<p id=”par-1_33″><a href=”https://cheatsheet.com/tag/johnny-depp”>Johnny Depp</a> might be one of the most famous actors in the world. But he insists he doesn’t crave the spotlight, particularly after his highly publicized legal battle with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/johnny-depp-chose-amber-heard-scarlett-johansson-the-rum-diary.html/”>his ex-wife, Amber Heard</a>. </p>
<p id=”par-2_37″>The <em>Pirates of the Caribbean </em>star recently sat down for a rare and wide-ranging interview with <a href=”https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/johnny-depp-metoo-amber-heard-interview-73lzdtzt2″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Sunday Times</a>, where he opened up about his <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/matt-damon-glad-didnt-become-famous-johnny-depp.html/”>relationship to fame</a> and his decision to sue his ex for defamation. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-johnny-depp-claims-fame-is-the-last-thing-i-ever-chased”>Johnny Depp claims ‘fame is the last thing I ever chased’ </h2>
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<p id=”par-3_56″>Depp, 62, moved from Florida to Los Angeles in the early 1980s with dreams of becoming a rock star. Instead, he lucked into a career as an actor. But despite a successful string of movies such <em>Alice in Wonderland, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, </em>and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/edward-scissorhands-johnny-depp-thought-he-was-getting-fired-from-the-film.html/”><em>Edward Scissorhands</em></a><em>,</em> he says he never sought the spotlight. </p>
<p id=”par-4_71″>“Well, fame is the last thing I ever chased,” he says. “If you look at the 9,000 years that I’ve been doing this sh*t, it’s pretty clear that I wasn’t ever thinking how I could be more famous, make a hit or please the press. Fame is an occupational hazard — but if I spout off about how upset I am, people will say, ‘Sweetheart, take a job pulling trash bags.’”</p>
<p id=”par-5_31″>While Depp is no longer the box office draw he once was, he still finds it difficult to live a normal life. Going out in public tends to cause a stir. </p>
<p id=”par-6_35″>“I can be isolated and happier than a clam,” he said. “But I don’t get out much. I’m stuck with my thoughts; just thinking, writing or watching weird shit on YouTube. It can’t be healthy.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_4″>Disguising himself doesn’t work. </p>
<p id=”par-8_36″>“I’ve tried hats,” he said. “Or I can grow a beard. But there is never any way to hide, and I just feel uncomfortable causing this weird form of attention I do, because I’m really shy.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-pirates-of-the-caribbean-star-explains-decision-to-sue-amber-heard”>‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star explains decision to sue Amber Heard </h2>
<p id=”par-9_57″>Depp also spoke about <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/johnny-depp-courtroom-insider-says-depp-v-heard-exaggerated-fan-hype-but-it-became-our-o-j-trial-exclusive.html/”>his defamation suit against Heard</a>, which resulted in a lengthy trial. Heard was eventually ordered to pay more than $10 million in damages for saying he abused her. She countersued and was awarded $2 million in damages. Both appealed, and they eventually reached a settlement, with Heard paying her former husband $1 million. </p>
<p id=”par-10_23″>The Oscar nominee has no regrets about suing Heard. He said he had to defend himself against what he insists were false accusations. </p>
<p id=”par-11_65″>“Look, it had gone far enough,” he said of the 2022 trial. “I knew I’d have to semi-eviscerate myself. Everyone was saying, ‘It’ll go away!’ But I can’t trust that. What will go away? … If I don’t try to represent the truth it will be like I’ve actually committed the acts I am accused of. And my kids will have to live with it.”</p>
<p id=”par-12_27″>As for his relationship with Heard, who is 23 years his junior, he believes he pursued it as a way to understand his own parents’ dysfunctional marriage. </p>
<p id=”par-13_31″>“If you’re a sucker like I am, sometimes you look in a person’s eye and see some sadness, some lonely thing and you feel you can help that person,” he said. </p>
<p id=”par-14_11″>Though the relationship ended badly, Deep says he has moved on. </p>
<p id=”par-15_38″>“So it would be dumb for me to carry any bitterness,” he said. “Eternal hatred? You want to put curses on someone? No. I know who I am, what that was and, look, it was a learning experience.”</p>
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