1 00:00:17,258 --> 00:00:20,227 is to deliver something that's fresh each time, 2 00:00:20,261 --> 00:00:23,471 something that's new or at least to attempt that. 3 00:00:25,163 --> 00:00:27,717 The real responsibility is to entertain them, 4 00:00:27,751 --> 00:00:29,615 to try and make 'em laugh. 5 00:00:29,650 --> 00:00:30,789 That's really it. 6 00:00:37,830 --> 00:00:39,108 Johnny Depp 7 00:00:39,142 --> 00:00:41,420 is perhaps one of the most versatile actors 8 00:00:41,455 --> 00:00:43,284 of his day and age in Hollywood 9 00:00:44,561 --> 00:00:46,667 and has carved a legacy for himself 10 00:00:46,701 --> 00:00:49,187 as a serious, well-rounded performer. 11 00:00:49,221 --> 00:00:51,465 - I started out to make a film that everyone will hate, 12 00:00:51,499 --> 00:00:54,571 to go out of your way to see if they'll just hate it. 13 00:00:56,987 --> 00:00:58,506 I've done that before, haven't I? 14 00:00:59,956 --> 00:01:01,337 - His tendency to frequently play 15 00:01:01,371 --> 00:01:03,753 freakishly eccentric outcast, 16 00:01:03,787 --> 00:01:06,514 whose oddities are misunderstood by society 17 00:01:06,549 --> 00:01:10,311 has made him one of the world's best character actors 18 00:01:10,346 --> 00:01:13,521 with iconic roles such as Captain Jack Sparrow 19 00:01:13,556 --> 00:01:14,729 and Willy Wonka. 20 00:01:14,764 --> 00:01:16,041 - With all the characters I've played, 21 00:01:16,076 --> 00:01:17,801 they're still pretty close to the surface. 22 00:01:17,836 --> 00:01:22,841 There's still each and every one relatively accessible. 23 00:01:23,911 --> 00:01:25,706 - From his stranger roles like the Mad Hatter 24 00:01:25,740 --> 00:01:29,330 in Alice in Wonderland to more conventional performances 25 00:01:29,365 --> 00:01:32,057 like John Dillinger in Public Enemies, 26 00:01:32,092 --> 00:01:36,130 Johnny Depp has managed to capture the hearts of millions, 27 00:01:36,165 --> 00:01:38,063 making him a household name. 28 00:01:39,582 --> 00:01:42,136 It's just so much fun to, 29 00:01:42,171 --> 00:01:44,207 well, get away with things that you're not normally allowed 30 00:01:44,242 --> 00:01:45,760 to get away with it. 31 00:01:45,795 --> 00:01:47,314 John is a lot of fun to write 32 00:01:47,348 --> 00:01:49,661 and he also helps out and contributes a lot 33 00:01:49,695 --> 00:01:50,593 to the character. 34 00:01:50,627 --> 00:01:51,663 He knows it so well. 35 00:01:51,697 --> 00:01:53,216 He knows what the character would say. 36 00:01:53,251 --> 00:01:55,701 He embellishes things so effectively. 37 00:01:57,703 --> 00:02:01,259 - He is sensationally professional and talented actor. 38 00:02:02,432 --> 00:02:04,124 - John, he's a legend, he . 39 00:02:06,678 --> 00:02:09,577 - Johnny Depp is Hollywood's chameleon. 40 00:02:20,692 --> 00:02:22,901 - I've just been very lucky over the years. 41 00:02:22,935 --> 00:02:26,146 It's a miracle that people still hire me 42 00:02:26,180 --> 00:02:27,940 after some of the stuff I've gotten away with. 43 00:02:28,734 --> 00:02:29,735 I mean, honestly. 44 00:02:30,667 --> 00:02:33,153 I lay it all down to luck. 45 00:02:34,499 --> 00:02:35,776 There was no way to predict, 46 00:02:36,984 --> 00:02:41,230 prior to Pirates of the Caribbean, 47 00:02:41,264 --> 00:02:45,475 I was labeled, 48 00:02:45,510 --> 00:02:48,168 they literally used to call me box office poison, 49 00:02:49,652 --> 00:02:51,274 which I was kind of okay with. 50 00:02:51,309 --> 00:02:53,656 That didn't bother me at all, 51 00:02:53,690 --> 00:02:55,968 then suddenly Pirates happened. 52 00:02:57,763 --> 00:03:01,422 Suddenly, Tim doesn't have to fight with studios 53 00:03:01,457 --> 00:03:02,630 to get me the gig anymore, 54 00:03:02,665 --> 00:03:05,737 which he had to for many years. 55 00:03:08,878 --> 00:03:10,500 It just happens. 56 00:03:22,616 --> 00:03:24,273 - Initially known as a teen idol 57 00:03:24,307 --> 00:03:26,309 for his tortured pretty boy looks, 58 00:03:27,276 --> 00:03:29,070 Johnny Depp survived the perils 59 00:03:29,105 --> 00:03:32,522 of adolescent heartthrob status to earn a reputation 60 00:03:32,557 --> 00:03:34,628 as a respected adult actor. 61 00:03:41,773 --> 00:03:45,432 Johnny Depp was born on June 9th, 1963 62 00:03:45,466 --> 00:03:47,399 in Owensboro, Kentucky, 63 00:03:47,434 --> 00:03:49,608 the youngest of four children of waitress, 64 00:03:49,643 --> 00:03:53,681 Betty Sue Palmer and civil engineer, John Christopher Depp. 65 00:03:53,716 --> 00:03:55,821 - Johnny, what else can we expect to see you in? 66 00:03:57,271 --> 00:03:58,686 - Well, it's called something else now. 67 00:03:58,721 --> 00:04:00,274 I think it's called Learning to Fly. 68 00:04:00,309 --> 00:04:02,276 It'll be out in September. 69 00:04:06,349 --> 00:04:07,730 - The family moved frequently 70 00:04:07,764 --> 00:04:09,145 during his childhood, 71 00:04:09,179 --> 00:04:13,045 eventually settling in Miramar, Florida in 1970. 72 00:04:14,633 --> 00:04:18,499 His parents divorced in 1978 when he was 15 73 00:04:18,534 --> 00:04:21,295 and his mother later married Robert Palmer, 74 00:04:21,330 --> 00:04:23,677 whom Johnny has called an inspiration. 75 00:04:26,058 --> 00:04:28,302 Johnny was gifted a guitar by his mother 76 00:04:28,337 --> 00:04:32,099 when he was 12 years old and began playing in various bands. 77 00:04:33,618 --> 00:04:37,725 He dropped out of Miramar High School aged 16 in 1979 78 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,900 to become a rock musician. 79 00:04:39,934 --> 00:04:43,075 He attempted to go back to school two weeks later 80 00:04:43,110 --> 00:04:45,837 but the principal told him to follow his dream 81 00:04:45,871 --> 00:04:47,148 of being a musician. 82 00:04:49,910 --> 00:04:52,740 In 1980, he began playing guitar in a band 83 00:04:52,775 --> 00:04:54,052 called The Kids. 84 00:04:55,985 --> 00:04:58,712 After modest local success in Florida, 85 00:04:58,746 --> 00:05:02,405 the band moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a record deal, 86 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,752 changing their name to Six Gun Method. 87 00:05:08,687 --> 00:05:10,793 In December 1983, 88 00:05:10,827 --> 00:05:13,796 Johnny married makeup artist, Lori Anne Allison 89 00:05:13,830 --> 00:05:16,177 the sister of his band's bassist and singer. 90 00:05:17,627 --> 00:05:21,251 The Kids split up before signing a record deal in 1984 91 00:05:21,286 --> 00:05:24,047 and Johnny subsequently began collaborating 92 00:05:24,082 --> 00:05:26,291 with the band, Rock City Angels. 93 00:05:27,844 --> 00:05:30,882 In the early 1980s, Johnny Depp's then wife, 94 00:05:30,916 --> 00:05:35,024 Lori Anne Allison introduced him to actor, Nicholas Cage 95 00:05:35,058 --> 00:05:37,751 who advised him to pursue an acting career. 96 00:05:38,717 --> 00:05:41,237 His first role was in the horror film, 97 00:05:41,271 --> 00:05:44,413 A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984 98 00:05:44,447 --> 00:05:48,037 in which he played the boyfriend of heroine, Nancy Thompson 99 00:05:48,071 --> 00:05:50,039 and one of Freddy Krueger's victims. 100 00:05:51,730 --> 00:05:55,424 Johnny Depp became a teen idol during the late 1980s 101 00:05:55,458 --> 00:05:57,702 when he starred as an undercover police officer 102 00:05:57,736 --> 00:06:01,533 in a high school operation in the Fox television series, 103 00:06:01,568 --> 00:06:04,985 21 Jump Street, which premiered in 1987. 104 00:06:09,990 --> 00:06:10,887 What are you doing? 105 00:06:10,922 --> 00:06:12,199 This is the way it works. 106 00:06:13,890 --> 00:06:14,960 Stare him down, Hansen. 107 00:06:16,962 --> 00:06:18,723 - Now the homeboy's in your face. 108 00:06:18,757 --> 00:06:20,897 He don't stay here to see if you punk out. 109 00:06:30,148 --> 00:06:31,701 - We can be like this for days, man. 110 00:06:31,736 --> 00:06:34,739 - No, you won't 'cause after you see that you ain't no punk 111 00:06:34,773 --> 00:06:37,120 and that you don't punk out, he's gon' to ask you 112 00:06:38,121 --> 00:06:39,157 where you from. 113 00:06:40,469 --> 00:06:41,849 - He accepted this role 114 00:06:41,884 --> 00:06:45,197 to work with actor, Frederic Forrest who inspired him. 115 00:06:46,060 --> 00:06:47,648 Despite his success, 116 00:06:47,683 --> 00:06:51,652 he felt that the series forced him into the role of product. 117 00:06:51,687 --> 00:06:54,517 He subsequently decided to appear only in films 118 00:06:54,552 --> 00:06:56,174 that he felt were right for him. 119 00:07:10,637 --> 00:07:12,949 After his early acting experiences, 120 00:07:12,984 --> 00:07:16,643 Johnny began to prioritize roles he found more interesting 121 00:07:16,677 --> 00:07:19,024 rather than those he knew would instantly succeed 122 00:07:19,059 --> 00:07:20,267 at the box office. 123 00:07:21,510 --> 00:07:24,685 His first film release in 1990 was Cry-Baby, 124 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,930 a musical comedy set in the 1950s. 125 00:07:27,964 --> 00:07:30,657 Although it was not a huge box office success 126 00:07:30,691 --> 00:07:32,106 upon its release, 127 00:07:32,141 --> 00:07:35,869 over the years, it has gained its status as a cult classic. 128 00:07:37,180 --> 00:07:39,459 1990 also saw the beginning 129 00:07:39,493 --> 00:07:41,530 of Johnny Depp's infamous relationship 130 00:07:41,564 --> 00:07:43,911 and collaborations with Tim Burton. 