Johnny Depp

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" (#1).

(January 1999) Arrested for being in a fight with paparazzis in front of a restaurant in London.

(October 1997) Ranked #67 in Empire magazines The Top-100 Movie Stars of All Time list.

Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

Voted Empires Sexiest Male Movie Star of All Time.

Has twice recorded with British band Oasis. Most notably, he plays lead slide guitar on the track "Fade In-Out", from the 1997 album Be Here Now. Noel Gallagher , Oasiss lead guitarist, was allegedly too drunk to perform it himself, so celebrity pal Depp stepped in and nailed the lead on one take.

Arrested for trashing a New York hotel room. Depp claimed that an armadillo was responsible, saying that he had found the animal hidden in a closet and it had gone crazy, wrecking the hotel room before leaping out the window.

Ex-fiances: Sherilyn Fenn , Kate Moss , Jennifer Grey , and Winona Ryder.

When engaged to Winona Ryder , he had "Winona forever" tattooed on his arm. After the broke up, he had the n and a surgically removed to simply say "Wino forever!"

Was the guitarist in a band called The Kids and currently plays in a band called P.

Adopted Goldeneye, the one-eyed Andalusian horse who played Gunpowder, Ichabod Cranes steed in Sleepy Hollow , thereby saving him from the glue factory.

Got his "Betty Sue" tattoo May 31, 1988.

Named one of E!s Top 20 Entertainers of 2001.

Chosen #2 on E!s 25 sexiest entertainers list

With Chuck E. Weiss , Depp reportedly paid US $350,000 for the Central Nightclub in Los Angeles, California, and turned it into the Viper Room at 8852 Sunset Blvd. Other stars in contention to buy the club in 1993 included Arnold Schwarzenegger and, separately, Frank Stallone.

Lists British comedy "The Fast Show" -- renamed "Brilliant" for American television -- as his favorite television program of all time. He used to take tapes of the series on tour with him to keep him amused. Made a guest appearance in the last-ever sketch in its last-ever episode.

Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2001.

Wrote the foreword to Mark Salisburys biography of Tim Burton , "Burton on Burton." He credits Burtons belief in him for rescuing him from being "a loser, an outcast, just another piece of expendable Hollywood meat."

Johnnys two children with Vanessa Paradis have the same names of the two main characters in Legend : Lily and Jack (b.2002).

Gave Noel Gallagher a white guitar with the letter "P" on it, which he regularly plays during Oasis gigs. "P" is the name of a band that Depp was in.

Has a song about him by the late famed schizophrenic Chicago street artist Wesley Willis.

Parents: John Christopher Depp and Elizabeth "Betty" Sue Wells. His parents divorced when he was 15.

He wanted some of his teeth to be gold-capped for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl but thought the producers would never agree. He found a dentist and had lots more capped than he wanted. Disney boss Michael Eisner like them but thought there were way too many and told Depp to remove all but a few.

Resides in France, Los Angeles, and an island he owns in the Bahamas. Divides his time in France between Meudon, a suburb of Paris and a villa in Plan-de-la-Tour, an hour outside of St Tropez in Southern France.

Siblings: Danny (D.P. Depp ), Christi Dembrowski , and Deborah (Debbie).

Was People Magazines Sexiest Man Alive in 2003.

The building in which Depps Viper Room is housed was once owned by infamous gangster Bugsy Siegel. Its also where River Phoenix passed away. The two never appeared in any films together.

Chosen as E!s 2003 Entertainer of the Year.

According to the liner notes for the soundtrack CD of Once Upon a Time in Mexico , he wrote his own theme music, the music for Sands (Track 9 on the CD).

Shot all of his scenes in nine days for Once Upon a Time in Mexico , but after his filming was done he didnt want to leave. So he suggested to Robert Rodriguez that he play a small part, the priest that Antonio Banderas talks to in the church, and use his Marlon Brando impression.

Reportedly based his portrayal of "Ichabod Crane" in Sleepy Hollow on "Withnail" from Withnail & I , as played by Richard E. Grant.

