--- description: The Hollywood star's next three roles are very different from each other title: Johnny Depp Doesn't Care image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt898ba78ebdbe9907/69876b2a2dce0131c59dc096/486633143.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Johnny Depp Says Not Caring About His Acting Has Made Him a Better Actor by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 26, 2014 3:15 AM CUT  Johnny Depp poses backstage during the opening night of Cabaret on Broadway at Studio 54 in New York City on April 24, 2014 Johnny Depp poses backstage during the opening night of Cabaret on Broadway at Studio 54 in New York City on April 24, 2014Bruce Glikas—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 26, 2014 3:15 AM CUT Johnny Depp [doesn’t care anymore](http://www.details.com/culture-trends/movies-tv/201412/johnny-depp-hollywood-mavericks "undefined") — not about what you think, nor what his critics think, nor even about what he himself thinks. But contrary to what it sounds like, the Hollywood superstar told _Details_ in an in-depth interview that letting go of all expectations and obsessions has allowed him to be more free and versatile (if that was possible) with his acting. “What is really satisfying is, like Marlon, getting to that place where he just didn’t give a f-ck,” said Depp, referring to the late actor, longtime friend and mentor Marlon Brando. “Suddenly you care enough not to give a f-ck, because not giving a f-ck, that’s the total liberation. Being game to try anything.” And with upcoming roles like the Big Bad Wolf in fairy-tale adaptation _Into The Woods_, an adventurous art dealer in comedy film _Mortdecai_ and notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in _Black Mass_, that’s exactly what he’s doing. [Read more at _Details_](http://www.details.com/culture-trends/movies-tv/201412/johnny-depp-hollywood-mavericks "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3606848/johnny-depp-actor-not-caring/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3606848/johnny-depp-actor-not-caring/"},"headline":"Johnny Depp Says Not Caring About His Acting Has Made Him a Better Actor","datePublished":"2014-11-26T03:15:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:23:59.675Z","description":"Well, he didn't exactly use the word care","url":"https://time.com/3606848/johnny-depp-actor-not-caring/","keywords":["celebrities","Hollywood","Acting","Johnny Depp"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt898ba78ebdbe9907/69876b2a2dce0131c59dc096/486633143.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt898ba78ebdbe9907/69876b2a2dce0131c59dc096/486633143.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Cabaret\" Broadway Opening Night - Arrivals & Curtain Call","caption":"\"Cabaret\" Broadway Opening Night - Arrivals & Curtain Call","creditText":"Bruce Glikas—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3606848/johnny-depp-actor-not-caring/","name":"Johnny Depp Says Not Caring About His Acting Has Made Him a Better Actor"}}]}] ```