Johnny Depp discusses what he finds "sickening" about other actors

Though the Hollywood star Johnny Depp may be best known for his turn as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, the actor is also an esteemed dramatic performer.

Having been nominated for three Academy Awards over the years, Depp has had the chance to collaborate with some of the greatest filmmakers of all time, including Tim Burton, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam, Wes Craven, John Waters and countless others.

A genuine talent who can do more than the movie caricatures he is now famed for, Depp earned critical acclaim for his performance in Marc Forster’s biographical drama Finding Neverland, as well as in Tim Burton’s horror musical Sweeney Todd

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Whilst thriving in such roles, Depp has had the chance to work with the likes of Kate Winslet, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Alan Rickman, developing a dislike for one specific thing some actors choose to do with their careers.

Speaking at the Berlin Film Festival back in 2015 whilst promoting his forgettable spy comedy Mortdecai, Depp criticised actors who used their Hollywood stature to pursue a career in music.

In conversation with the Sydney Morning Herald, Depp, who has long played the guitar, spoke about his love for music and his dislike of people who choose a career in music after Hollywood, calling the decision “sickening”.

“That whole idea for me is a sickening thing, it’s always just made me sick,” the actor stated. “I’ve been very lucky to play on friends’ records, and it’s still going.

Music is still part of my life. But you won’t be hearing The Johnny Depp Band. That won’t ever exist”.

Continuing, Depp adds “I hate the idea, ‘Come see me play the guitar because you’ve seen me in 12 movies’. It shouldn’t be that way. You want the people who are listening to the music to only be interested in the music”.