Has been in seven films in which the title contains the name of the character he plays: Edward Scissorhands , Cry-Baby , Whats Eating Gilbert Grape , Ed Wood , Don Juan DeMarco , Donnie Brasco and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street .

Persuaded actor Rey-Phillip Santos to give acting a try.

Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 19, 1999. Tim Burton and Martin Landau were guest speakers.

Has a niece, Megan; she works for popular online entertainment magazine TYCP.

Was ranked #5 on VH1s 100 Hottest Hotties.

Based the character of Captain Jack Sparrow on rock legend Keith Richards and the Looney Tunes character, Pepe Le Pew.

Purchased Bela Lugosi s Los Angeles home.

Sports his sons nickname, Jack, tattooed on his arm and a beaded bracelet made by his daughter Lily Rose.

Is hugely interested in Jack the Ripper. He starred in From Hell , which was about Jolly Jack.

Ranked #4 in TV Guides list of TVs 25 Greatest Teen Idols (23 January 2005 issue).

Has something in common with actor Robert Englund , famed for portraying dream-stalking Freddy Krueger in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies. Both of them appeared in the first A Nightmare on Elm Street , and both had played characters with blades for hands: Englund as Freddy Krueger, and Depp as the title character in Edward Scissorhands . And, strangely, both of them were born in June, with their birthdays three days apart, and they share the same height, which is 5 10".

A movie buff with a somewhat encyclopedic knowledge of older films, he admits he watches few movies anymore, other than the childrens films that his "kiddies" prefer. He also enjoys most of them.

Loves watching animated films with his daughter such as Shrek and Finding Nemo .

Co-owns a restaurant/club in Paris called Man Ray (named after avant-garde artist Man Ray ) with Sean Penn and John Malkovich. The restaurant is located in a renovated theater and serves Tibetan cuisine.

Premiere Magazine ranked him as #47 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature.

When he was cast as "Willy Wonka" in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , many newspapers published headings about "Depps Willy" and "Deppys Willy is a Bit Wonkier".

Apparently conceived his portrayal of Edward D. Wood Jr. as a cross between Ronald Reagan (the wobbly-headed thing), the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz , and the voice of Casey Kasem.

Dropped out of high school at age 16 to pursue a career as a musician.

As a teen, he and his punk rock/New Wave band "The Kids" opened for Iggy Pop , Duran Duran , and The B-52s , among others.

As a child, he was allergic to chocolate.

In 2004, Rene Zellweger accepted the Screen Actors Guild Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role" on his behalf, because he wasnt present at the awards ceremony

Learned French to be able to converse with Vanessa Paradis parents.

He also played slide for an acoustic recording of Fade Away, recorded in 1995 for the War Child: Help album.

Had come into professional contact with the great screen villains Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. Price co-starred with Depp in Edward Scissorhands , and Lee co-starred with him in Sleepy Hollow , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride . Oddly, all of them were Tim Burton films.

Great admirer of Marlon Brando. He was also good friends with the legendary actor, who described Depp as one of the greatest actors of his generation.

Although unable to attend, he was awarded the Gary Cooper Spirit of Montana Award at the 2005 HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, Montana. HatcH honored Depp for his outstanding career and his role as a mentor and inspiration to young and aspiring artists.

Has portrayed a real-life character in elven films: Edward D. Wood Jr. in Ed Wood , Lt. Victor/Bon Bon in Before Night Falls , Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Insp. Fred Abberline in From Hell , Joseph D. Pistone /Donnie Brasco in Donnie Brasco , George Jung in Blow , J.M. Barrie in Finding Neverland , John Wilmot, The Second Earl of Rochester in The Libertine , Jack Kerouac in The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation , John Dillinger in Public Enemies and Whitey Bulger in Black Mass .

Sherilyn Fenn s name is scrawled across his helmet in Platoon .

