my bathroom - where suddenly there was a six-foot-seven-inch, headless figure with a sword and a horse

They stick you with those names, those labels -- rebel or whatever whatever they like to use. Because they need a label they need a name. They need something to put the price tag on the back of.

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.

I thought it was fascinating to work with people you've never met,

was nice just a normal person.

If you catch me saying 'I am a serious actor,' I beg you to slap me.

Actually I find myself sneaking a look at women's shoes and stockings. I've developed this subconscious habit. It may be a little dangerous -- I'm a little worried.

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

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.

My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist.

Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop. Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop-heart. Make the bastard chase you. He will follow.

We connected on a number of levels. And it was the beginning of that interesting shorthand that exists between Tim and me.

The secret code is Tim, ... He's just an amazing guy and filmmaker. He's just so pure and unrelenting and not capable of compromise in terms of his vision. I don't know, we have such a strange language.

I'm not sure I'm adult yet.