
He’d just always make it through.” Johnny Depp had depression after playing Captain Jack Sparrowĭepp continued in IGN’s reporting that he had some difficulties after playing Jack in Pirates of the Caribbean. Pepe Le Pew was the kind of character who always was able to run between the rain drops. Poor thing.’ I always loved a character like that, just blinders no matter what the actual reality is happening around him. The cat clearly despises him, but Pepe Le Pew takes it as sort of a, ‘She’s just playing hard to get. Watching those cartoons, this guy falls in love, deeply falling in love with this cat.

“What I loved about Pepe Le Pew was this guy who was absolutely convinced that he’s a great ladies man,” Depp explained. So I sort of thought that pirates would be the rock and roll stars of the 18th century, you know? Then, when you think of rock and roll stars, the greatest rock and roll star of all time, the coolest rock and roll star of all time, in my opinion, is Keith Richards. I think it also had much more to do with freedom. “Initially you think money, and all that. “I started trying to figure out pirates of the 18th century, and sort of what it was all about,” Depp said. However, Disney executives weren’t initially very thrilled about how Depp decided to play Jack. He pointed to a couple of his major inspirations when it came to crafting the character, including Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and Pepe Le Pew. In a 2003 interview with IGN, Depp discussed playing Jack in Pirates of the Caribbean.

Johnny Depp’s inspiration for Captain Jack Sparrow in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Johnny Depp | Francois Durand/Getty Images Here’s a closer look at what the actor went through over the course of his time playing the iconic character for the original movie. As a result, Depp admitted to having depression after playing Jack.

However, he had a difficult time recovering from diving deep into the character. Actor Johnny Depp loved his experience playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the original Pirates of the Caribbean.
