Depp Says He Just Likes Living in France

ezy · 06-18-2006, 03:24 PM

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Depp Says He Just Likes Living in France
Johnny Depp Says Media's Perception of Him Is Exaggerated, He Just Likes Living in France

NEW YORK Jun 18, 2006 (AP)— Johnny Depp says the media's perception of him as a European wannabe has been exaggerated, and that he just likes the anonymity of living in France.

In 2003, Depp likened the United States to a "dumb puppy that has big teeth," ridiculing Washington's confrontation with France over the war in Iraq. He also told the German magazine Stern he couldn't see himself paying more than short visits to his Los Angeles residence.

In this week's issue of Newsweek, the 43-year-old actor says life is simpler when he's in France.

"I've always loved it there," he said. "The phones don't ring as much. Movies are never brought up in conversation. I'll take the kids and we'll go out to the trampoline and the swing set, and we'll stop by the garden and see how our tomatoes are doing. You know, old-fart stuff. Good stuff."

It's a sharp contrast to his early acting days when he became a teen idol starring on the TV series "21 Jump Street."

"Suddenly, you go into restaurants and people are pointing at you and whispering," he said. "You feel spooked by it because that freedom of anonymity is gone. You never get used to that. You'd leave the hotel to go to dinner and there'd be tons of cameras and flashbulbs."

Depp, French actress-singer Vanessa Paradis and their two children split their time between homes in France and Los Angeles.

Depp says his life changed dramatically when daughter Lily-Rose was born in 1999. His son, Jack, was born three years later.

"I was never horribly self-obsessed or wrapped up in my own weirdness, but when my daughter was born, suddenly there was clarity," he said. "I wasn't angry anymore. It was the first purely selfless moment that I had ever experienced. And it was liberating. In that moment, it's like you become something else. The real you is revealed."

kicki · 06-20-2006, 09:23 PM

Johnny as cool as always

06-18-2006, 03:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
ezy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 368 My Profile	Depp Says He Just Likes Living in France http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...C-RSSFeeds0312 Depp Says He Just Likes Living in France Johnny Depp Says Media's Perception of Him Is Exaggerated, He Just Likes Living in France NEW YORK Jun 18, 2006 (AP)— Johnny Depp says the media's perception of him as a European wannabe has been exaggerated, and that he just likes the anonymity of living in France. In 2003, Depp likened the United States to a "dumb puppy that has big teeth," ridiculing Washington's confrontation with France over the war in Iraq. He also told the German magazine Stern he couldn't see himself paying more than short visits to his Los Angeles residence. In this week's issue of Newsweek, the 43-year-old actor says life is simpler when he's in France. "I've always loved it there," he said. "The phones don't ring as much. Movies are never brought up in conversation. I'll take the kids and we'll go out to the trampoline and the swing set, and we'll stop by the garden and see how our tomatoes are doing. You know, old-fart stuff. Good stuff." It's a sharp contrast to his early acting days when he became a teen idol starring on the TV series "21 Jump Street." "Suddenly, you go into restaurants and people are pointing at you and whispering," he said. "You feel spooked by it because that freedom of anonymity is gone. You never get used to that. You'd leave the hotel to go to dinner and there'd be tons of cameras and flashbulbs." Depp, French actress-singer Vanessa Paradis and their two children split their time between homes in France and Los Angeles. Depp says his life changed dramatically when daughter Lily-Rose was born in 1999. His son, Jack, was born three years later. "I was never horribly self-obsessed or wrapped up in my own weirdness, but when my daughter was born, suddenly there was clarity," he said. "I wasn't angry anymore. It was the first purely selfless moment that I had ever experienced. And it was liberating. In that moment, it's like you become something else. The real you is revealed."

06-20-2006, 09:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
kicki the one Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,843 My Profile	Johnny as cool as always

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