Movies
Tropic Thunder
Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. lead an ensemble cast in 'Tropic Thunder,' an action comedy about a group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Johnny Depp
Actor
“That’s the best I’ve ever seen Cruise,” Depp offers, approvingly, of the actor’s role as Les Grossman. I ask if Cruise’s portrayal reminds Depp of any Hollywood executives. “All of them,” he says.
Where Eagles Dare
World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.
Johnny Depp
Actor
We screen Where Eagles Dare (Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood)
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Hark! The Herald Pundit Sings! America’s favorite Christmas tradition is now on DVD! Families have gathered around the TV to enjoy Stephen Colbert’s Christmas specials every year since 2008. Now, you can experience the joy over and over! Join Stephen and his friends—Toby Keith, Elvis Costello, John Legend, Feist, Willie Nelson, and Jon Stewart —for a yuletide evening of song, dance and nog-induced dementia. (Parental discretion is advised.) Remember, every time you buy a copy of Stephen Colbert’s Christmas Special, an angel gets his wings.
Johnny Depp
Actor
We also watch A Colbert Christmas, largely to see Willie Nelson in the Three Wise Men skit.
Withnail & I
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
Johnny Depp
Actor
Depp is a famous enthusiast, with great taste – he loves Withnail & I, The Fast Show, Jack Kerouac, gonzo journalism, hard liquor, good wine and rock guitar.
Books
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13 Books Johnny Depp Recommends
Johnny Depp is a keen reader. He has multiple libraries and here are the books he adores the most.
Johnny Depp
Actor
Johnny Depp is a keen reader. He has multiple libraries and here are the books he adores the most.
TV Shows
The Fast Show
The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.
Johnny Depp
Actor
Depp is a famous enthusiast, with great taste – he loves Withnail & I, The Fast Show, Jack Kerouac, gonzo journalism, hard liquor, good wine and rock guitar.
Music
The Times They Are A-Changin' — Bob Dylan
Johnny Depp
Actor
“The Times They Are A-Changin’”
Two months before the world was subjected to the shocking live coverage of the merciless, bloodthirsty and public daylight murder of JFK in Nov. 1963, Bob Dylan sat down to write a song… He had a particular idea in mind, which he recorded mere weeks before Kennedy’s tragic Assassination. Dylan had already achieved stratospheric acclaim from his treasure-producing workmanship and poetic abilities. He had already jacked up the bar of songwriting to an untouchable level. He also became a reluctant prophet, which can be quite an occupational hazard…Yet he remained himself while dodging all manner of con artists, bloodsuckers, angles, arrows, ignorance, injustices, and scrutinization of his life.
Galveston - Glen Campbell
Johnny Depp
Actor
When he sang ‘Galveston’ years ago, it killed me,” Depp says, describing the Jimmy Webb song that Campbell transformed into a Top 10 hit in 1969, making it his own. “It’s about a Vietnam soldier dreaming of home. It’s elegant and perfectly timed.”
The Nearness of You - Remastered — Hoagy Carmichael
Johnny Depp
Actor
Listen to this. I played this one from a boom box when Lily-Rose was born. This is her birth song. She arrived to this, man.
The Idiot
Johnny Depp
Actor
Here’s a question for you. The work you and [David] Bowie did that resulted in The Idiot [1977]—have you guys ever thought about trying something together again? I’m asking as a fan. Some of those lyrics still stick in my head. I think one of the most beautiful lines ever is “That’s like hypnotizing chickens.”
People
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10 Johnny Depp "Favorite People"
And whenever Depp gets bored or can’t sleep, he paints—specializing in oil portraits. “When I can focus on something like guitar or painting, I do,” he says. “I started painting people I admire, like Kerouac, Bob Dylan, Nelson Algren, Marlon Brando, Patti Smith."
Johnny Depp
Actor
And whenever Depp gets bored or can’t sleep, he paints—specializing in oil portraits. “When I can focus on something like guitar or painting, I do,” he says. “I started painting people I admire, like Kerouac, Bob Dylan, Nelson Algren, Marlon Brando, Patti Smith."
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