131 00:07:43,946 --> 00:07:46,707 Their first collaboration saw Johnny 132 00:07:46,742 --> 00:07:50,159 and Edward Scissorhands alongside Winona Ryder. 133 00:07:51,574 --> 00:07:53,749 The film was a commercial and critical success 134 00:07:53,783 --> 00:07:56,648 and began the long association between Johnny Depp 135 00:07:56,683 --> 00:07:57,856 and Tim Burton. 136 00:07:59,168 --> 00:08:02,240 Another of Johnny's memorable roles from the '90s 137 00:08:02,274 --> 00:08:04,898 was in the drama, What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 138 00:08:04,932 --> 00:08:07,901 In which he starred alongside another upcoming actor 139 00:08:07,935 --> 00:08:10,213 of the time, Leonardo DiCaprio. 140 00:08:11,456 --> 00:08:15,080 In 1994, Johnny took on his second collaboration 141 00:08:15,115 --> 00:08:18,877 with Tim Burton in Ed Wood, a biographical film 142 00:08:18,912 --> 00:08:22,467 about one of history's most inept film directors. 143 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:25,884 Johnny has said the film gave him a chance to stretch out 144 00:08:25,919 --> 00:08:27,852 and have some fun with acting again. 145 00:08:29,094 --> 00:08:31,062 Ed Wood received a positive reception 146 00:08:31,096 --> 00:08:34,030 with many critics noting Johnny's performance, 147 00:08:34,065 --> 00:08:35,929 pointing out that he had proved himself 148 00:08:35,963 --> 00:08:38,966 as an established certified actor. 149 00:08:39,001 --> 00:08:42,142 He was nominated for a Golden Globe for this performance. 150 00:08:44,178 --> 00:08:46,940 Johnny Depp's starred alongside Al Pacino 151 00:08:46,974 --> 00:08:50,495 in the 1997 crime drama, Donnie Brasco. 152 00:08:51,254 --> 00:08:52,877 To prepare for this role, 153 00:08:52,911 --> 00:08:56,052 Johnny spent time with the real life Joe Pistone, 154 00:08:56,087 --> 00:08:58,296 on whose memoirs the film was based. 155 00:08:59,642 --> 00:09:02,852 Donnie Brasco was a commercial and critical success 156 00:09:02,887 --> 00:09:05,924 and is considered one of Johnny's finest performances. 157 00:09:05,959 --> 00:09:07,305 - He gave him his trust. 158 00:09:07,339 --> 00:09:08,789 - You gotta get rid of that mustache 159 00:09:08,824 --> 00:09:10,032 and get yourself a pair of pants. 160 00:09:10,066 --> 00:09:11,447 Dress just like me. 161 00:09:11,481 --> 00:09:13,311 - He loved him like a son. 162 00:09:13,345 --> 00:09:15,555 - Nobody can touch you because I represent you. 163 00:09:15,589 --> 00:09:18,696 Keep your nose clean, follow the rules, be a good earner 164 00:09:18,730 --> 00:09:21,250 and maybe one day when they open the books, 165 00:09:21,284 --> 00:09:23,424 you become a wise guy. 166 00:09:23,459 --> 00:09:24,943 I'd die with you, Donnie. 167 00:09:24,978 --> 00:09:27,083 - But he never knew the truth. 168 00:09:28,498 --> 00:09:30,397 - There's a war going on in that mafia family 169 00:09:30,431 --> 00:09:32,088 and that is where Joe is undercover. 170 00:09:32,123 --> 00:09:33,124 Donnie, come here. 171 00:09:35,229 --> 00:09:36,783 - The end of the 1990s 172 00:09:36,817 --> 00:09:40,303 saw Johnny take on further memorable roles in the film, 173 00:09:40,338 --> 00:09:42,720 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 174 00:09:42,754 --> 00:09:45,861 as well as another collaboration with Tim Burton 175 00:09:45,895 --> 00:09:48,139 for the period film, Sleepy Hollow. 176 00:09:49,727 --> 00:09:52,143 Critics have described the characters he plays 177 00:09:52,177 --> 00:09:53,558 as iconic loners. 178 00:09:55,077 --> 00:09:57,666 Johnny's ability to embody all of the different characters 179 00:09:57,700 --> 00:10:01,635 he plays makes for a spectacular show on screen, 180 00:10:01,670 --> 00:10:03,913 improves his diversity as an actor. 181 00:10:06,122 --> 00:10:09,194 Johnny Depp began a relationship with French actress 182 00:10:09,229 --> 00:10:11,231 and singer, Vanessa Paradis, 183 00:10:11,265 --> 00:10:15,304 whom he met while filming The Ninth Gate in France in 1998. 184 00:10:18,169 --> 00:10:19,998 - Have you ever seen someone across the room 185 00:10:20,033 --> 00:10:21,690 and had that feeling of true love at first site? 186 00:10:21,724 --> 00:10:24,140 - Yeah, we've been together about 11 years 187 00:10:24,175 --> 00:10:25,625 and we have two children. 188 00:10:27,350 --> 00:10:28,593 What happened? 189 00:10:29,767 --> 00:10:33,011 - I saw her back from about 30 yards away, 190 00:10:33,046 --> 00:10:35,048 I saw her back and her neck 191 00:10:35,082 --> 00:10:38,845 and then turned around suddenly and looked at me. 192 00:10:38,879 --> 00:10:41,571 I was stupefied and then it was over. 193 00:10:43,366 --> 00:10:45,196 - They have two children, 194 00:10:45,230 --> 00:10:49,269 daughter, Lily Rose Melody Depp born in 1999 195 00:10:49,303 --> 00:10:51,547 and son, John Christopher Depp III 196 00:10:52,479 --> 00:10:55,102 known as Jack born in 2002. 197 00:10:56,552 --> 00:10:58,450 He stated that having children 198 00:10:58,485 --> 00:11:01,246 has given him a real foundation, 199 00:11:01,281 --> 00:11:03,697 a real strong place to stand in life. 200 00:11:06,044 --> 00:11:10,670 - I mean, I think I was making choices back then for my kid 201 00:11:13,086 --> 00:11:16,917 so that when I was all dried up and burned out 202 00:11:16,952 --> 00:11:20,162 in this business, that my children 203 00:11:20,196 --> 00:11:22,509 would have something to be proud of 204 00:11:22,543 --> 00:11:25,926 or hopefully be proud of one day. 205 00:11:25,961 --> 00:11:30,517 They can watch it and say their dad did good work 206 00:11:30,551 --> 00:11:31,552 for a little while. 207 00:11:40,458 --> 00:11:42,632 - In 2003, Johnny Depp stepped 208 00:11:42,667 --> 00:11:46,567 into what would become one of his most iconic roles. 209 00:11:46,602 --> 00:11:49,847 Walt Disney Pictures announced a new adventure film, 210 00:11:49,881 --> 00:11:53,678 Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl 211 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:56,163 and Johnny was playing the now infamous, 212 00:11:56,198 --> 00:11:57,786 Captain Jack Sparrow. 213 00:12:18,910 --> 00:12:21,257 The film was a worldwide success 214 00:12:21,292 --> 00:12:23,294 and Johnny earned widespread acclaim 215 00:12:23,328 --> 00:12:26,262 for his comic performance as Captain Jack, 216 00:12:26,297 --> 00:12:29,231 also receiving a nomination for the Academy Award 217 00:12:29,265 --> 00:12:30,266 for best actor. 218 00:12:31,267 --> 00:12:33,200 Captain Jack was basically... 219 00:12:34,926 --> 00:12:39,620 How I saw the character was a sort of weird combination 220 00:12:39,655 --> 00:12:44,660 between a 18th century rock and roll star, 221 00:12:48,043 --> 00:12:51,218 i.e, Keith Richards and then Pepe Le Pew, 222 00:12:51,253 --> 00:12:55,775 who was a skunk basically. 223 00:13:02,264 --> 00:13:04,300 - The character of Captain Jack Sparrow 224 00:13:04,335 --> 00:13:07,338 is adored by fans who became instantly obsessed 225 00:13:07,372 --> 00:13:10,410 with his comical mannerisms and bizarre personality. 226 00:13:11,756 --> 00:13:14,655 Studio executives had at first been conflicted 227 00:13:14,690 --> 00:13:16,726 about his portrayal of the character 228 00:13:16,761 --> 00:13:20,351 but clearly Captain Jack is very popular with audiences. 229 00:13:21,870 --> 00:13:24,320 Pirates of the Caribbean became iconic 230 00:13:24,355 --> 00:13:28,255 and one of Disney's best loved action and adventure films 231 00:13:28,290 --> 00:13:30,775 with its popularity giving the creators incentive 232 00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:32,466 to begin work on a sequel. 233 00:13:39,335 --> 00:13:42,856 In 2005, Johnny Depp, once again collaborated 234 00:13:42,891 --> 00:13:46,653 with Tim Burton in a new take on a classic story, 235 00:13:46,687 --> 00:13:48,379 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 236 00:13:49,380 --> 00:13:51,382 In true Tim Burton's style, 237 00:13:51,416 --> 00:13:53,867 the film had a slightly dark plot 238 00:13:53,902 --> 00:13:56,766 keeping in theme with his usual creepy style. 239 00:13:57,975 --> 00:13:59,631 Johnny played Willy Wonka, 240 00:13:59,666 --> 00:14:01,426 a very different type of character 241 00:14:01,461 --> 00:14:03,187 to any he had played before. 242 00:14:04,326 --> 00:14:08,157 Once I found him, he was okay. 243 00:14:09,503 --> 00:14:13,956 All the sort of elements combined would get you there 244 00:14:13,991 --> 00:14:17,891 but the trick was finding him 245 00:14:17,926 --> 00:14:21,515 and Tim and I had had talks early on 246 00:14:21,550 --> 00:14:24,725 of what this Wonka might be, 247 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:29,523 where he might be coming from which were very helpful, 248 00:14:29,558 --> 00:14:30,697 those discussions. 249 00:14:30,731 --> 00:14:35,495 Talking about children's show hosts 250 00:14:36,461 --> 00:14:40,431 like we seen as kids who talk 251 00:14:40,465 --> 00:14:45,263 this bizarre kind of speech pattern, rhythm 252 00:14:46,471 --> 00:14:51,097 that's very melodic and kind of stressful. 253 00:14:55,446 --> 00:14:57,758 "Hello children, how are you today?" 