Look, I know it’s sad to talk about Johnny Depp these days, what with his fall from supreme greatness to, well, whatever it is he’s doing these days. It hurts that the man who gave us “Edward Scissorhands” and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” is spending his time playing a pirate for money and accessorizing, but that’s just the way it is.
Not only is Johnny Depp disappointing us in his movie and fashion choices, he’s also disappointing us just in general. Remember that speech that he gave a couple of weeks back where he seemed super trashed? It’s just not good. And speaking of not good, this new interview he did with Details magazine … the disappointments never end.
On not giving a f—:
“What is really satisfying is, like Marlon, getting to that place where he just didn’t give a f—. First, I reached a point where I cared so much and was so diligent in terms of approaching the work. Then you get to where you care so f—ing much that it gets goddamn beleaguering, you know? But then a great thing happens. Suddenly you care enough to not give a f—, because not giving a f—, that’s the total liberation. Being game to try anything.”
On being f—in’ shy:
“I’m f—in’ shy, man. I’m living, in a sense, like a fugitive. I don’t like to be in social situations—it’s fine for me in a weird way, having to run and hide. Less and less, I have the opportunity to observe, because I’m the one being observed.”
On f—in’ Marlon Brando:
“As Marlon once so beautifully f—ing said to me, life is a birdsong. That’s stuck with me. For everybody, the clock’s ticking. The main thing is whether you sit there and stare at the clock in fear of your ultimate demise—which is pointless—or you just live.”
On being a dog:
“It’s like being a dog at the track. They expect you to live up to some race you happened to be in and won accidentally. From that first second, you’re nothing more than a commodity. They have expectations of another Pirates. It’s great if something works. Boy, that’s killer. But God, to have that as your design . . . it’s ugly, I think.”
On his career:
“The process I love. The other stuff . . . I can deal with being a fugitive for a bit, but I don’t know how much longer a human being really wants to be that. Actors essentially have to peddle their ass to sell the movie. All the by-products or occupational hazards of the thing … At a certain point, one has to dig deep and go, ‘Man, it is a birdsong.'”
If he’s so shy, and if he doesn’t give a f— so much, then why is he even bothering? Why make another “Pirates of the Caribbean” if it makes him feel like a dog? Why be a “fugitive,” especially if he’s not even making good movies anymore to justify it? It’s sad that this is what it’s come to, but maybe Johnny should just go away for a while. If this is the Johnny Depp we’re getting, maybe it would be better to get no Johnny Depp at all.
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