Johnny Depp Felt Like a 'Complete Freak' Growing Up

Johnny Depp Felt Like a 'Complete Freak' Growing Up

Actor Johnny Depp attends the Japan Premiere of 'The Tourist' at Roppongi Hills Arena on March 3, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. The film will open in Japan on March 5. (Getty Images)

Johnny Depp is now one of the biggest heartthrobs in Hollywood, but the actor claims he wasn't always so suave and debonair. He said he was a "complete freak" as a kid, and has only become truly at ease with himself since meeting longtime girlfriend Vanessa Paradis. Aww!

He admitted: "When I was growing up I felt a complete freak. Very strange. I felt weird at five. At the age of 12 it was me against the world. I remember locking myself in my bedroom and playing my guitar. It seemed like I was in there for two or three years."

However, the 47-year-old actor has learned to accept himself since finding love with Vanessa 12 years ago, and admits he views his life in two stages, before and after meeting the French singer-and-actress.

He explained: "The most important thing is that Vanessa has made me not have to pretend any more about who I am. I feel comfortable with myself. My life is divided in two. In the time before I met Vanessa, I was searching for something. Since our time together I have found it. She keeps me calm. There were times when I was burning inside."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Johnny Depp Touches Down in Tokyo

Johnny Depp Touches Down in Tokyo

Making his arrival in the Land of the Rising Sun, Johnny Depp was spotted at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan today (March 2).

The “21 Jump Street” actor sported a coy smile as he posed for photographers in a grey fedora, striped scarf and grey blazer.

As for his upcoming project, a film version of the classic television show “Dark Shadows,” it sounds like Depp is keeping with the original motif.

Johnny Depp is teaming up with his frequent collaborator Tim Burton for a big-screen adaptation of the gothic show about vampires, werewolves, and zombies.

Depp explained, "I'm very excited to film it. You know, it's something that Tim and I have talked about for a number of years because we were both fans. As kids, you know, you run home at 3 o'clock in the afternoon to go watch this gothic soap opera on television with vampires and everything.”

"So our version, I guess, there's something that's very interesting coming from the screenplay and from the talks that Tim and I have had which is it retains that sort of bizarre distance that everyone has with one another in terms of the characters.”

"Maybe Barnabus, in this version, is maybe a little bit more, maybe waxes a little more poetic now and again, you know? But it's definitely in keeping with the original series."

 

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Technology Makes Johnny Depp Want To Run Away Screaming

 Technology Makes Johnny Depp Want To Run Away Screaming

Johnny Depp reveals that certain developments in technology have not been a positive thing and believes that people are losing their sense of self.

“Sometimes I’d like to run away screaming from our technology-obsessed world, the invasive media, the madness of reality TV. We’ve lost touch with the simple things of life. We’re losing our individuality.”

He says that owning an island may sound a bit grand, but it’s actually a necessity for his mental health:

“The island might sound extravagant but I need somewhere I can breathe easily or just sit around and chat without someone taking my picture.”

Johnny, who is starring in the upcoming animated film ‘Rango’, shared how his life has changed since meeting partner Vanessa Paradis and becoming a father to Lily-Rose, 11, and Jack, 8.

“Anything I’d done before was kind of an illusion. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life. Now, my greatest hope is that I’ll be fair to the people I love.”

I’m sure many celebrities would love to have an island retreat – somewhere to just go and be themselves without the fear of the paparazzi capturing every moment on film.