254 00:14:59,312 --> 00:15:03,661 That sort of thing became the foundation for the guy 255 00:15:05,145 --> 00:15:09,736 and then you just started thinking about other things 256 00:15:09,770 --> 00:15:13,188 like game show hosts and stuff like that. 257 00:15:13,222 --> 00:15:14,465 Once I found him, 258 00:15:14,499 --> 00:15:17,537 it was pretty easy to get there every day. 259 00:15:18,848 --> 00:15:20,816 - The way his character was styled 260 00:15:20,850 --> 00:15:24,199 has now become memorable as the look of Willy Wonka, 261 00:15:24,233 --> 00:15:26,684 the one that children will often dress up as. 262 00:15:27,996 --> 00:15:29,687 - One of the more interesting sequences to film 263 00:15:29,721 --> 00:15:34,726 was when Tim locked us in the great glass elevator, 264 00:15:38,178 --> 00:15:42,562 suspended 100 feet in the air, 265 00:15:45,703 --> 00:15:50,708 very hot, children and that kind of thing 266 00:15:52,158 --> 00:15:57,094 and then having to imagine what Fudge Mountain looks like 267 00:15:59,648 --> 00:16:02,340 and the sheep being sheared. 268 00:16:02,375 --> 00:16:05,688 That was a kind of an obtuse experience, but yeah. 269 00:16:07,035 --> 00:16:09,071 - Johnny Depp brings some amazing work 270 00:16:09,106 --> 00:16:11,694 to this role from the voice he puts on 271 00:16:11,729 --> 00:16:13,489 to over the top actions. 272 00:16:14,697 --> 00:16:17,942 His ability to push everything to its absolute limit 273 00:16:17,977 --> 00:16:20,565 makes it such a fun performance to watch. 274 00:16:22,015 --> 00:16:24,431 - Try some of my grass, please have a blink, please do. 275 00:16:24,466 --> 00:16:27,607 It's so delectable and so darn good looking. 276 00:16:28,435 --> 00:16:30,092 You can eat the grass? 277 00:16:30,127 --> 00:16:32,025 Of course you can. 278 00:16:32,060 --> 00:16:36,029 Everything in this room is eatable, even I'm eatable 279 00:16:36,064 --> 00:16:39,136 but that is called cannibalism, my dear children 280 00:16:39,170 --> 00:16:42,449 and it's in fact, frowned upon in most societies. 281 00:16:42,484 --> 00:16:45,107 Now, enjoy. 282 00:16:46,971 --> 00:16:47,972 Go on, shoo! 283 00:16:53,495 --> 00:16:55,566 - The fact that Willy Wonka's backstory 284 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,982 featured quite heavily throughout the film 285 00:16:58,017 --> 00:17:01,572 gave it an unusual twist to the classic children's story. 286 00:17:02,918 --> 00:17:06,197 Getting an idea of where this wacky personality comes from 287 00:17:06,232 --> 00:17:07,578 was certainly interesting. 288 00:17:09,097 --> 00:17:11,513 This film was followed by another Burton collaboration 289 00:17:11,547 --> 00:17:14,481 in 2005, where Johnny voiced the character 290 00:17:14,516 --> 00:17:18,313 of Victor Van Dort in the stop-motion animated film, 291 00:17:18,347 --> 00:17:19,279 Corpse Bride. 292 00:17:23,732 --> 00:17:27,356 2006 saw the long awaited pirates sequel, 293 00:17:27,391 --> 00:17:31,119 Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest. 294 00:17:31,153 --> 00:17:34,467 Audiences couldn't wait to see Johnny reprise the role 295 00:17:34,501 --> 00:17:36,538 of Captain Jack Sparrow 296 00:17:36,572 --> 00:17:39,299 and according to several surveys at the time, 297 00:17:39,334 --> 00:17:40,576 this was the main reason 298 00:17:40,611 --> 00:17:43,545 many people went to see the film in cinemas. 299 00:17:43,579 --> 00:17:44,822 When we did the first one, 300 00:17:44,856 --> 00:17:46,617 we thought we'd put everything we could think of, 301 00:17:46,651 --> 00:17:50,517 a talking parrot and a monkey and skeleton, 302 00:17:50,552 --> 00:17:52,105 sword fighting skeletons 303 00:17:52,140 --> 00:17:53,555 but then we started going 304 00:17:53,589 --> 00:17:57,559 into the the sort of mystical history of the ocean 305 00:17:57,593 --> 00:18:01,287 and we came up with things like Davy Jones and the Kraken 306 00:18:01,321 --> 00:18:02,702 or Kraken or Kraken 307 00:18:02,736 --> 00:18:04,876 depending on who you talk about, the sea creature. 308 00:18:04,911 --> 00:18:07,120 There's more adventure, there's more action. 309 00:18:08,708 --> 00:18:11,504 We had a bigger budget so we got to have more fun. 310 00:18:11,538 --> 00:18:13,126 - The sequel also introduced 311 00:18:13,161 --> 00:18:15,094 Captain Jack's biggest rival, 312 00:18:15,128 --> 00:18:18,097 Davy Jones played by actor, Bill Nighy. 313 00:18:26,070 --> 00:18:28,659 - Oh. - You have a debt to pay. 314 00:18:30,178 --> 00:18:33,629 You've been captain of the Black Pearl for 13 years. 315 00:18:33,664 --> 00:18:35,769 That was our agreement. 316 00:18:35,804 --> 00:18:37,668 - Technically, I was only captain for two years, 317 00:18:37,702 --> 00:18:39,773 then I was viciously mutinied upon. 318 00:18:39,808 --> 00:18:42,707 - Then you're a poor captain but a captain nonetheless. 319 00:18:43,743 --> 00:18:46,987 Have you not introduced yourself all these years 320 00:18:47,022 --> 00:18:49,680 as Captain Jack Sparrow? 321 00:18:50,991 --> 00:18:53,166 - Dead Man's Chest was closely followed 322 00:18:53,201 --> 00:18:57,412 by another sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean, At World's End 323 00:18:57,446 --> 00:18:59,034 in 2007. 324 00:18:59,068 --> 00:19:01,726 Both films were box office successes. 325 00:19:01,761 --> 00:19:03,211 - Well, this one, you get everything explained 326 00:19:03,245 --> 00:19:07,215 to you that was left so infuriatingly hanging last time. 327 00:19:07,249 --> 00:19:09,734 Everything is neatly dovetailed and resolved 328 00:19:09,769 --> 00:19:11,633 and you get to see why David Jones 329 00:19:11,667 --> 00:19:16,776 is actually surprisingly rather decent, tender, loving guy. 330 00:19:17,777 --> 00:19:19,261 No, unfortunately he remains a maniac 331 00:19:19,296 --> 00:19:21,160 but you at least get to see what happened to him 332 00:19:21,194 --> 00:19:24,611 and why he's so angry and intense. 333 00:19:26,234 --> 00:19:28,097 - As the third installment of the franchise 334 00:19:28,132 --> 00:19:30,755 seemed to wrap up some major plot lines, 335 00:19:30,790 --> 00:19:33,137 fans were worried this was the last they'd see 336 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:34,552 of Captain Jack. 337 00:19:35,795 --> 00:19:38,177 The character that Johnny developed so in-depth, 338 00:19:38,211 --> 00:19:41,835 Captain Jack Sparrow is appreciated worldwide 339 00:19:41,870 --> 00:19:44,666 and Johnny regularly attends charity events 340 00:19:44,700 --> 00:19:48,532 for children's hospitals dressed as the infamous character 341 00:19:48,566 --> 00:19:51,397 to surprise and bring joy to the patients. 342 00:19:54,779 --> 00:19:58,956 In 2007, Johnny Depp took on the rule of murderous barber, 343 00:19:58,990 --> 00:20:02,925 Sweeney Todd for his sixth film with Tim Burton. 344 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:06,101 Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 345 00:20:06,135 --> 00:20:10,174 was developed from the original 1979 stage musical 346 00:20:10,209 --> 00:20:13,695 and although Johnny was not a fan of the musical genre, 347 00:20:13,729 --> 00:20:16,491 he had grown to like the tail's treatment. 348 00:20:16,525 --> 00:20:21,047 - In the chair, come on, Sweeney's waiting. 349 00:20:21,081 --> 00:20:22,911 I want your . 350 00:20:22,945 --> 00:20:24,671 You sir, two, sir. 351 00:20:24,706 --> 00:20:25,672 Welcome to the grave. 352 00:20:37,891 --> 00:20:40,687 I can guarantee the closest shave you'll ever known. 353 00:20:42,896 --> 00:20:45,036 - May the good Lord smile on you. 354 00:20:52,768 --> 00:20:55,115 - Although he had performed in musical groups, 355 00:20:55,150 --> 00:20:57,808 Johnny was initially unsure that he would be able 356 00:20:57,842 --> 00:21:00,880 to perform the role which required him to sing. 357 00:21:02,157 --> 00:21:04,677 He recorded demos and worked with his old bandmate, 358 00:21:04,711 --> 00:21:07,300 Bruce Witkin to shape his vocals 359 00:21:07,335 --> 00:21:09,302 without a qualified voice coach. 360 00:21:10,959 --> 00:21:13,686 Starring alongside fellow Tim Burton veteran, 361 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,965 Helena Bonham Carter, the film was a huge success 362 00:21:16,999 --> 00:21:19,830 and was praised highly by critics. 363 00:21:19,864 --> 00:21:22,936 Johnny won a Golden Globe for his performance 364 00:21:22,971 --> 00:21:25,870 and was once again nominated for an Academy Award. 365 00:21:28,942 --> 00:21:32,083 Johnny Depp reunited with director, Terry Gilliam 366 00:21:32,118 --> 00:21:36,398 for the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in 2009, 367 00:21:36,433 --> 00:21:39,470 in which Johnny, Jude Law and Colin Farrell 368 00:21:39,505 --> 00:21:41,955 each played the character initially portrayed 369 00:21:41,990 --> 00:21:44,164 by their friend, Heath Ledger, 370 00:21:44,199 --> 00:21:46,305 who died before the film was completed. 371 00:21:47,444 --> 00:21:49,411 All three actors gave their salaries 372 00:21:49,446 --> 00:21:51,171 to Ledger's daughter, Matilda. 373 00:21:53,933 --> 00:21:57,661 He then started in Michael Mann's, 1930s crime film, 374 00:21:57,695 --> 00:22:01,043 Public Enemies in which he portrayed real life gangster, 375 00:22:01,078 --> 00:22:02,873 John Dillinger. 