100+ Johnny Depp Quotes

“100+ Johnny Depp Quotes” is a compilation of quotes from the versatile American actor and producer, Johnny Depp. With a diverse range of quotes, this collection offers insights into Depp’s perspective on acting, creativity, life, and his experiences in the entertainment industry. Each quote reflects his unique approach to his craft, his artistic sensibility, and his philosophy on living authentically, making it a valuable resource for fans of his work and those seeking inspiration from a true cinematic icon. Whether you admire his performances or appreciate his artistic mindset, this anthology provides a thought-provoking journey through the words of Johnny Depp.

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Johnny Depp Quotes

I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you’re on it.

I don’t pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do.

Life’s pretty good, and why wouldn’t it be? I’m a pirate, after all.

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

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.

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.

I’m shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I’ve done everything I can to avoid it

Tomorrow it’ll all be over, then I’ll have to go back to selling pens again.

If someone is being bullied or feels like an outsider, and they relate to something that I’ve done, even if it’s just igniting a spark, that’s great. I had that feeling as a kid. I was messed with no end.

I’ve never felt particularly ambitious or driven, that’s for sure, although I like to create stuff, whether it’s a little doodle, a drawing, a small painting or a movie or a piece of music, so I suppose I’m driven by that. Everything I’ve done has felt very natural, and it’s happened because it’s happened.

When you have children, there is no room for lies, no room for anything but the truth. Anything other than that is a bad example, I believe.

I’m not sure I’m adult yet.

Captain Jack Sparrow is like a cross between Keith Richards and Pepe Le Pew.

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.

I’ve had the honor and the pleasure and gift of having known Elizabeth Taylor for a number of years. You know, you sit down with her, she slings hash, she sits there and cusses like a sailor, and she’s hilarious.

Things go wrong for me all the time with technology. I’m not familiar enough with it, and I’m too old-school a brain to be able to figure it out. I’m dumb. Anything that I have to attack with my thumbs, for any period of time, makes me feel stupid. So, I try to avoid it, as much as possible, to protect my thumbs.

I have a place that I get to go to in the Bahamas. It’s the only place that guarantees total anonymity and freedom.

For a long time I tried to manage an honesty and openness about my personal life because I’m human and I’m normal – well, semi-normal.

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 went through various stages in my childhood, as we all do, various stages of obsessions with people and things. And I did. I wanted to be the first white Harlem Globetrotter.

When I can focus on something like guitar or painting, I do. I started painting people I admire, like Kerouac, Bob Dylan, Nelson Algren, Marlon Brando, Patti Smith, my girl, my kids.

I don’t go anywhere without a book by James Joyce called ‘Finnegan’s Wake.’

Everything is just very, very blurry. I’ve never had proper vision.

Johnny Depp Quotes in English

You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren’t allowed to be normal.

I made odd noises as a child. Just did weird things, like turn off light switches twice. I think my parents thought I had Tourette’s syndrome.

Just keep moving forward and don’t give a damn about what anybody thinks. Do what you have to do, for you.

My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story.

I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you’re on it.

You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel.

I am doing things that are true to me. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.

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.

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

I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.

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.

I am who I am, and I am what I am. I’m not a psychologist, I’m not a therapist, and I’m not a philosopher. I’m just an individual who’s doing his best in this world.

The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.

There are four questions of value in life… What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.

I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you’re on it.

I was ecstatic 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.

The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.

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 think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.

People cry, not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for too long.

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

I don’t pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do.

You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories.

Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.

I don’t pretend to be something I’m not. I know I’m weird, and I make no effort to conform.

I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you’re on it.

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.

I don’t want to be an action star; action star’s life is boring. I would rather fight with my character than for him.

It’s not the face that makes someone beautiful, it’s their heart.

The only advice I can give to aspiring actors is to keep your head up, always be ready to go at a moment’s notice, and to take rejection like it’s water off a duck’s back.