Johnnys family has lived in Kentucky for many generations, and many of his antecedents have lived in the United States, in general, since the 1600s. His ancestry includes English, as well as Irish, Scots-Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French, Dutch, Belgian (Flemish), and German. Also, in 2013, researchers for Ancestry.com established that Johnny has remote African ancestry; they traced his lineage back to Elizabeth Key, a biracial woman, born c. 1630, who was the first woman of African ancestry to successfully sue to emancipate herself from slavery in the North American colonies (she emancipated her son, as well). Johnny has frequently stated that he believes that he has Cherokee, or other recent Native American, ancestry, although this ancestry has never been verified by genealogists. Asked the origin of his last name by James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio, Depp stated, perhaps jokingly, that his name means "idiot" in German.

Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category for his performance in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , however, he failed to receive a nomination.

His ownership of the Viper room ended in 2004 when he signed it over to Amanda Fox, the daughter of his missing partner in the club, Anthony Fox.

Was voted the Second Greatest Actor (behind Marlon Brando ) in British Channel Channel 4s Greatest Actor Poll.

His performance as Edward Scissorhands in Edward Scissorhands is ranked #22 on Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.

His performance as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is ranked #79 on Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time .

He turned down the lead role in Oz the Great and Powerful in favour of The Lone Ranger .

Ranked #1 in the "Best Hollywood Signers 2006" list by "Autograph Collector" magazine (May 2006).

Was close with his grandfather who died when he was seven years old.

His performance as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is ranked #87 on Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

His performance as Edward Scissorhands in Edward Scissorhands is ranked #65 on Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Ranked #18 on Premieres 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #23 in 2005.

He was considered for Christian Slater s roles in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Mobsters .

Is the second actor to be nominated for the Oscar in the Lead Actor category in a Disney film ( Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ). The first was Richard Farnsworth for The Straight Story .

He was considered for Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park .

Oliver Stone seriously considered casting him in Charlie Sheen s role in Platoon , but the studio thought Depp was "too young." Sheen is actually two years younger than Depp!

He missed out on several roles that went to Keanu Reeves. He was considered for Johnny Utah in Point Break ; he was Francis Ford Coppola s original choice for Johnathan Harker in Dracula , but the studio wanted a heartthrob; he turned down the role of Jack Traven in Speed ; and he was the Wachowskis choice for Neo in The Matrix , but the studio didnt think he was a big enough name.

Has been described as the "jester of cinema, the Method clown." His incredibly bizarre on-screen persona brings to mind the off-screen behavior of the late Marlon Brando , who was famously eccentric and quirky once he retired from acting.

Once painted on a billboard featuring his "21 Jump Street" character because he didnt like his picture or the message the billboard gave. He was stopped by a security guard who actually let him finish what he was doing when he realized it was Johnnys own face.

As of 2014, has appeared in eight films directed by Tim Burton : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Corpse Bride , Sleepy Hollow , Ed Wood , and Edward Scissorhands , Alice in Wonderland , Dark Shadows.

He was good friends with Hunter S. Thompson until his death. Depp helped to fulfill Thompsons last wish after the writer died. Thompson wanted his remains to be shot out of a 150 foot long canon.

Born in Kentucky but moved to Florida at age 7.

He is the youngest of four children.

Has admitted in interviews that one of his favorite pastimes is watching cartoons (especially "Dave the Barbarian" , of whom he is a big fan) with his children.

Named after his father, John Christopher Depp.

Was considered for the role of Florentino Ariza in Love in the Time of Cholera , but director Mike Newell refused to work with big name Hollywood stars. Javier Bardem got the role instead.

Owns a customised 1960s 650cc Triumph Bonneville motorcycle.

Has two silver teeth.

Originally cast as John Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith , but turned it down after being overworked with other movies he was shooting.

Is a great admirer and good friend of Tom Baker.

His children have the same names as "Mad" Jack and Lilly the Mermaid from the movie Magic Island .