376 00:22:02,907 --> 00:22:05,358 Dillinger was basically a guy 377 00:22:08,050 --> 00:22:09,604 who was public enemy number one 378 00:22:09,638 --> 00:22:11,813 but with me, myself, I never saw him as an enemy 379 00:22:11,847 --> 00:22:12,952 of the public. 380 00:22:12,986 --> 00:22:14,747 I always saw John Dillinger in a way 381 00:22:14,781 --> 00:22:19,683 as a 1930s version of the Robin Hood. 382 00:22:25,654 --> 00:22:28,001 - What is it exactly you do for a living? 383 00:22:31,211 --> 00:22:33,386 John Dillinger, I rob banks. 384 00:22:33,421 --> 00:22:36,078 - That's a serious thing to say to a girl you just met. 385 00:22:36,113 --> 00:22:39,565 - I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars and you. 386 00:22:40,980 --> 00:22:42,568 What else do you need to know? 387 00:22:42,602 --> 00:22:44,155 - Either way, I think that Johnny's done 388 00:22:44,190 --> 00:22:47,918 some of the most brilliant work that any actor, 389 00:22:47,952 --> 00:22:52,957 in particular Depp and it's the inside is exposed 390 00:22:53,268 --> 00:22:54,959 and I like him playing this kind of a character. 391 00:22:54,994 --> 00:22:58,929 A tough guy, a real man. 392 00:22:58,963 --> 00:23:00,689 It was really probably through Johnny, 393 00:23:00,724 --> 00:23:02,346 and maybe one other persons I won't name 394 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:04,244 but if they didn't do it, 395 00:23:04,279 --> 00:23:05,487 I don't think I'd have done a movie. 396 00:23:05,522 --> 00:23:07,178 - I am declaring United States of America's 397 00:23:07,213 --> 00:23:08,456 first war on crime. 398 00:23:11,010 --> 00:23:12,563 - Your task would be to get John Dillinger. 399 00:23:12,598 --> 00:23:13,909 Are you up to that task, Agent Purvis? 400 00:23:13,944 --> 00:23:14,910 Absolutely, sir. 401 00:23:21,227 --> 00:23:22,262 - That's your money, mister? 402 00:23:22,297 --> 00:23:23,471 Yes. 403 00:23:23,505 --> 00:23:25,024 - We're here for the bank's money, not yours. Put it away. 404 00:23:25,058 --> 00:23:26,922 - Now the whole country thinks you're a damn hero. 405 00:23:26,957 --> 00:23:28,614 - Robbing banks is getting tougher. 406 00:23:28,648 --> 00:23:30,305 - We're having too good a time today, 407 00:23:30,339 --> 00:23:32,687 we ain't thinking about tomorrow. 408 00:23:32,721 --> 00:23:33,929 Well, you ought to. 409 00:23:35,517 --> 00:23:38,934 - Johnny! - Put some clothes on, miss. 410 00:23:38,969 --> 00:23:40,349 - How long did it take you 411 00:23:40,384 --> 00:23:41,868 to go through a bank? 412 00:23:41,903 --> 00:23:44,837 - About one minute 40 seconds, flat. 413 00:23:46,183 --> 00:23:48,841 Well, here's a man who killed pretty boy . 414 00:23:50,187 --> 00:23:51,947 - The only way that you will leave a jail cell 415 00:23:51,982 --> 00:23:54,778 is when we take you out to execute you. 416 00:23:54,812 --> 00:23:57,470 - It is an interesting time for a film like this 417 00:23:57,505 --> 00:24:00,300 because when you when you look at John Dillinger 418 00:24:00,335 --> 00:24:03,062 back in those days with the public rooting for him, 419 00:24:03,096 --> 00:24:06,928 the public's sticking by him and supporting him at that time 420 00:24:06,962 --> 00:24:07,722 against the banks, 421 00:24:07,756 --> 00:24:09,275 against the government. 422 00:24:09,309 --> 00:24:10,621 In today's day and age, 423 00:24:10,656 --> 00:24:13,900 today's digital sort of whirlwind that where in 424 00:24:13,935 --> 00:24:15,937 because of the amount of cell phones and all that stuff, 425 00:24:15,971 --> 00:24:18,249 he would have been sold out in like a half a second. 426 00:24:18,284 --> 00:24:20,700 That's a kind of an interesting perspective on things. 427 00:24:20,735 --> 00:24:22,322 - Michael Mann was saying that he was looking forward 428 00:24:22,357 --> 00:24:23,945 to getting your way perhaps, 429 00:24:23,979 --> 00:24:25,774 from the more whimsical characters 430 00:24:25,809 --> 00:24:27,120 and getting you to play a tough guy 431 00:24:27,155 --> 00:24:28,984 'cause he said that Johnny Depp is a tough guy. 432 00:24:29,019 --> 00:24:31,400 Was it nice getting your hands a bit dirtier? 433 00:24:32,678 --> 00:24:34,369 - Well, you always try and get your hands 434 00:24:34,403 --> 00:24:35,784 as dirty as possible in any case. 435 00:24:37,027 --> 00:24:39,512 Sure, it was nice to tackle a character like this. 436 00:24:39,547 --> 00:24:41,100 I don't think it's anything I've done before, 437 00:24:41,134 --> 00:24:43,516 which was part of the excitement 438 00:24:43,551 --> 00:24:46,968 and it's nice to fire a lot of Thompson submachine guns 439 00:24:47,002 --> 00:24:48,003 as well. 440 00:24:50,972 --> 00:24:53,112 - The next Depp-Burton collaboration 441 00:24:53,146 --> 00:24:55,839 was Alice in Wonderland in 2010. 442 00:24:55,873 --> 00:24:57,116 - This is your seventh collaboration 443 00:24:57,150 --> 00:24:58,497 with Tim Burton. 444 00:24:58,531 --> 00:25:00,153 Is there anything you will not do for this man? 445 00:25:00,188 --> 00:25:03,122 - No, I would absolutely do anything for the guy 446 00:25:03,156 --> 00:25:03,950 without question. 447 00:25:03,985 --> 00:25:04,779 Wouldn't matter. 448 00:25:04,813 --> 00:25:06,056 - He played the Mad Hatter 449 00:25:06,090 --> 00:25:08,265 alongside other A-list stars, 450 00:25:08,299 --> 00:25:12,165 Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Alan Rickman. 451 00:25:13,822 --> 00:25:17,481 - I wanted the Hatter to, something that Tim and I early on 452 00:25:17,516 --> 00:25:21,174 we're talking about, if this guy were actually made 453 00:25:21,209 --> 00:25:22,728 up of different people, 454 00:25:22,762 --> 00:25:26,041 they would be the extreme sides of these people. 455 00:25:26,076 --> 00:25:31,115 I wanted to go extremely kind of dark and yeah, 456 00:25:31,150 --> 00:25:34,498 dangerous with the Scotts accent. 457 00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:37,018 I hope I arrived there. 458 00:25:38,226 --> 00:25:42,886 My kids actually saw the film 'cause I haven't. 459 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,130 I sent them out there in the front lines. 460 00:25:46,165 --> 00:25:50,756 They saw it and loved it, absolutely adored it. 461 00:25:50,790 --> 00:25:52,896 Went crazy, quoting things from it 462 00:25:52,930 --> 00:25:55,381 and just thought it was amazing. 463 00:25:55,415 --> 00:25:56,589 Loved every character 464 00:25:57,728 --> 00:25:59,696 and weren't freaked out by it whatsoever. 465 00:26:02,906 --> 00:26:04,252 - This role, once again 466 00:26:04,286 --> 00:26:07,566 showed Johnny's amazing skills as a character actor 467 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,086 developing the Mad Hatter into a larger than life role. 468 00:26:13,123 --> 00:26:16,229 - It was another one that you felt very strongly 469 00:26:16,264 --> 00:26:20,924 about, how he should look, what his behavior was like, 470 00:26:25,204 --> 00:26:28,069 in the end that he shouldn't be just very simply 471 00:26:29,415 --> 00:26:32,314 throwing a rubber ball into a room and letting them go nuts 472 00:26:32,349 --> 00:26:35,835 and just for laughs and stuff. 473 00:26:35,870 --> 00:26:39,425 I thought that there should be some other side to him, 474 00:26:39,459 --> 00:26:44,464 some degree of damage, some trauma in there. 475 00:26:45,293 --> 00:26:48,503 He's a bit damaged and yeah, 476 00:26:51,955 --> 00:26:54,233 I could more than anything again, 477 00:26:54,267 --> 00:26:56,304 to use the word luck again 478 00:26:56,338 --> 00:26:58,720 because I feel so lucky to have, 479 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:05,106 well, to get away with it 480 00:27:05,140 --> 00:27:06,348 because each time out of the gate, 481 00:27:06,383 --> 00:27:07,936 there's always somebody that comes around 482 00:27:07,971 --> 00:27:10,214 and says, oh Jesus, what's he doing now? 483 00:27:13,459 --> 00:27:18,360 You kind of just feel, in a weird way 484 00:27:19,568 --> 00:27:21,018 and I don't mean this in a negative way 485 00:27:21,053 --> 00:27:22,502 but you've sort of infiltrated the enemy camp 486 00:27:22,537 --> 00:27:26,334 on some level and you made it through unscathed. 487 00:27:27,369 --> 00:27:29,164 My approach to the character, 488 00:27:30,787 --> 00:27:35,792 it was just the idea of trying to find those places inside 489 00:27:38,553 --> 00:27:41,521 to go from extreme sides of personality. 490 00:27:41,556 --> 00:27:46,561 One minute you're at full capacity rage 491 00:27:47,389 --> 00:27:48,943 and then the next minute, 492 00:27:48,977 --> 00:27:53,085 you've dropped into some kind of horrific tailspin of fear 493 00:27:55,881 --> 00:28:00,886 and then you go to some very, great height of levity. 494 00:28:02,784 --> 00:28:07,789 That was just what I tried to do within scenes 495 00:28:09,204 --> 00:28:12,311 as much as I could find the right moments for him. 496 00:28:14,554 --> 00:28:16,349 - The following year saw the release 497 00:28:16,384 --> 00:28:19,180 of the fourth installment in the Pirates series, 498 00:28:19,214 --> 00:28:22,286 Pirates of the Caribbean, On Stranger Tides, 499 00:28:22,321 --> 00:28:24,185 much to the surprise of fans. 500 00:28:25,427 --> 00:28:27,326 - You could guide an expedition. 501 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,468 You are Jack Sparrow. 502 00:28:34,264 --> 00:28:36,438 - There should be a captain in there somewhere. 