Johnny Depp says he’s learned “a whole lot” following his legal battles with his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Following allegations of domestic violence and his very publicized defamation trial with Heard, Depp is now starring in a new movie that he also directed, Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness, which premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival last month.
Now, speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Depp reflected on the current state of his life.
What did Johnny Depp say about what he’s learned from the Amber Heard drama?
“Honestly, I can sit here this very second and think about all the hit pieces, and how everybody was against me, and yeah yeah yeah he is off the map…endless stuff,” he said. “I can remember it all. Went through it all. Some of it was not the most beautiful time, some of it was hilarious. Some of it was mad. The thing is, it simply just was, and it simply just is. So, for me, it happened. I learned, man. Everything that we experience, whether you’re given a snow cone or walking your dog, you learn something somewhere along the way. So I don’t have any ill feelings toward anyone. I don’t have this great reserve of hatred, because hatred requires caring. Why carry that baggage?”
Having also previously made comments about feeling like he no longer needs Hollywood, Depp said, “I had a few bouts with Hollywood over their particular easy way and the fluid three-act structure and all the stuff that is predictable. And I am sorry, but I had to get in there and whip it around a little bit.”
He did note, however, that he still has a “responsibility” when it comes to addressing the acting roles he now takes on with a certian level of authenticity.
“it is also helpful in certain instances, especially when things are crumbling all around. It’s weird to be able to escape, not into a character, but it is good to be able to inhabit a character, and as everything is in your toolbox — some of that stuff can be used as available stimulus,” he said. “Which is great. So yeah. Everything has been … it has really, it just is. And on some level, it is gonna be around, that kind of thing. It’s like OJ or something. But hey, it just happened. That’s all.”