Was engaged to Sherilyn Fenn , whom he met on the set of the 1985 short student film "Dummies" directed by Laurie Frank. Their engagement was broken off after three years and a half.

Is a fan of The Rolling Stones and the gypsy musical group Taraf de Haidouks.

He was considered for Andy Dufrene in The Shawshank Redemption .

2007 - Ranked #21 on EWs The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.

Was named Empire Magazines #5 in the list of 100 Sexiest Stars.

In 2007, it was reported by Forbes Magazine that his earnings for the year 2006 were estimated to be $92 million.

Was named Top Money Making Star for the second year in a row in the 76th annual Quigley Publishing Co. poll for year 2007.

Is a godfather of Tim Burton s son Billy Ray Burton.

Donated $2 million to the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. He gave the gift as thanks for the treatment his daughter Lily-Rose received at the facility in March 2007 after contracting an E. Coli infection that caused kidney failure.

Was a fan of the British improvisational show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" .

Good friend of Serbian film director Emir Kusturica.

Guest with Jim Jarmusch of Belgrade Film Festival FEST in 1992. With Jarmusch, Emir Kusturica and Serbian rock n roll band Partybreakers (Partibrejkersi) he held a concert.

Had a nightclub named after him in Tartu, Estonia. The nightclub was called "Who wouldnt like Johnny Depp?".

Was originally set to play the lead character Jean-Dominique Bauby in Julian Schnabel s movie Le scaphandre et le papillon . However, he dropped from the project due to scheduling conflicts.

Is good friends with actress Helena Bonham Carter , partner of his best friend Tim Burton.

(25 March 2008) Made a voice message for seventeen-year-old British girl who has been in a coma for five months. Parents of the girl asked him to tape a voice message because hes the favorite actor of their daughter and they will play that message to her every day hoping shell wake up. Depp was touched by the letter and he said that hell do whatever he can to help.

Co-wrote the song "Mary" by the hard rock band Rock City Angels.

Was originally supposed to play the on screen version of Billy Loomis in the original version of Scream 2 , but was replaced by Luke Wilson.

He and Vanessa Paradis grow grapes and have wine making facilities in their vineyard in Plan-de-la-Tour north of Saint-Tropez.

Closed down the "Viper Room" for two weeks after River Phoenix died there and he also closed it on every 31 October until 2004 (when he sold his share of the club), which was the date of Phoenixs death.

Nicolas Cage got him his first acting job.

Ranked #6 in the 2008 Forbes The Celebrity 100 list.

Is a fan of the popular British series "Midsomer Murders" . He also stated that he would like to make a guest appearance in this long-running show.

Was originally going to play opposite the English comedian Sally Phillips in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote , which Terry Gilliam was going to direct, but the movie got scrapped.

Has expressed interest in getting French, British or Australian citizenship when he retires from an active movie career.

Donated his fee earned for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus to the daughter of late Heath Ledger. Jude Law and Colin Farrell did the same thing after Depp gave that idea.

Was considered for the role of Cal McCaffery in State of Play after Brad Pitt dropped out. The role went to Russell Crowe instead.

Was considered for the role of Detective Trupo in American Gangster .

Is scared of clowns (coulrophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), and ghosts (phasmophobia).

Was considered one of the top three actors of his generation by Dustin Hoffman , his co-star in Finding Neverland .

Based his characterization of Edward D. Wood Jr. on a mixture of "the blind optimism of Ronald Reagan , the enthusiasm of "The Tin Man" from The Wizard of Oz and Casey Kasem ".

Turned down the role of Bruce Banner in Hulk .

Named beaches on his own island in Bahamas after his once-girlfriend Vanessa Paradis , his children and public figures like Hunter S. Thompson and Marlon Brando. There is also a patch of water named "Heaths Place" after Heath Ledger.

Was considered for many roles in Pulp Fiction : Butch Coolidge (which went to Bruce Willis ), Pumpkin/Ringo (which went to Tim Roth ), and Lance (which went to Eric Stoltz ).

Close friend of Abigail Breslin.