I am not a great long-term planner. I’m a horrible long-term planner. I’m not a great planner at all. I would probably say that’s my weakest link in life, is trying to plot the future.

I don’t pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do.

There are four questions of value in life… What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.

People don’t want to see me having sex… I’m the Marlon Brando of my generation.

The weirder you are going to be, the more you need to have your own sense of identification and your own thing.

I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it’s going to work or whether I’m going to fall flat on my face.

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

I was always fascinated by people who are considered completely normal because I find them the weirdest of all.

I don’t want to be Hollywood’s boy. I want to be America’s boy.

I am an absolute glutton for peace and quiet.

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.

I think the idea of trying to find another human being that one can spend the rest of one’s life with is so inherently romantic. It’s sort of like picking out the car you’re going to drive for the rest of your life.

I’m an old-fashioned guy… I want to be an old man with a beer belly sitting on a porch, looking at a lake or something.

It’s okay to be different. It’s okay to be unique. It’s okay to be weird. It’s okay to stand out.

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.

I am not a great guitarist by any means, but I’ll make the effort. It’s good to travel with a hobby, something to keep you occupied.

I think the most classical artists who have been around for centuries, they’re all voyeurs. They’re all peeping Toms, you know.

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.

I am doing things that are true to me. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.

I believe in loyalty. I think when a woman is in a relationship, she should be 100 percent committed.

The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.

I’m an old-school guy who has respect for scripts and screenplays. It’s a rare thing now.

I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.

The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.

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

You can close your eyes to things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to things you don’t want to feel.

The great thing about making a movie is that it’s the most collaborative art form I know. You get all these people with all these ideas working together. It’s fantastic.

People change. The characters in my films are drifting towards who I am.

I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you’re on it.

I don’t think anybody’s necessarily ready for death. You can only hope that when it approaches, you feel like you’ve said what you wanted to say.

I’m an actor – it’s not brain surgery. If I do my job right, people won’t ask for their money back.

I’ve always been fascinated by human behavior.

The only thing I have control over is my performances. I have no control over the audience. I have no control over people’s opinions.

I’m having too much fun today to worry about tomorrow.

There’s a part of me that always will be one of those Knights Templar types, a defender of the faith.

People cry not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for too long.

I’ve always been shy, and I’ve always been a worrier. I feel a lot more than I should, and I probably give more than I should.

I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.

I don’t see myself as necessarily a handsome guy. I think plenty of people would and do disagree, but that’s what makes us all unique.

I’m not sure I’m adult yet.

I don’t want to be a product of my time. I want my time to be a product of me.

I don’t pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do.

The only way you can truly control how you are seen is by being honest all the time.

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.

I don’t think anybody doubts my commitment to my music. But there are people who question my commitment to acting.

I am not a great long-term planner. I’m a horrible long-term planner. I would probably say that’s my weakest link in life, is trying to plot the future.

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

I’m just an actor, and if I can leave something behind that the fans and people in general will really enjoy, then I can die happy.

I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.

I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it’s going to work or whether I’m going to fall flat on my face.

I’m not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical.

The only advice I can give to aspiring actors is to keep your head up, always be ready to go at a moment’s notice, and to take rejection like it’s water off a duck’s back.

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’m an old-fashioned guy… I want to be an old man with a beer belly sitting on a porch, looking at a lake or something.

I don’t want to be someone’s good luck charm. I want to be someone’s heartbeat.

You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel.

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.

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

I believe in loyalty. I think when a woman is in a relationship, she should be 100 percent committed.

It’s not the face that makes someone beautiful, it’s their heart.

I think the most classical artists who have been around for centuries, they’re all voyeurs. They’re all peeping Toms, you know.

I don’t want to be Hollywood’s boy. I want to be America’s boy.

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.

I think the idea of trying to find another human being that one can spend the rest of one’s life with is so inherently romantic. It’s sort of like picking out the car you’re going to drive for the rest of your life.