503 00:28:36,473 --> 00:28:38,475 With all the characters you play, I mean, at least for me, 504 00:28:38,509 --> 00:28:39,821 with all the characters I've played, 505 00:28:39,856 --> 00:28:42,134 they're still pretty close to the surface. 506 00:28:42,168 --> 00:28:46,966 They're still each and every one relatively accessible. 507 00:28:48,727 --> 00:28:49,935 You're right though. 508 00:28:49,969 --> 00:28:51,971 Some of them, you have to work up to, 509 00:28:52,006 --> 00:28:54,249 and other one's just come a little bit easier 510 00:28:54,284 --> 00:28:56,389 and Captain Jack, certainly having played him now 511 00:28:56,424 --> 00:29:01,084 four times, he arrives pretty quickly. 512 00:29:02,879 --> 00:29:04,121 He arrives a little too quickly 513 00:29:04,156 --> 00:29:08,160 but in fact, he arrives in life a lot, 514 00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:14,822 dropping your kids off at school and he'll just show up. 515 00:29:14,856 --> 00:29:18,515 - Jack Sparrow, this is his invention. 516 00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:19,516 It's his series. 517 00:29:19,550 --> 00:29:21,138 He's made it a success 518 00:29:21,173 --> 00:29:24,176 along with a lot of other talented people behind him 519 00:29:24,210 --> 00:29:25,073 and with him. 520 00:29:26,212 --> 00:29:30,182 It's his to champion and hopefully carry on. 521 00:29:30,216 --> 00:29:32,287 The fountain is the prize. 522 00:29:32,322 --> 00:29:33,495 - Mermaid Waters, 523 00:29:33,530 --> 00:29:34,773 that could be our path. 524 00:29:35,704 --> 00:29:36,878 Steady as she goes. 525 00:29:36,913 --> 00:29:38,224 What's your play, Jack? 526 00:29:38,259 --> 00:29:40,364 - I thought I should give you warning, we're taking the ship. 527 00:29:40,399 --> 00:29:43,126 It's nothing personal. 528 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,576 you just, stay out of it. 529 00:29:47,682 --> 00:29:49,304 - I always leave a cliffhanger at the end 530 00:29:49,339 --> 00:29:50,789 and you think, I've got a funny feeling 531 00:29:50,823 --> 00:29:52,238 we're all gonna be getting back together again 532 00:29:52,273 --> 00:29:53,826 in another year or two. 533 00:29:53,861 --> 00:29:55,932 The crew are amazing. 534 00:29:55,966 --> 00:29:58,486 The set, the attention to detail, the costumes 535 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:01,040 and the makeup makes our job really easy to do. 536 00:30:01,075 --> 00:30:02,870 - You always feel that responsibility 537 00:30:02,904 --> 00:30:07,150 and you feel grateful for great people like them 538 00:30:07,184 --> 00:30:09,393 to give me an opportunity to be part of it. 539 00:30:09,428 --> 00:30:14,433 I felt very welcome and I enjoyed every minute of it. 540 00:30:15,572 --> 00:30:16,815 - They'll be dangers along the way. 541 00:30:16,849 --> 00:30:21,440 Firstly, mermaids, zombies, Blackbeard, 542 00:30:23,683 --> 00:30:25,202 the pirate all pirates fear. 543 00:30:27,273 --> 00:30:32,278 - If I do not make it to the fountain, neither will you. 544 00:30:36,904 --> 00:30:39,458 - Is that it? - I think so. 545 00:30:46,741 --> 00:30:48,501 It has began, again! 546 00:30:49,986 --> 00:30:52,471 Are we not kingsmen? 547 00:30:52,505 --> 00:30:53,748 How is it we can never meet 548 00:30:53,782 --> 00:30:55,543 without you pointing something at me? 549 00:30:55,577 --> 00:30:57,303 There's the Jack I know. 550 00:31:03,620 --> 00:31:06,278 Fight to the bitter end! 551 00:31:06,312 --> 00:31:08,176 - You know that feeling you get when you're standing 552 00:31:08,211 --> 00:31:11,593 in a high place to suddenly just jump? 553 00:31:14,562 --> 00:31:17,151 I don't have it. 554 00:31:19,222 --> 00:31:22,915 Did everyone see that because I will not be doing it again. 555 00:31:22,950 --> 00:31:25,469 The only responsibility really, I think you have 556 00:31:25,504 --> 00:31:28,472 is to deliver something that's fresh each time, 557 00:31:28,507 --> 00:31:32,407 something that's new or at least to attempt that. 558 00:31:34,202 --> 00:31:37,067 The real responsibility is to entertain them, 559 00:31:37,102 --> 00:31:38,517 to try and make 'em laugh. 560 00:31:38,551 --> 00:31:39,898 That's really it. 561 00:31:42,521 --> 00:31:44,833 Already starting out as a pirate, 562 00:31:44,868 --> 00:31:45,938 you're not on good footing 563 00:31:45,973 --> 00:31:50,978 in terms of making an impression 564 00:31:52,980 --> 00:31:55,430 'cause the pirate that's too good 565 00:31:55,465 --> 00:31:57,501 would probably be thrown out, wouldn't he? 566 00:31:57,536 --> 00:31:58,330 Thrown overboard. 567 00:32:00,194 --> 00:32:01,678 I think our only responsibility, 568 00:32:01,712 --> 00:32:04,336 my only responsibility is just to try 569 00:32:04,370 --> 00:32:07,339 and invent new situations, 570 00:32:07,373 --> 00:32:09,893 new bits and pieces that entertain. 571 00:32:11,757 --> 00:32:13,897 - The film featured new cast members 572 00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:16,141 who hadn't appeared in the earlier films, 573 00:32:16,175 --> 00:32:17,936 creating different storylines. 574 00:32:19,109 --> 00:32:20,766 This installment of the Pirate series 575 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,562 was again, a box office success. 576 00:32:23,596 --> 00:32:27,497 - It's funny how the films have been accepted 577 00:32:31,363 --> 00:32:34,228 and how the characters have been accepted 578 00:32:34,262 --> 00:32:39,060 and you think back when we first started out on Pirates one, 579 00:32:39,095 --> 00:32:40,337 it was very simple. 580 00:32:40,372 --> 00:32:41,752 It's just like any other character, 581 00:32:41,787 --> 00:32:43,962 you just sort of grab bits and pieces 582 00:32:43,996 --> 00:32:48,897 and out comes this kind of weird little stew you've created 583 00:32:49,829 --> 00:32:53,661 and so what I'm saying is, 584 00:32:53,695 --> 00:32:55,663 none of us have done anything really different 585 00:32:55,697 --> 00:32:57,320 other than just kind of create these characters 586 00:32:57,354 --> 00:32:59,563 and then boom, whatever happened happened. 587 00:33:01,186 --> 00:33:04,913 It's the first time I was ever offered the opportunity 588 00:33:04,948 --> 00:33:08,503 to say, hey, there's a couple of more possibilities 589 00:33:08,538 --> 00:33:11,990 or there's a few more bits to mind 590 00:33:12,024 --> 00:33:13,681 in terms of the character 591 00:33:13,715 --> 00:33:17,512 and it's just so much fun to get away with things 592 00:33:17,547 --> 00:33:19,549 that you're not normally allowed to get away with, 593 00:33:19,583 --> 00:33:24,588 to be totally irreverent, to play as absurd as you'd like. 594 00:33:30,422 --> 00:33:34,633 It's a very special opportunity. 595 00:33:37,774 --> 00:33:39,879 - In 2011, Johnny Depp worked 596 00:33:39,914 --> 00:33:41,571 on a new animated film 597 00:33:41,605 --> 00:33:43,883 in which he voiced the title character, 598 00:33:43,918 --> 00:33:45,575 a lizard in Rango. 599 00:33:47,404 --> 00:33:49,510 The film had a worldwide appeal 600 00:33:49,544 --> 00:33:51,788 and showed Johnny could still create magic 601 00:33:51,822 --> 00:33:53,341 from behind a camera 602 00:33:53,376 --> 00:33:56,724 just using his voice to develop a lovable character. 603 00:33:59,589 --> 00:34:02,661 Johnny then returned to Hunter S. Thompson's work 604 00:34:02,695 --> 00:34:06,768 in a film adaptation of the novel, The Rum Diary 605 00:34:06,803 --> 00:34:09,357 which also became the first project undertaken 606 00:34:09,392 --> 00:34:12,084 by his production company, Infinitum Nihil. 607 00:34:13,775 --> 00:34:15,743 He found this novel 608 00:34:15,777 --> 00:34:18,918 and the novel got published 40 years after it was written. 609 00:34:20,610 --> 00:34:23,233 Then asked me to have a go at the screenplay for it, 610 00:34:23,268 --> 00:34:24,131 which I did. 611 00:34:24,165 --> 00:34:26,305 I'm a screenwriter, that's I do. 612 00:34:26,340 --> 00:34:30,102 Then to my amazement, he said, okay, now you can direct it 613 00:34:30,137 --> 00:34:32,967 and I was very resistant to that at first 614 00:34:33,001 --> 00:34:35,487 but, it's pretty cool being pulleyed 615 00:34:35,521 --> 00:34:37,868 by world's number one film star. 616 00:34:37,903 --> 00:34:39,767 No, you're doing it 617 00:34:39,801 --> 00:34:41,907 and phoning up, you're doing it, doing it. 618 00:34:41,941 --> 00:34:43,736 It's his face on screen. 619 00:34:43,771 --> 00:34:45,048 His risk, not mine. 620 00:34:46,843 --> 00:34:49,639 If the film is a complete failure, 621 00:34:49,673 --> 00:34:51,296 it's Johnny on screen, not me. 622 00:34:51,330 --> 00:34:53,470 - It was a book that almost never happened. 623 00:34:53,505 --> 00:34:57,750 Weirdly, it was something that I accidentally located 624 00:34:57,785 --> 00:34:59,062 when I was going through the manuscripts 625 00:34:59,097 --> 00:35:00,581 of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 626 00:35:00,615 --> 00:35:02,652 with Hunter in his war room 627 00:35:02,686 --> 00:35:05,137 and we sat down and started reading the thing, 628 00:35:05,172 --> 00:35:08,554 cross-legged on the floor and Hunter said, 629 00:35:09,693 --> 00:35:12,075 "We should make this into a film." 630 00:35:12,110 --> 00:35:14,871 I said, "Yeah, maybe you should publish it first." 