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Post by The Nutty Chocolatier on Dec 29, 2004 0:30:10 GMT -5
Well, you've got Cesar, and you've got Roux... that makes two. So why do you think Johnny likes to play gyspies in movies? Any ideas?
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Post by The Rolling Rooster on Dec 29, 2004 15:35:08 GMT -5
Well I don't know if you saw the interview about it or not but Johnny loves playing gypies because as a child he felt like one with his family moving around so much... also I would imagine that they are dimensional roles that give him many options as an actor..
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Post by The Nutty Chocolatier on Dec 29, 2004 17:08:39 GMT -5
Ooh, very good points. No, didn't see the interview, and didn't make that connection between childhood and actorhood. Yeah, so Johnny sort of felt like a gyspy, eh? That's understandable. And yeah, options. Like he'd have a lot of freedom to come up with his own creative twists to the character... Yep. That about answers it. Thanks!  |
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Post by The Rolling Rooster on Dec 29, 2004 19:33:46 GMT -5
No problem AoQ
That's just my insight... I'm sure there are probably more reasons that I don't know of... they are just interesting characters....
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Post by The Protective Horserider on Sept 3, 2005 7:08:53 GMT -5
I just remembered that I did an assignment on this in the AoF
This is what I found (I actually found more, but I couldn't find it anymore):
Recently you starred in 'The Man Who Cried,' a film which had a very strong message in it regarding gypsies. What was it liked working on the film and what drew you to it?
Johnny Depp "To me, the gypsies— I feel uncomfortable saying the word since they are all people— but they paralleled the Native Americans in this country and what happened ever since Whitey stepped foot on American soil here. It's been that way for the gypsies, so 'The Man Who Cried' was a great opportunity to get to know those people and where they come from. Each film though that I make, more than it is a career move or anything like that, it's just an extended education each time. I take the opportunity to learn each time."
"Well, I didn't want to play Roux [his gypsy character in Chocolat] as a gypsy. Instead I came up with the idea of him being Irish to get that outsider quality. So originally he wasn't a gypsy. But then it turned out that because in the book [which the film was based on] it was so important that he was a gypsy, there was a lot about it, so he became a gypsy again." (But note that he stayed Irish as well!)
"And, uh, Cesar [his character in The Man Who Cried], well, uh, yeah, he was definitely a gypsy, he was Romany."
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I myself actually do think that he likes at least some aspects of their lifestyle. I mean... For one thing, gypsies enjoy music, Johnny does too. They want freedom and they live together with lots of family, which are things that Johnny values quite highly as well.
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Post by Dangerbabe on Sept 5, 2005 17:51:13 GMT -5
I agree. I think Johnny is really drawn to any character that has some depth and mystery.  |
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Post by The Protective Horserider on Sept 8, 2005 9:38:42 GMT -5
Exactly! And that's precisely what is so great about him and what makes him even more interesting
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