48 Quotes & Sayings By Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is an actor, producer, writer, and director. He has been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and an Academy Award for Best Actor. Born John Christopher Depp II in Owensboro, Kentucky, he moved to his parent's home in Missouri when he was nine years old. Depp graduated from Crystal Lake Central High School in 1987 before moving to Helena, Montana to work on a cattle ranch Read more

He then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California. After graduating from AADA, Depp worked as a voice actor during the early 1990s and had minor roles in several minor films and television series.

If someone were to harm my family or a friend...
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If someone were to harm my family or a friend or somebody I love, I would eat them. I might end up in jail for 500 years, but I would eat them. Johnny Depp
The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure...
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The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants. Johnny Depp
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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. Johnny Depp
My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my...
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My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story. Johnny Depp
Just keep moving forward and don't give a shit about...
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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 try to stay in a constant state of confusion...
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I try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face. Johnny Depp
A dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest.
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A dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Johnny Depp
Everything here is edible; even I'm edible. But that, dear...
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Everything here is edible; even I'm edible. But that, dear children, is cannibalism, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. Johnny Depp
With every part you act, there must be a little...
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With every part you act, there must be a little of yourself in it. If there isn't, it's not acting. It's lying. Johnny Depp
I always felt like I was meant to have been...
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I always felt like I was meant to have been born in another era, another time. Johnny Depp
You gotta be careful: don't say a word to nobody...
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You gotta be careful: don't say a word to nobody about nothing anytime ever. Johnny Depp
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One of the greatest pieces of advice I’ve ever gotten in my life was from my mom. When I was a little kid there was a kid who was bugging me at school and she said “Okay, I’m gonna tell you what to do. If the kid’s bugging you and puts his hands on you; you pick up the nearest rock... Johnny Depp
She's kind of a walking poem, she's this perfect beauty...but...
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She's kind of a walking poem, she's this perfect beauty...but at the same time very deep, very smart. Johnny Depp
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Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can't. Johnny Depp
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When kids hit 1 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. Johnny Depp
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If you love two people at the same time, choose the second. Because if you really loved the first one, you wouldn't have fallen for the second. Johnny Depp
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Now, bring me that horizon. Johnny Depp
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People cry, not because they're weak, it's because they've been strong for too long. Johnny Depp
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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
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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
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If you ever have to choose between loving two people, always pick the second. If you really loved the first, you wouldn't have fallen in love with the second. Johnny Depp
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Life's pretty good, and why wouldn't it be? I'm a pirate, after all Johnny Depp
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Over the years all these vampire movies have come out and nobody looks like a vampire anymore. Johnny Depp
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I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it. Johnny Depp
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Throughout my lifetime I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost barely enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. Johnny Depp
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Am I a romantic? I've seen "Wuthering Heights" ten times. I'm a romantic. Johnny Depp
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I suppose the only thing at 50 you can really start to look forward to is just total irresponsibility. As you get older, you can just sit in a chair, wear anything you want, you know you can walk down; old people dress cool. You know they wear sweatpants. The elderly have it down. Johnny Depp
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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. Johnny Depp
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I don't think it's anything you ever get used to... for many years, I could never sort of put my name in the same sort of category as the word 'famous' or anything like that. And I just found it very uncomfortable... if you get used to it, then something must be wrong. Johnny Depp
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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. Johnny Depp
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There are times when you see how ridiculous is this life, how ludicrous it is, you know, leaving your house every morning and being followed by paparazzi. Johnny Depp
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I was angry and frustrated until I started my own family and my first child was born. Until then I didn't really appreciate life the way I should have, but fortunately I woke up. Johnny Depp
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The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? Like 'Republican party' or 'airplane food.' Johnny Depp
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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. Johnny Depp
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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. Johnny Depp
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I detest jokes - when somebody tells me one, I feel my IQ dropping; the brain cells start to disappear. But something is funny when the person delivering the line doesn't know it's funny or doesn't treat it as a joke. Maybe it comes from a place of truth, or it's a sort of rage against society. Johnny Depp
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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
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Music is still part of my life, but I hate the idea of people coming to see me play the guitar because they've seen me in movies. You want people who are listening to be only interested in the music. Johnny Depp
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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. Johnny Depp
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I marketed pens - on the phone. But the beauty of the gig was that you had to call these strangers and say, 'Hi, how ya doing?' You made up a name, like, 'Hey, it's Edward Quartermaine from California. You're eligible to receive this grandfather clock or a trip to Tahiti.' You promise them all these things if they buy a gross of pens. Johnny Depp
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I was a million percent in love with Edward Scissorhands. I remember looking in the mirror on the last day of shooting... and thinking how sad I was to be saying goodbye to Edward. Johnny Depp
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At 13, I was wearing plain t-shirts. Then I used to steal my mom's clothing. She had all these crushed-velvet shirts with French-cut sleeves. And, like, seersucker bell-bottoms. Johnny Depp
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You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren't allowed to be normal. Johnny Depp
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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. Johnny Depp
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Am I a romantic? I've seen 'Wuthering Heights' ten times. I'm a romantic. Johnny Depp
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You grow up a bit damaged or broken then you have some success but you don't know how to feel good about the work you're doing or the life you're leading. Johnny Depp
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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