631 00:35:14,905 --> 00:35:18,599 - He is sensationally professional and talented actor 632 00:35:18,633 --> 00:35:21,291 but he's also a great painter and a great musician 633 00:35:21,326 --> 00:35:24,674 and he's got a wonderful library and I'm a bibliomaniac. 634 00:35:24,708 --> 00:35:27,780 I collect the same writers that he does 635 00:35:27,815 --> 00:35:29,644 so there was an immediate symbiosis 636 00:35:29,679 --> 00:35:32,923 between us on that level in that the first time we met, 637 00:35:32,958 --> 00:35:35,167 we sat there all afternoon talking about Verlaine 638 00:35:35,202 --> 00:35:38,205 and so that was all good stuff. 639 00:35:40,897 --> 00:35:43,693 - We worked very hard together to try to get it done 640 00:35:45,004 --> 00:35:49,147 and because it was such a long shot at that time, 641 00:35:49,181 --> 00:35:53,806 the two of us doing some sort unexpected tap dance 642 00:35:53,841 --> 00:35:55,498 to try to get money for the film. 643 00:35:55,532 --> 00:35:56,913 It didn't work very well 644 00:35:56,947 --> 00:36:01,642 and we kept pushing forward and then 2,500 made his exit. 645 00:36:08,511 --> 00:36:10,720 After we'd gotten Bruce on board, 646 00:36:10,754 --> 00:36:12,342 we pushed it through, but I mean, 647 00:36:12,377 --> 00:36:15,069 14 years to get this thing made. 648 00:36:15,103 --> 00:36:17,002 - So there's been a labor of love for you? 649 00:36:17,036 --> 00:36:19,315 - Of course, it was Hunter's last, one of his last dreams 650 00:36:19,349 --> 00:36:22,525 so I had to make it come true, there was no other way. 651 00:36:22,559 --> 00:36:27,323 I mean, obviously there's a little bit more responsibility 652 00:36:27,357 --> 00:36:30,222 in terms of you're playing someone who you knew and loved 653 00:36:30,257 --> 00:36:35,227 but an earlier version where he had not yet found the avenue 654 00:36:36,435 --> 00:36:38,299 for the rage or the voice itself. 655 00:36:42,786 --> 00:36:44,685 - Did it get quite emotional at times? 656 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:48,689 - Of course, because you're serving your best friend 657 00:36:49,517 --> 00:36:50,760 who's not there with you. 658 00:36:51,968 --> 00:36:53,072 - Great, thank you so much. 659 00:36:53,107 --> 00:36:55,696 Thank you, thanks very much. 660 00:36:58,043 --> 00:37:00,356 - In 2012, Johnny Depp's starred 661 00:37:00,390 --> 00:37:03,876 in his eighth film with Tim Burton, Dark Shadows, 662 00:37:03,911 --> 00:37:05,913 alongside Michelle Pfeiffer 663 00:37:05,947 --> 00:37:08,709 and of course, Helena Bonham Carter. 664 00:37:08,743 --> 00:37:13,403 - I think it's one of Tim's finest yet again. 665 00:37:13,438 --> 00:37:14,922 I mean, he just keeps getting better and better 666 00:37:14,956 --> 00:37:18,339 as a filmmaker and as an artist 667 00:37:18,374 --> 00:37:21,239 but I certainly haven't gotten tired of working with Tim. 668 00:37:21,273 --> 00:37:22,895 I don't think I ever would. 669 00:37:22,930 --> 00:37:25,967 It's always fresh, it's always new, it's always different. 670 00:37:26,002 --> 00:37:29,350 It feels like the first time every time. 671 00:37:30,903 --> 00:37:32,836 - The film was based on the 1960s 672 00:37:32,871 --> 00:37:35,943 Gothic television soap opera of the same name, 673 00:37:35,977 --> 00:37:38,359 which had been one of his favorites as a child. 674 00:37:39,222 --> 00:37:40,465 Well, it was fair 675 00:37:40,499 --> 00:37:41,949 'cause I mean, a lot of people know it. 676 00:37:41,983 --> 00:37:43,502 I mean, there was, there was a group of us 677 00:37:43,537 --> 00:37:46,160 like Johnny or Michelle Pfeiffer and others, 678 00:37:46,194 --> 00:37:47,334 but it wasn't . 679 00:37:47,368 --> 00:37:49,197 Other countries didn't know about it. 680 00:37:49,232 --> 00:37:51,855 We just tried to do what we loved about the show 681 00:37:51,890 --> 00:37:54,651 and not have it be reliant on anybody 682 00:37:54,686 --> 00:37:56,135 knowing what the show was. 683 00:37:57,344 --> 00:38:02,038 - My twist and Tim's twist on the vampire 684 00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:09,183 and certainly the base ingredient was Jonathan Fred. 685 00:38:09,217 --> 00:38:12,842 He was wonderful in the role and there was no way 686 00:38:12,876 --> 00:38:16,535 to escape the sort of beauty that he contributed. 687 00:38:16,570 --> 00:38:18,917 - There was no political context? 688 00:38:18,951 --> 00:38:21,299 No, political context. 689 00:38:21,333 --> 00:38:22,679 You wanna wear a fake nose in you're fucking-- 690 00:38:22,714 --> 00:38:23,991 The same year, 691 00:38:24,025 --> 00:38:26,304 Johnny Depp and his 21 Jump Street co-stars, 692 00:38:26,338 --> 00:38:28,892 Peter DeLuise and Holly Robinson 693 00:38:28,927 --> 00:38:31,964 briefly reprised their roles in cameo appearances 694 00:38:31,999 --> 00:38:35,071 in the series 2012 feature film adaptation. 695 00:38:35,105 --> 00:38:37,763 - I mean, look, we know what it's like being an undercover. 696 00:38:37,798 --> 00:38:39,040 Metro Police Jump Street division. 697 00:38:39,075 --> 00:38:40,421 - Come on, you guys are Jump Street? 698 00:38:40,456 --> 00:38:41,871 - Yeah. - Yeah. 699 00:38:41,905 --> 00:38:43,459 - That's funny because we were actually Jump Street. 700 00:38:43,493 --> 00:38:44,977 - What? - That's crazy. 701 00:38:45,012 --> 00:38:47,186 - He also announced the split from his wife, 702 00:38:47,221 --> 00:38:50,983 Vanessa Paradis but the pair are close friends. 703 00:38:53,020 --> 00:38:54,987 Johnny Depp's next starring role, 704 00:38:55,022 --> 00:38:58,991 as Tonto in the Lone Ranger was not well received 705 00:38:59,026 --> 00:39:00,959 by the public or the critics. 706 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:03,720 I had a ball. 707 00:39:03,755 --> 00:39:08,760 Working with Armie was the gas, the guy, he's very funny. 708 00:39:09,416 --> 00:39:11,072 He's very talented. 709 00:39:11,107 --> 00:39:15,387 He's a really good guy and we're like a house on fire 710 00:39:16,561 --> 00:39:17,838 which I think comes through on screen. 711 00:39:17,872 --> 00:39:18,908 Absolutely, yeah. 712 00:39:18,942 --> 00:39:20,461 What do you think audiences can expect 713 00:39:20,496 --> 00:39:23,153 from this take on it 'cause there's a different take on Tonto in particular? 714 00:39:23,188 --> 00:39:27,088 - Well, the interesting thing about this particular, 715 00:39:27,123 --> 00:39:29,574 let's say incarnation of Lone Ranger 716 00:39:29,608 --> 00:39:32,162 is that it's totally different than the first. 717 00:39:32,197 --> 00:39:36,166 It's got this sort of the mainstay kind of elements 718 00:39:36,201 --> 00:39:41,206 but the majority of the story is very different 719 00:39:42,621 --> 00:39:46,073 and puts Tonto in a place where he should have never been 720 00:39:46,107 --> 00:39:48,420 in the first place, which is the sidekick. 721 00:39:48,455 --> 00:39:50,595 Tonto is no longer the sidekick, 722 00:39:50,629 --> 00:39:55,634 he's more of the sort of the lone ranger's spirit leader 723 00:39:56,463 --> 00:39:58,465 if you want or spirit walker. 724 00:40:01,537 --> 00:40:03,573 - The film was a box office bomb 725 00:40:03,608 --> 00:40:08,406 that caused Walt Disney Studios to take a $190 million loss. 726 00:40:13,100 --> 00:40:16,379 In 2012, Johnny was listed as the highest paid actor 727 00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:18,450 in the Guinness book of World Records 728 00:40:18,485 --> 00:40:21,419 for earning a total of $75 million in 2011. 729 00:40:23,559 --> 00:40:25,388 That great amount of money was earned 730 00:40:25,423 --> 00:40:28,460 thanks to his most financially successful films, 731 00:40:28,495 --> 00:40:31,429 Pirates of the Caribbean and Alice in Wonderland 732 00:40:32,913 --> 00:40:36,710 each grossing $3 billion and $1 billion respectively. 733 00:40:40,507 --> 00:40:45,132 In 2015, Johnny took on the lead role in Black Mass, 734 00:40:45,166 --> 00:40:46,996 which earned him his third nomination 735 00:40:47,030 --> 00:40:49,032 for the best actor SAG Award. 736 00:40:50,896 --> 00:40:51,897 It comes everything 737 00:40:55,142 --> 00:40:57,247 once you're able to actually see the character 738 00:40:58,766 --> 00:41:02,114 and we did five or six tests with my makeup artist 739 00:41:04,738 --> 00:41:06,705 to get it to the point 740 00:41:06,740 --> 00:41:10,709 where it was just as perfect as we can get. 741 00:41:13,540 --> 00:41:17,578 Not only the fact that it aids 742 00:41:17,613 --> 00:41:20,167 in bringing that character to life, 743 00:41:20,201 --> 00:41:25,206 it was quite interesting to see the reactions 744 00:41:26,207 --> 00:41:28,934 from some of his former associates. 745 00:41:31,143 --> 00:41:32,938 Some of them were quite freaked out. 746 00:41:32,973 --> 00:41:35,113 Really? 747 00:41:35,147 --> 00:41:37,667 There were extras sometimes 748 00:41:37,702 --> 00:41:39,531 and they would be in the scene 749 00:41:39,566 --> 00:41:44,536 and afterwards, there were a bit freaked out. 750 00:41:46,434 --> 00:41:48,644 - A bit close for comfort. - I think. 751 00:41:48,678 --> 00:41:51,785 It was like seeing Whitey Bulger 30 years ago. 752 00:41:53,752 --> 00:41:55,892 - He plays James Whitey Bulger, 753 00:41:55,927 --> 00:41:58,550 the head of the Winter Hill gang who dealt drugs 754 00:41:58,585 --> 00:42:00,656 and ran an extortion racket on the streets 755 00:42:00,690 --> 00:42:03,969 of inner city Boston in the '80s and early '90s 756 00:42:04,004 --> 00:42:07,214 while simultaneously working as an FBI informant. 