10 Things Johnny Depp's Friends And Former Lovers Have Said About Him
Let's face it, Johnny Depp has crept into our collective hearts over the years, with his extreme and special acting. He is good looking and talented, able to go from one character to another in no time.
It's always helpful to listen to what others have to say about him, who have stepped closer to the star than we have, from our distance watching on screen. Here are 10 things that friends and lovers have said about the talented star.
10 Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz cuts straight to the obvious: Johnny Depp isn't conventional. Audiences have seen this in movies such as Sweeney Todd and in Alice in Wonderland, in which he played the Mad Hatter.
She says of him, 'Johnny Depp is so special that he is like a Martian.' She even goes as far as to say that she calls him, 'Martian'. Penelope said that when she came to Los Angeles in 1994, knowing no English, she could say two things, 'How are you?', and, 'I want to work with Johnny Depp.'
9 Winona Ryder
Winona was in a four-year relationship with Johnny Depp, saying she knew him very well years ago and had counted him as her best friend.
She said he had been as close to her as a family and she counted her relationship with him as one of the most significant relationships of her life. Winona described him as incredibly loving and extremely caring.
8 Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher speaks well of Johnny Depp's acting finesse. He says he wishes he had Johnny's guts when it came to acting, explaining he would love to have the courage Johnny Depp had to go outside the box on a character.
'When he plays a character, he plays it in a way that nobody else would.'
7 Vanessa Paradis
Beautiful Vanessa Paradis, the former partner of Johnny Depp, recalls the time she was with Johnny as '14 wonderful years'.
She and Johnny were very much in love and Depp, at one point, said he hadn't wanted to change her surname through marriage, since Paradis was such a beautiful name that deserved to stay immaculate and untouched. The couple had a daughter together, Lily-Rose.
6 Orlando Bloom
This talented star refers to Johnny Depp as one of his onstage heroes. He said he got to work with the talented star to see how he goes about his business. This was inspiring for him and was a motivating force in his career path.
Orlando said of Johnny that he was 'on form' and liked to do things the right way. 'Oh, he's the best,' he said of his friend.
5 Mason Cook
Spy Kids actor Mason Cook loved working with Johnny Depp. He said working with him was a dream come true.
He said watching him taught him a lot about being an actor, and Johnny was completely down to earth, as well as being a lot of fun to work with.
4 Freddie Highmore
Freddie Highmore has said really positive things about Johnny Depp. He said that while people picture him as being some weird pirate kind of a character (think of his stints in Pirates Of The Caribbean), he was in reality an incredibly nice person.
Freddie called him one of the nicest people he had ever met.
3 Marilyn Manson
What do Johnny Depp and Marilyn Manson have in common? Controversial musician Marilyn Manson has known Johnny Depp since he was 19 years old. He says that they have similar tattoos on their backs. These include a skeleton, Charles Baudelaire, and the flowers of evil.
He said this was a secret which they never gave an explanation for to anyone. When asked why their tattoos were so similar, they would answer, 'No reason'. Makes one wonder.
2 Franka Potente
Franka Potente spoke about how working with the talented and esteemed Johnny Depp had been completely intimidating. She said he was a totally cool and nice guy, but with an overpowering presence.
The actress added he was also a completely mystic person and that she had found it hard to warm up around him, calling herself 'completely stiff' in his presence. She said she was sure he had thought she was completely nuts owing to her unusual behavior around him. One can hardly blame her!
1 Robert Englund
Johnny Depp has been called mystical and intriguing. He is also praised by many for his talent at acting. Robert Englund specifically commented on his polite demeanor, calling him the most polite young actor he had ever worked with (they worked together on the set of Nightmare on Elm Street).
He said Johnny had been so polite he had even called him Sir, and he had had to correct him since he was at the time only 31 years old. He also said of Johnny that he remembered him having the best hair in town.
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