“Johnny is a great character actor,” says director Tim Burton. “A character actor in the form of a leading man – by Steve Head – July 13, 2005 – Ign.com
Steve Head: You do tend to move around from character to character? Is that a reflection of your life? Do you think you’ll now do something completely different than Jack Sparrow or Willy Wonka?
Johnny DEPP: About moving around, I don’t want to be stuck in one spot. My childhood was spent moving around. We were total nomads. Like gypsies just moving from one place to another all of the time and it’s just kind of ingrained into my psyche, into my being. So, I couldn’t stand being in one spot for too long a period of time. Essentially we spilt the year out. Six months in Los Angeles and six months in France. It just seems to work for us. I like, very selfishly and very simply, I like keeping a distance from Hollywood and the sort of whatever… social expectations in Hollywood… because I’m not good at it. I’m really not good at that kind of game. I find great comfort in having that distance because I don’t have the pressure or responsibility of knowing who’s the top dog this week and who’s out from last week. I don’t know who anybody is and I really like it.
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