Is a fan of "Doctor Who" and "Downton Abbey" .

People Magazines "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2009.

Received the prestigious Career Achievement Award at 2009. Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF). Festival Patron Sean Connery presented Depp with his award.

(January 2010) Attended the Kstendorf Film and Music Festival in Serbia.

Nominated for Grammy award along with Douglas Brinkley in the category of Best Album Notes for Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Music from the Film.

At the 2010 Peoples Choice Awards, he won the award for Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade. Depp was honored by Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street co-star Sacha Baron Cohen.

Was present during the filming of then-girlfriend Sherilyn Fenn s movie The Wraith and was living in the film crews hotel with Fenn.

(June 2009) While dining at Chicagos famous Gibsons Bar and Steakhouse with a group of friends, including Public Enemies co-star Marion Cotillard and director Michael Mann , Depp dropped a mammoth tip in the amount of $4,000 on a bill for $4,400, in effect, leaving an incredible 90% gratuity. The party of 15 were celebrating a red carpet screening of Depps then latest release Public Enemies .

Is the only actor to appear in 3 of the 10 films to gross $1 billion with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest , Alice in Wonderland and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides .

Appeared on the cover of GQ magazine three times: October 93, August 03 and February 10.

As of 2011, his favorite characters played are Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissorhands and Ed Wood.

Johnny Depp was interested in playing "Arturo Bandini" in the movie, Ask the Dust , back in 1993 but they couldnt get financing on it. It was later made and released in 2006 with Colin Farrell playing "Arturo".

Depp was honored with a life-size statue in Serbia. The statue was unveiled to him by his friend, Serbian director Emir Kusturica.

His performance as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was ranked at #79 by Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.

(19 June 2012) Has amicably separated from Vanessa Paradis , his girlfriend of fourteen years.

June 2012 won the MTV Generation Award.

Hasnt yet met his fan, actress Tippi Hedren , even though she named one of her house cats after him. He did act with her son-in-law, Antonio Banderas , in Once Upon a Time in Mexico and had a cameo in the feature film version of 21 Jump Street , which featured her granddaughter, Dakota Johnson , in a supporting role.

Ranked #13 on Empire Online list of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in 2013.

Became a father for the 1st time at age 35 when his [now ex] partner Vanessa Paradis gave birth to their daughter Lily-Rose Depp on May 27, 1999.

Became a father for the 2nd time at age 38 when his [now ex] partner Vanessa Paradis gave birth to their son John Christopher "Jack" Depp II on April 9, 2002.

According to Bob Gale , he auditioned for Marty McFly in Back to the Future . "I looked through the notes, and I said, Geez, I dont even remember that we read Johnny Depp! So whatever he did, it wasnt all that memorable, I guess!".

He turned down the lead role in Ferris Buellers Day Off . He has no regrets about missing out on this one.

He auditioned for the lead role in Near Dark that went to Adrian Pasdar.

He turned down the role of Sam Wheat in Ghost in favour of Edward Scissorhands .

He was considered for JD in Thelma & Louise .

He turned down the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic .

He was Disneys first choice to star in The Rocketeer .

He was James OBarr s preferred choice to star in The Crow .

He turned down the role of Lestat in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles .

He was going to star in a Howard Hughes biopic written and directed by the Hughes Brothers that never got made.

(November 2004) Working with the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the Montblanc and the National Arts Initiative to give children more access to the Arts.

Engaged to Amber Heard [January 17, 2014].

Suffers from near-sightedness since birth, and is nearly blind in his left eye. He claims that the condition cannot be corrected by surgery.

It took Depp two years to learn how to play the guitar.

Depp has said that he wears two silver skull rings to remind him that life is short and every moment needs to be lived to the fullest.

Depp owns a vineyard in Plan-de-la-Tour, France.

Is good friends with Marilyn Manson , owns the prosthetic breasts Manson wore on the cover of his 1998 album Mechanical Animals, and also played guitar on Marilyn Mansons 2012 cover of Carly Simon s "Youre so vain".

