[kj] Johnny Depp/Dave Vanian

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

Ah, you took some time to ponder my email again (I'm flattered!), and 
then came up with another isolated sentence to pick on! Take your time. 
If you need one email per sentence I wrote, that's fine, but I can't 
promise to keep up.

The idea that Depp didn't have much say in using Kieth Richards' persona 
for Jack Sparrow is ridiculous. Depp admits he did it:

"Q: *You based your character on Rolling Stone Keith Richards. Why's that?*

A: I thought of Keith because he's a guy I've admired for many, many 
years. I didn't want to do an imitation of Keith, or a character study, 
just a kind of salute to him, you know, to show him I appreciate him."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/07/29/johnny_depp_pirates_of_the_caribbean_interview.shtml

He plays the salute/homage/tribute angle.

-Oliver


Flight Bringer wrote:

> "Depp, who routinely adopts others' personae for his roles "

>

> I dont believe that Depp has much say in it , a scriptwriter writes 

> the script for him, the wardrobe people chose his clothes and the 

> director tells him what to do , there isnt much scope for him being 

> able to adopt anyones personae

>