Johnny Depp was first famous as a
heartthrob cop on the teenybopper drama 21 Jump Street
(1987-1990). Then he gave up TV for the movies, playing
the fantastical title character in Tim Burton's Edward
Scissorhands (1990) and winning critical acclaim in
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, co-starring Leonardo
DiCaprio). Depp became known as a handsome and thoughtful
actor who craved variety; In the 1990s he took a wide
range of roles, from the lead in Don Juan DeMarco (1995,
with Faye Dunaway and Marlon Brando) to Ichabod Crane
in Sleepy Hollow (1999, with Christina Ricci). In 2001
he played real-life cocaine trafficker George Jung in
the movie Blow (co-starring with Penelope Cruz), and
in 2003 he played swashbuckling pirate Captain Jack
Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl (co-starring Orlando Bloom), helping turn
that movie into the summer's surprise hit. In 2005 he
took on the role of fictional chocolatier Willy Wonka
in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Johnny
Depp Quotes
Pirates 'Life's pretty good, and why wouldnt it be? I'm a
pirate, after all.'
The piano
Speaking about his
piano...."I honestly have no clue how to play, but if you walk into a room with
a baby grand, you're kind of obligated to fuck around on it."
True Lovers "The only creatures that are evolved enough
to convey pure love are dogs and infants."
Life Anything I've done up till 27 May 1999 was kind of an
illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave
me life.
Johnny
on...life. "I think the
thing to do is enjoy the ride while you're on it."