As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Platoon , Chocolate and Finding Neverland . Of those, Platoon won in the category.

He was rumored to star in Doctor Strange .

He has made six films with Helena Bonham Carter : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Corpse Bride , Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , Alice in Wonderland , Dark Shadows and The Lone Ranger .

He has made six films with Christopher Lee : Sleepy Hollow , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Corpse Bride , Alice in Wonderland , Hugo and Dark Shadows .

Namechecked in the opening lines of the song "Mermaid" by US band Train : "Cant swim so I took a boat / To an island so remote / Only Johnny Depp has ever been to it before".

He was considered for the role of Charles Chaplin in Chaplin before Robert Downey Jr. was cast.

Black Mass is his favorite of his own films.

Good friends with: Christina Ricci , Helena Bonham Carter , Abigail Breslin , Freddie Highmore , Orlando Bloom and Robert Downey Jr..

In 2015 Johnny, as part of the rock group Hollywood Vampires , released an album, "Hollywood Vampires", with fellow band members Joe Perry and Alice Cooper. The album featured guest appearances by Dave Grohl , Paul McCartney and Christopher Lee.

In 2015 Johnny Depp , Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Alice Cooper formed the band Hollywood Vampires. The name of the band was derived from "The Hollywood Vampires", a celebrity drinking club that was formed in the 1970s by Alice Cooper and included members such as Ringo Starr of The Beatles and Keith Moon of The Who.

His $3 Million Kentucky Horse Farm Failed to Sell at Auction Due to Low Bids.[Sept 2017].

On May 24 2016, Johnny as part of the band Hollywood Vampires , embarked on their first concert tour across Europe.

Amber Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp on 25th May, 2016. The following day, Heard was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Depp in relation to a physical altercation between the couple, which resulted in Heard filing for divorce in the first place. Heard was granted $7 million as part of the former couples divorce, all of which she claimed she would donate to charity within a year of receiving it.

A big fan of Buster Keaton , having a large collection of his films.

The judge had denied Depps request to impose a $100,000 sanction on Heard for allegedly delaying the divorce proceeding.

Will not allow paparazzi to take photos of his children because he feels they didnt ask for the celebrity attention.

Considers renting a silent movie theater for a date with Vanessa Paradis as the most romantic gesture hes ever done for a date.

He was considered for John Leguizamo s role in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar .

He met with Terrence Malick to discuss a part in The Thin Red Line .

He was considered for Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo .

He was considered for Max in Collateral .

He auditioned for Tom Cruise s role in Legend .

He was originally considered for M. Gustave in The Grand Budapest Hotel .

He turned down William Baldwin s roles in Backdraft and Sliver .

He was considered for Artemus Gordon in Wild Wild West .

He was considered for Michael J. Fox s role in Mars Attacks! .

He was considered for Steven Hiller in Independence Day .

He was so ashamed of Private Resort that he and Rob Morrow swore a pact to destroy every copy.

He was the first choice for Jackie Boy in Sin City . The part went to Benicio Del Toro , his costar in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas .

He was considered for Ivan Drago in Rocky IV .

He was going to star in American Psycho with Stuart Gordon directing a script by Bret Easton Ellis.

He was considered for the lead role in Jerry Maguire .

He was considered for John Nash in A Beautiful Mind .

He turned down Woody Harrelson s role in Indecent Proposal .

He was considered for Val Kilmer s roles in Batman Forever , Heat and The Saint .

He was considered to star in Speed Racer when the project was in its early development in the 1990s.

He was considered for Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy .

Intensely protective of his private life, "Inside the Actors Studio" is one of the few televised interviews hes granted.

In Nick of Time played a character from Santa Maria, California. He appeared again in Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End which was filmed in a suburb called Nipomo.

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs,and infants.

Taken in context, what I was saying was that, compared to Europe,America is a very young country and we are still growing as a nation.

