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In a new interview while talking about his being shunned by Hollywood over several scandals, Johnny Depp strangely compared himself to OJ Simpson.
While talking about his new film Modi, which takes a look at the life of Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, was asked if there are ways he identifies with him as a character.
Johnny Depp replied, “I do understand him in the sense that he stuck to his guns with his particular style, which was far too brute for those at the time.”
The interviewer then pointed out that Modigliani was “was in the wilderness for a while, like you because of your personal issues.”
Depp agreed, replying, “It was a vast wilderness and ultimately that vast wilderness taught me a whole lot.”
Which led to Johnny Depp expanding on how he said his life had turned into a soap opera.
“Honestly, I can sit here this very second and think about all the hit pieces, all the debits, and how everybody was against me, and yeah, yeah, yeah, he is off the map, and bing bing, endless stuff. I can remember it all. Went through it all. Some of it was not the most beautiful time, some of it was hilarious. Some of it was mad.
“The thing is, it simply just was, and it simply just is. So, for me, it happened. I learned, man. Everything that we experience, whether you’re given a snow cone or walking your dog, you learn something somewhere along the way.
“So I don’t have any ill feelings toward anyone. I don’t have this great reserve of hatred, because hatred requires caring. Why carry that baggage?”
Depp went on to reveal how playing a character is a respite from all of the chaos that sometimes manifests itself in his life.
“Do you have an instinct or an intuition or some method that allows you to focus on the authenticity of your roles?” the interviewer asked.
“Oh yes, of course, it is my responsibility. But it is also helpful in certain instances, especially when things are crumbling all around.
“It’s weird to be able to escape, not into a character, but it is good to be able to inhabit a character, and as everything is in your toolbox, some of that stuff can be used as available stimulus. Which is great.
“So yeah. Everything has been, it’s really just, it was, it just is to some level, I guess, just going to be around, that kind of thing. It’s like OJ or something. But hey, it just happened. That’s all.”
Johnny Depp will also soon appear in his first major Hollywood production since 2018 as he has signed on to act in the thriller Day Drinker alongside Penelope Cruz.