757 00:42:08,629 --> 00:42:12,875 - It was a conscious decision to sort of combine 758 00:42:12,909 --> 00:42:16,223 my approach to the character 759 00:42:16,257 --> 00:42:21,262 with Scott Cooper's style of filmmaking. 760 00:42:23,851 --> 00:42:28,856 He's really different. 761 00:42:31,238 --> 00:42:32,998 This is only his third film. 762 00:42:33,033 --> 00:42:36,588 I mean, if you think about it, it's only his third film 763 00:42:36,623 --> 00:42:41,628 and the guy, he's just brilliant. 764 00:42:43,043 --> 00:42:46,356 I've been a fan of his movies, his other two movies. 765 00:42:49,774 --> 00:42:52,397 What's beautiful about him is he has no fear. 766 00:42:52,431 --> 00:42:54,606 He's not afraid to take chances, 767 00:42:54,641 --> 00:42:59,611 he's not afraid to do a very large sort of a scene 768 00:43:00,370 --> 00:43:01,233 in one shot. 769 00:43:03,063 --> 00:43:08,068 That sort of bravery is missing. 770 00:43:09,310 --> 00:43:11,934 We used to have and people like that 771 00:43:11,968 --> 00:43:12,935 who did that. 772 00:43:14,764 --> 00:43:15,662 Something different 773 00:43:15,696 --> 00:43:16,904 in the film industry then. 774 00:43:16,939 --> 00:43:19,251 - Yeah, he's got a radical voice, I think 775 00:43:19,286 --> 00:43:22,496 and I'm really appreciative of him. 776 00:43:23,911 --> 00:43:28,329 Anytime that people take notice of something you've done, 777 00:43:36,303 --> 00:43:40,756 although my process hasn't changed at all. 778 00:43:40,790 --> 00:43:44,449 My process is the same as it has ever been 779 00:43:44,483 --> 00:43:48,695 but of course, it's really nice to hear 780 00:43:48,729 --> 00:43:50,731 that people responded to it. 781 00:43:52,319 --> 00:43:54,114 - Critics praised his role 782 00:43:54,148 --> 00:43:56,737 and said it was exciting to see him back on form. 783 00:43:57,980 --> 00:43:59,464 In the same year, 784 00:43:59,498 --> 00:44:02,674 he also started alongside Gwyneth Paltrow in Mordecai, 785 00:44:02,709 --> 00:44:05,021 an adaptation from the novel series. 786 00:44:06,505 --> 00:44:09,854 Johnny played Lord Charlie Mordecai, an art dealer 787 00:44:09,888 --> 00:44:13,305 and swindler who races to recover a stolen painting 788 00:44:13,340 --> 00:44:16,964 rumored to contain a code that leads to lost gold. 789 00:44:20,105 --> 00:44:21,451 The first time I read it, 790 00:44:21,486 --> 00:44:25,317 I thought it could never ever be a movie, it's too much. 791 00:44:25,352 --> 00:44:28,666 In fact, you realize it's like seven movies in it. 792 00:44:28,700 --> 00:44:31,876 You could make at least five movies from . 793 00:44:36,915 --> 00:44:39,021 I am Lord Charlie Mordecai, 794 00:44:41,195 --> 00:44:45,268 respected by all who know me, slightly. 795 00:44:45,303 --> 00:44:47,719 - Excellent shot, sir! - Man down. 796 00:44:49,410 --> 00:44:51,205 - I am an art dealer, an officianado. 797 00:44:53,587 --> 00:44:57,487 My wife, Joanna, my only true love. 798 00:44:57,522 --> 00:44:59,455 - I thought I'd see how you secret agent men 799 00:44:59,489 --> 00:45:00,836 run the world. 800 00:45:00,870 --> 00:45:03,114 - I'm afraid I shall have to put my foot down, darling. 801 00:45:03,148 --> 00:45:04,253 Sorry? 802 00:45:04,287 --> 00:45:05,737 - With your permission, of course. 803 00:45:07,290 --> 00:45:10,708 - Also in 2015, Johnny married Amber Heard, 804 00:45:10,742 --> 00:45:12,710 his co-star from The Rum Diary. 805 00:45:14,194 --> 00:45:17,369 This relationship would go on to fall apart very publicly 806 00:45:17,404 --> 00:45:20,027 and be the source of grueling court cases. 807 00:45:23,237 --> 00:45:27,310 In 2016, Johnny Depp reprised the role of the Mad Hatter 808 00:45:27,345 --> 00:45:30,279 in Tim Burton's, Alice Through the Looking Glass, 809 00:45:30,313 --> 00:45:32,902 the sequel to Alice in Wonderland. 810 00:45:32,937 --> 00:45:34,904 The film had been a huge success 811 00:45:34,939 --> 00:45:37,942 which warranted a sequel which did just as well. 812 00:45:40,427 --> 00:45:44,638 - It's to be able to get back into that skin, 813 00:45:47,537 --> 00:45:51,472 to be able to explore a little bit more about the character 814 00:45:51,507 --> 00:45:56,512 other layers, essentially. 815 00:45:58,548 --> 00:46:01,620 You see the Hatter at his absolute worst . 816 00:46:14,116 --> 00:46:15,980 - Johnny had also been secretly cast 817 00:46:16,014 --> 00:46:19,086 to play dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald 818 00:46:19,121 --> 00:46:20,467 in a cameo appearance 819 00:46:20,501 --> 00:46:24,402 in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2016, 820 00:46:24,436 --> 00:46:27,750 the first installment of a Fantastic Beasts franchise 821 00:46:27,785 --> 00:46:29,407 which is considered a prequel 822 00:46:29,441 --> 00:46:31,581 to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. 823 00:46:32,997 --> 00:46:36,207 His name was not mentioned in the promotional materials 824 00:46:36,241 --> 00:46:38,312 and his cameo was only revealed 825 00:46:38,347 --> 00:46:39,520 at the end of the film. 826 00:46:42,144 --> 00:46:46,389 In 2017, he also reprised his role as Captain Jack Sparrow 827 00:46:46,424 --> 00:46:49,220 in the fifth installment of the Pirate series, 828 00:46:49,254 --> 00:46:53,396 Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Men Tell No Tales. 829 00:46:53,431 --> 00:46:56,261 - In the U. - S, it was less popular with audiences 830 00:46:56,296 --> 00:46:57,987 than the previous installments 831 00:46:58,022 --> 00:47:00,887 but had a good box office return internationally. 832 00:47:03,337 --> 00:47:06,340 Johnny Depp's last film release of 2017 833 00:47:06,375 --> 00:47:08,411 was the Agatha Christie adaptation 834 00:47:08,446 --> 00:47:10,897 of Murder On The Orient Express, 835 00:47:10,931 --> 00:47:13,589 in which he was part of an ensemble cast. 836 00:47:18,732 --> 00:47:22,287 In 2018, Johnny Depp starred in City of Lies 837 00:47:22,322 --> 00:47:25,532 as Russell Poole, an LAPD detective 838 00:47:25,566 --> 00:47:27,603 who attempts to solve the murders of rappers, 839 00:47:27,637 --> 00:47:30,951 Tupac Shakur and the Notorious BIG. 840 00:47:30,986 --> 00:47:32,573 - Bet he didn't have Tupac killed. 841 00:47:32,608 --> 00:47:35,404 - The facts point to something more here. 842 00:47:35,438 --> 00:47:36,923 - If we could prove a connection between cop 843 00:47:36,957 --> 00:47:39,753 and Biggie's murder, it will not only break the LAPD... 844 00:47:41,237 --> 00:47:42,583 It would ruin the city. 845 00:47:44,344 --> 00:47:46,380 - The film was originally set for release 846 00:47:46,415 --> 00:47:48,072 in September, 2018 847 00:47:48,106 --> 00:47:51,627 but was pulled from release schedule one month before. 848 00:47:51,661 --> 00:47:53,560 It was later screened out of competition 849 00:47:53,594 --> 00:47:56,011 at the Noir film festival in Italy 850 00:47:56,045 --> 00:47:58,841 but has not been released elsewhere. 851 00:47:58,876 --> 00:48:02,672 However, there are now rumors of a 2021 release date. 852 00:48:04,019 --> 00:48:06,745 Johnny Depp's last film release of 2018 853 00:48:06,780 --> 00:48:10,404 was Fantastic Beasts, The Crimes of Grindelwald, 854 00:48:10,439 --> 00:48:13,511 the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them 855 00:48:13,545 --> 00:48:16,065 in which he reprised his role as Grindelwald, 856 00:48:16,100 --> 00:48:18,550 who becomes one of the main focuses of the plot. 857 00:48:20,035 --> 00:48:23,521 Johnny portrayed photographer, W. Eugene Smith 858 00:48:23,555 --> 00:48:26,489 in the independent film drama, Minamata 859 00:48:26,524 --> 00:48:30,390 which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2020 860 00:48:30,424 --> 00:48:32,944 and was released in early 2021 861 00:48:32,979 --> 00:48:36,016 after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 862 00:48:37,259 --> 00:48:41,504 - I've always had a strange fascination 863 00:48:41,539 --> 00:48:44,473 with W. Eugene Smith. 864 00:48:45,715 --> 00:48:47,648 Initially, the photographs of course 865 00:48:47,683 --> 00:48:51,756 but then when I'd read a bit about his life 866 00:48:51,790 --> 00:48:55,553 and what he'd gone through, 867 00:48:55,587 --> 00:48:59,626 what he experienced, what he sacrificed 868 00:49:01,524 --> 00:49:05,701 to capture those moments, to capture those photos. 869 00:49:05,735 --> 00:49:08,083 I was also fascinated by the fact 870 00:49:08,117 --> 00:49:13,122 that he was known as W. Eugene Smith 871 00:49:14,641 --> 00:49:17,299 and I'd heard the story that anywhere he would be, 872 00:49:18,645 --> 00:49:21,648 at times curmudgeonly bad mood 873 00:49:22,890 --> 00:49:24,651 or whatever it was going on in his mind 874 00:49:24,685 --> 00:49:28,448 and they'd say, "What does the W stand for, Eugene," 875 00:49:28,482 --> 00:49:33,487 and he'd say, "Wonderful, Wonderful Eugene Smith." 876 00:49:35,627 --> 00:49:39,942 Then of course, with the work that he and Eileen did 877 00:49:39,977 --> 00:49:43,601 in Minamata is monumental. 878 00:49:45,120 --> 00:49:50,125 I mean, it was quite a quite a ride for them, 879 00:49:51,367 --> 00:49:53,542 very dangerous, so dedicated. 