It is a shame that the metaphor I used was taken so radically out of,context and slung about irresponsibly by the news media. There was no,anti-American sentiment. In fact, it was just the opposite. I am an,American. I love my country and have great hopes for it. It is for this,reason that I speak candidly and sometimes critically about it. I have,benefited greatly from the freedom that exists in my country and for,this I am eternally grateful.

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it.

you know . . . I have enough trouble doing my own gig.

[on his daughter, Lily-Rose] I see this amazing, beautiful, pure,angel-thing wake up in the morning, and nothing can touch that. She is,the only reason to wake up in the morning, the only reason to take a,breath. Everything else is checkers.

While reading the book I watched Rebel Without a Cause (1955) ,and I thought, "Wow, this guy really has something", and I was hooked.

As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted,in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely,no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my,ambition, too.

[about,Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) ],It was mentioned that they were considering a movie based on the,Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and I said I was in. There was no,screenplay, no director, nothing. For some unknown reason, I just said,I was in.

[about,Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) ] I,only wanted to be in a movie that my kids could see.

My cousins had a gospel group and they came down and played gospel,songs, and that was the first time I ever saw an electric guitar. I got,obsessed with the electric guitar, so my Mom bought me one from them,for $25. I was about twelve years old. Then I locked myself in a room,for a year and taught myself how to play, learned off records, and then,I started playing in little garage bands. The first group I was ever in,was called Flame. Then I was in The Kids. They were the ones who moved,to Hollywood.

These are the most important people in my life. You know, I would die,for these people. If someone were to harm my family or a friend or,somebody I love - I would eat them. I might end up in jail for 500,years - but I would eat them.

I can remember my parents fighting and us kids wondering who was going,to go with whom if they got divorced.

[on the difficulties of his singing in,Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) ] The one,[song] that was probably the most challenging was "Johanna [Act II]". . .

A regular, wonderful person.

I have a really soft spot for blondes. I find myself attracted to blonde,women the most.

It was seeing myself up there pretending.

And this is how daddy brings home the bacon.

[on playing Barnabas in Dark Shadows (2012) ] We decided a vampire,should look like a vampire. It was our rebellion against vampires who,look like underwear models. So, yeah, there was a bit of Nosferatu.

[ on playing Tonto in The Lone Ranger (2013) ] In the history of,cinema, the Native Americans have been portrayed as the savage and,something less than that. We thought at least we should take a shot at,erasing that. We all approached it that way.

I love the idea of changing my look. I think one owes it to the,audience, to go out there and give them something different each time,so as not to bore them to death.

If someone were to harm my family or a friend or somebody I love, I would eat them. I might end up in jail for 500 years, but I would eat them.

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

People say I make strange choices, but they’re not strange for me. My sickness is that I’m fascinated by human behavior, by what’s underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.

My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story.

I try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.

A dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest.

I always felt like I was meant to have been born in another era, another time.

One of the greatest pieces of advice I’ve ever gotten in my life was from my mom. When I was a little kid there was a kid who was bugging me at school and she said “Okay, I’m gonna tell you what to do. If the kid’s bugging you and puts his hands on you; you pick up the nearest rock. . .

Now, bring me that horizon.

Growing old is unavoidable, but never growing up is possible. I believe you can retain certain things from your childhood if you protect them - certain traits, certain places where you don’t let the world go.

I was ecstatic when they re-named "French fries" as "freedom fries. " Grown men and women in positions of power in the U. S. government showing themselves as idiots.

I suppose the only thing at 50 you can really start to look forward to is just total irresponsibility. As you get older, you can just sit in a chair, wear anything you want, you know you can walk down; old people dress cool. You know they wear sweatpants. The elderly have it down.

As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too.

There are times when you see how ridiculous is this life, how ludicrous it is, you know, leaving your house every morning and being followed by paparazzi.

I was a million percent in love with Edward Scissorhands. I remember looking in the mirror on the last day of shooting. . . and thinking how sad I was to be saying goodbye to Edward.