It’s impossible to mention Johnny Depp without talking about Pirates of the Caribbean. The action and adventure film series’ first part was released on 15 August 2003. The 60-year-old actor played the character of Jack Sparrow, Keira Knightley was seen as Elizabeth Swan, and Orlando Bloom portrayed the role of Will Turner.
Every installment of the series has its magic and people have given an immense amount of love to the star cast and the movie. But the cast of the movie had to go through a difficult time during the filming of the movie.
Johnny Depp says he went through decompression and depression
When Johnny Depp arrived on the big screen as Captain Jack, his fans got to witness a completely different side of the Cry Baby actor. The 60-year-old actor’s character was fun and smart, which made people love him more. While talking about his Pirates of the Caribbean character, the actor recalled how difficult it was for him to say goodbye to his character. The Blow actor said,
“I really loved being the character so much so that at the end of the film, when they wrapped the end of the film and this has happened to me before you go through a sort of a decompression, and a depression where you feel like, ‘God, I’ve just been this other guy for six months or seven months. I’ll never see him again.”
He further added,
“It’s very strange. I’m not really spooky about that whole, ‘You become the character,’ that’s not it at all. Just, knowing someone so well and having played them, having them be second nature, it just happens naturally. It’s very foreign to the body to stop doing it.”
Depp’s co-star Keira Knightley opened up about how difficult it was for her to deal with her mental health. The actress spoke about how important it is to have conversations on mental health.
Keira Knightley recalls having a mental breakdown
The 38-year-old ignited the conversation of mental health as she spoke about how she had a mental breakdown at the age of 22. The actress rose to prominence at a very young age as she became a part of many incredible movies. While talking about why psychological well-being is important, the actress said,
“I think it’s very important that particularly young people, but actually everybody, knows that everybody breaks.”
During her 2019 interview, the Love Actually actress also spoke about how difficult it is for men sometimes to ask for help when they are dealing with mental health issues. Knightley said while talking about psychological health,
“I think that particularly with men there’s a big feeling that you shouldn’t have these emotions and that you should be able to cope, and you should be able to man up… I think men do have to acknowledge their emotions and they should talk about it; it’s ok to cry because you’re a human being.”
The Begin Again actress recalls she prioritized her mental health after she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Knightley mentioned said that there were days when she felt like she didn’t exist.
Source: Cheatsheet; The Independent
