interview in early July with the Schweizer Illustrierte in Montreux VD
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Johnny Depp says «Hello Zurich»
What a coup! Hollywood star Johnny Depp is traveling to the Zurich Film Festival for the world premiere of his latest film "Richards Says Goodbye". The many fans will be at his feet Friday night.
Countless eyes will be spellbound on the roadside when Johnny Depp walks across the green carpet in Zurich on 5 October - for the world premiere of his latest film "Richard Says Goodbye". After a public appearance a few months ago, many of his fans had worried: The 55-year-old Hollywood star looked emaciated and aged. "I'm okay," he said at the interview in early July with the Schweizer Illustrierte in Montreux VD.
He talked about his starring role in "Richard Says Goodbye" with great joy. In the comedy drama directed by Wayne Roberts, he once again plays the eccentric loner: a college professor who turns his life upside down after a devastating medical diagnosis. Richard enjoys excessive drinking and smoking, lots of sex and insults everyone with rough slogans that gets on his nerves.
«In the movie I'm no longer myself»
Depp finds it hard to put down his film role in real life after shooting: "Mostly followed by a period of deep depression. A sadness that overcomes your whole body, your whole being, "admitted the actor. "Actually, I'm a pretty shy person." If he plays a character, he knows it through and through: "In the film, I'm no longer myself." He never looks at his films. He adheres to the motto of film legend Robert Mitchum: "Remember your dialogues, and get rid of the furniture!"
The breakthrough as an actor managed Depp end of the 1980s with the TV series "21 Jump Street». His biggest successes are the five episodes of "Pirates of the Caribbean", the heartthrob in the role of Captain Jack Sparrow. In 2003 and 2009, the US People Magazine chose him as the Sexiest Man Alive.
Depp again in "Pirates of the Caribbean 6"?
Just last June, Johnny Depp stood for a few days in front of the camera - as a villain Grindelwald for the second part of «Fantastic Beasts». This film will be released in cinemas in mid-November. Whether Brad Furman's thriller "City of Lies" - with Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker in the lead roles - makes it to the cinemas, is uncertain: The planned start was canceled at short notice.
And how about "Pirates of the Caribbean 6"? According to insiders to be worked on at Disney already. Again with Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow? "I'll think twice if I slip into the role of Jack again. I know his character and I love to play him. But I do not like tight structures, clichés. If there is a sequel, the role of the captain will be played to my liking », says the Hollywood star.
Dispute with management, dispute with ex
Depp was recently able to breathe a sigh of relief: The dispute with his former management has been settled with a settlement agreement. Depp had accused them of misappropriating his fortune of 650 million francs and driving him to the brink of ruin. The managers responded with a counter-claim: The grossspurige lifestyle of the actor was responsible for its financial problems.
On the other hand, the Rose War continues to rage with his ex-wife Amber Heard: The 32-year-old actress accuses Depp of having become violent towards her - which he denies. After the divorce in 2017 he had fallen into an acute depression. "I could not stand the pain every day," he recently said in an interview. "I poured vodka in the morning and started to write until I could not see the page because of tears."
He is really looking forward to returning to Switzerland soon. "He remembers a stay particularly well: he met at a Montblanc event in Geneva (" I love her fountain pen ") "My good old friend" Christopher Lee († 2015). At the subsequent dinner with him, his wife and his former partner Vanessa Paradis, they talked about their joint film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory": "We had a great time!" His many fans in Zurich will also have a good time - when her idol honors the ZFF .
What a coup! Hollywood star Johnny Depp is traveling to the Zurich Film Festival for the world premiere of his latest film "Richards Says Goodbye". The many fans will be at his feet Friday night.
Countless eyes will be spellbound on the roadside when Johnny Depp walks across the green carpet in Zurich on 5 October - for the world premiere of his latest film "Richard Says Goodbye". After a public appearance a few months ago, many of his fans had worried: The 55-year-old Hollywood star looked emaciated and aged. "I'm okay," he said at the interview in early July with the Schweizer Illustrierte in Montreux VD.
He talked about his starring role in "Richard Says Goodbye" with great joy. In the comedy drama directed by Wayne Roberts, he once again plays the eccentric loner: a college professor who turns his life upside down after a devastating medical diagnosis. Richard enjoys excessive drinking and smoking, lots of sex and insults everyone with rough slogans that gets on his nerves.
«In the movie I'm no longer myself»
Depp finds it hard to put down his film role in real life after shooting: "Mostly followed by a period of deep depression. A sadness that overcomes your whole body, your whole being, "admitted the actor. "Actually, I'm a pretty shy person." If he plays a character, he knows it through and through: "In the film, I'm no longer myself." He never looks at his films. He adheres to the motto of film legend Robert Mitchum: "Remember your dialogues, and get rid of the furniture!"
The breakthrough as an actor managed Depp end of the 1980s with the TV series "21 Jump Street». His biggest successes are the five episodes of "Pirates of the Caribbean", the heartthrob in the role of Captain Jack Sparrow. In 2003 and 2009, the US People Magazine chose him as the Sexiest Man Alive.
Depp again in "Pirates of the Caribbean 6"?
Just last June, Johnny Depp stood for a few days in front of the camera - as a villain Grindelwald for the second part of «Fantastic Beasts». This film will be released in cinemas in mid-November. Whether Brad Furman's thriller "City of Lies" - with Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker in the lead roles - makes it to the cinemas, is uncertain: The planned start was canceled at short notice.
And how about "Pirates of the Caribbean 6"? According to insiders to be worked on at Disney already. Again with Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow? "I'll think twice if I slip into the role of Jack again. I know his character and I love to play him. But I do not like tight structures, clichés. If there is a sequel, the role of the captain will be played to my liking », says the Hollywood star.
Dispute with management, dispute with ex
Depp was recently able to breathe a sigh of relief: The dispute with his former management has been settled with a settlement agreement. Depp had accused them of misappropriating his fortune of 650 million francs and driving him to the brink of ruin. The managers responded with a counter-claim: The grossspurige lifestyle of the actor was responsible for its financial problems.
On the other hand, the Rose War continues to rage with his ex-wife Amber Heard: The 32-year-old actress accuses Depp of having become violent towards her - which he denies. After the divorce in 2017 he had fallen into an acute depression. "I could not stand the pain every day," he recently said in an interview. "I poured vodka in the morning and started to write until I could not see the page because of tears."
He is really looking forward to returning to Switzerland soon. "He remembers a stay particularly well: he met at a Montblanc event in Geneva (" I love her fountain pen ") "My good old friend" Christopher Lee († 2015). At the subsequent dinner with him, his wife and his former partner Vanessa Paradis, they talked about their joint film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory": "We had a great time!" His many fans in Zurich will also have a good time - when her idol honors the ZFF .
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