880 00:50:01,584 --> 00:50:02,792 They did not jump ship 881 00:50:04,070 --> 00:50:07,073 because between the actor and a camera, 882 00:50:07,107 --> 00:50:10,731 there's a strange dance that you do 883 00:50:12,354 --> 00:50:14,770 when scenes aren't particularly blocked out 884 00:50:14,804 --> 00:50:19,809 exactly to where he doesn't know where I'm gonna go, 885 00:50:20,741 --> 00:50:24,021 I don't know where he's gonna go in shots. 886 00:50:25,539 --> 00:50:29,647 There's a kind of beauty in the organic nature of that dance 887 00:50:31,959 --> 00:50:36,964 between actor and operator or the eye, 888 00:50:38,414 --> 00:50:41,762 which has been incredible work. 889 00:50:43,902 --> 00:50:46,181 - The film follows Eugene Smith, 890 00:50:46,215 --> 00:50:48,942 an American photographer who documented the effects 891 00:50:48,976 --> 00:50:50,461 of mercury poisoning 892 00:50:50,495 --> 00:50:53,498 on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan. 893 00:50:54,844 --> 00:50:56,674 - You start to learn, you start to check 894 00:50:56,708 --> 00:50:58,020 and you read about him a little bit. 895 00:50:58,055 --> 00:50:59,711 This is years and years ago, 896 00:51:01,334 --> 00:51:03,267 then you work with photographers. 897 00:51:03,301 --> 00:51:08,237 I worked with Mary Ellen Mark for many years over the years 898 00:51:09,549 --> 00:51:13,139 and she had known him at one of the photo... 899 00:51:15,072 --> 00:51:17,557 - Probably Magnum. - Magnum. 900 00:51:17,591 --> 00:51:18,385 It was Magnum. 901 00:51:19,559 --> 00:51:21,147 You find out these great stories. 902 00:51:26,013 --> 00:51:28,844 There was a side to him that wouldn't care. 903 00:51:30,017 --> 00:51:33,193 He just got, I don't care and he's just moving forward 904 00:51:36,058 --> 00:51:38,992 but there was a side of him, he could be quiet. 905 00:51:39,026 --> 00:51:43,583 He could bite and he could be rough 906 00:51:45,826 --> 00:51:50,176 but the deal with, I think with Eugene Smith, 907 00:51:50,210 --> 00:51:53,040 ultimately what I walked away with, 908 00:51:55,181 --> 00:51:57,252 especially after talking to other photographers 909 00:51:57,286 --> 00:51:58,632 who'd known him and stuff 910 00:51:59,909 --> 00:52:04,431 that he was totally unpredictable, multifaceted, 911 00:52:06,847 --> 00:52:10,299 quite bitter, quite curmudgeonly and prickly 912 00:52:14,786 --> 00:52:19,481 but that was because the heart was in there 913 00:52:19,515 --> 00:52:21,310 and it was too close to the surface. 914 00:52:22,863 --> 00:52:25,280 It was challenging 'cause you owe a great deal 915 00:52:25,314 --> 00:52:27,144 of responsibility to these peoples. 916 00:52:32,839 --> 00:52:34,910 - Prior to his acting career, 917 00:52:34,944 --> 00:52:37,947 Depp was a guitarist and he's later featured on songs 918 00:52:37,982 --> 00:52:41,675 by Oasis, Iggy Pop, Erasmith and more. 919 00:52:41,710 --> 00:52:45,023 He played guitar on the soundtrack of his film, Chocolat 920 00:52:45,058 --> 00:52:47,819 and Once Upon a Time in Mexico 921 00:52:47,854 --> 00:52:49,304 and he's appeared in music videos 922 00:52:49,338 --> 00:52:51,547 for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 923 00:52:51,582 --> 00:52:54,999 the Lemonheads, Avril Lavigne and Paul McCartney. 924 00:52:57,312 --> 00:53:00,107 as well, Johnny Depp. 925 00:53:00,142 --> 00:53:02,420 - Well, he came in at the end of a song. 926 00:53:02,455 --> 00:53:04,940 We went to LA to do this record. 927 00:53:04,974 --> 00:53:06,113 The whole band was hanging out 928 00:53:06,148 --> 00:53:08,185 and that's where you'd meet somebody like him 929 00:53:08,219 --> 00:53:09,910 and I'd known him from before 930 00:53:09,945 --> 00:53:12,189 and just invited him down the studio. 931 00:53:12,223 --> 00:53:15,813 He's a big fan of Joe's and a bunch of other people too. 932 00:53:15,847 --> 00:53:17,539 - He's a great guitar player, isn't he? 933 00:53:17,573 --> 00:53:18,471 Is he what? 934 00:53:18,505 --> 00:53:19,368 - He's a good-- 935 00:53:19,403 --> 00:53:20,680 He's a great guitar player. 936 00:53:20,714 --> 00:53:22,992 - Yeah, you ever seen the movie, Chocolat? 937 00:53:24,615 --> 00:53:26,996 - Yeah, well that's really him playing. 938 00:53:27,031 --> 00:53:28,929 In the movies, they can fake it 939 00:53:28,964 --> 00:53:33,417 and you can tell when you watch him play in that movie, 940 00:53:33,451 --> 00:53:36,005 he's playing and that's the real deal. 941 00:53:37,214 --> 00:53:40,941 Also, he jammed with us at the Hollywood Bowl 942 00:53:40,976 --> 00:53:45,981 in the last gig and the last tour. 943 00:53:47,465 --> 00:53:49,709 He wanted to play on Train Kept It Rolling 944 00:53:49,743 --> 00:53:53,989 and it's on the DVD and it's on the deluxe version. 945 00:53:54,023 --> 00:53:56,612 You can really get a chance to hear him cut loose. 946 00:53:58,373 --> 00:54:01,134 - In 2015, he formed the supergroup, 947 00:54:01,168 --> 00:54:04,758 Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. 948 00:54:04,793 --> 00:54:07,313 The band also includes Bruce Witkin, 949 00:54:07,347 --> 00:54:10,833 his friend from the 1980s band, The Kids. 950 00:54:10,868 --> 00:54:12,283 - Well, it started out right here. 951 00:54:12,318 --> 00:54:13,974 It started out here. 952 00:54:14,009 --> 00:54:17,909 We did Dark Shadows and I was in the movie with them 953 00:54:17,944 --> 00:54:21,327 and then one night we were gonna go play the 100 Club. 954 00:54:21,361 --> 00:54:22,604 Just my band was gonna go down 955 00:54:22,638 --> 00:54:25,917 and just be a bar band, no theatrics, nothing. 956 00:54:25,952 --> 00:54:28,506 If somebody yells out Brown Sugar, we'll play it. 957 00:54:28,541 --> 00:54:30,197 Back in the USSR, okay. 958 00:54:31,613 --> 00:54:33,753 I said, "Johnny, come down and play with us." 959 00:54:33,787 --> 00:54:36,928 He comes down, brings his amp and he's a good guitar player, 960 00:54:36,963 --> 00:54:38,792 really a good guitar player. 961 00:54:38,827 --> 00:54:41,381 He started out being a guitar player, became an actor 962 00:54:43,418 --> 00:54:45,661 and then we took it another step. 963 00:54:45,696 --> 00:54:48,975 I said, "What if we paid tribute 964 00:54:49,009 --> 00:54:51,288 to all of our dead drunk friends, 965 00:54:51,322 --> 00:54:53,048 all the guys we used to drink with," 966 00:54:54,532 --> 00:54:57,190 and we had a drinking club called the Hollywood Vampires. 967 00:54:58,536 --> 00:55:00,745 - The band made their live debut 968 00:55:00,780 --> 00:55:04,335 at the Roxy in Los Angeles in September, 2015 969 00:55:04,370 --> 00:55:08,788 and has since done two world tours in 2016 and 2018. 970 00:55:09,996 --> 00:55:14,311 Their second studio album, Rise was released in June, 2019 971 00:55:14,345 --> 00:55:16,934 and consists mostly of original material 972 00:55:16,968 --> 00:55:19,005 including songs written by Johnny. 973 00:55:20,489 --> 00:55:23,112 In 2020, Johnny Depp released a cover 974 00:55:23,147 --> 00:55:27,185 of John Lennon's Isolation with guitarist, Jeff Beck 975 00:55:27,220 --> 00:55:30,016 and stated that they would be releasing more music together 976 00:55:30,050 --> 00:55:30,913 in the future. 977 00:55:32,777 --> 00:55:34,020 I enjoyed the process. 978 00:55:34,054 --> 00:55:37,403 I like making things, I like finding moments, 979 00:55:37,437 --> 00:55:42,442 I like creating moments, I like the idea of chance. 980 00:55:44,582 --> 00:55:46,550 Yeah, I like the process. 981 00:55:55,386 --> 00:55:58,355 - Johnny Depp has made a long successful career 982 00:55:58,389 --> 00:56:01,185 for himself in Hollywood, ultimately becoming 983 00:56:01,219 --> 00:56:05,154 one of the most recognizable names in the industry. 984 00:56:05,189 --> 00:56:07,778 - I mean, he's such a down to earth, easygoing, 985 00:56:07,812 --> 00:56:10,401 really nice human being as well as being gorgeous 986 00:56:10,436 --> 00:56:11,229 to look at. 987 00:56:13,439 --> 00:56:15,095 - According to Johnny himself, 988 00:56:15,130 --> 00:56:17,891 the exciting part is doing the work, 989 00:56:17,926 --> 00:56:19,893 immersing himself in the character 990 00:56:19,928 --> 00:56:22,551 and putting everything into his performance. 991 00:56:24,001 --> 00:56:27,176 Visibility to totally transform into the role he is playing. 992 00:56:27,211 --> 00:56:30,421 Be it a pirate, a man with scissors for hands 993 00:56:30,456 --> 00:56:32,561 or an old time gangster, 994 00:56:32,596 --> 00:56:36,013 Johnny Depp always leaves us visibly awestruck 995 00:56:36,047 --> 00:56:39,396 knowing that no one else could done the role he played. 996 00:56:40,949 --> 00:56:43,123 Johnny Depp is a proud father, 997 00:56:43,158 --> 00:56:46,886 an a claimed actor all on his own terms. 998 00:56:46,920 --> 00:56:49,440 In an industry where most A-list leading men 999 00:56:49,475 --> 00:56:52,374 have chosen to stick to muscled up superheroes, 1000 00:56:52,409 --> 00:56:56,620 gun toting action men or love struck romantic leads, 1001 00:56:56,654 --> 00:57:00,589 Johnny himself continues to rule all genres 1002 00:57:00,624 --> 00:57:03,212 succeeding in each and more. 1003 00:57:07,907 --> 00:57:11,566 How many characters can Johnny Depp keep inside himself 1004 00:57:11,600 --> 00:57:13,188 and is it safe to do so? 1005 00:57:14,431 --> 00:57:17,434 The legacy of Johnny Depp is sure to continue.