Johnny Depp “poisoned himself” with alcohol to cope with fame

Johnny Depp “poisoned himself” with alcohol to cope with fame

Johnny Depp “poisoned himself” with alcohol to cope with fame.
The usually tight-lipped actor has revealed he partied so hard in the 90s to
try and deal with his meteoric ascent to superstardom.
Depp - who was engaged to hard-partying model Kate Moss and was friends with
wild Oasis rockers Liam and Noel Gallagher during the decade – is quoted as
saying: “I never wanted to be the guy people looked at. I felt I could only
be myself when I was alone, that I turned into some kind of novelty. The
only way I could get through that time was to drink.
“I poisoned myself with alcohol for years but I’ve never been into drugs in
the way it was sometimes made out.”
Despite a string of critically-acclaimed film performances and three Academy
Award nominations, Depp admits he is still insecure about his acting
abilities.
He said: “I don’t think of myself as being a celebrity, it’s too mortifying.
I have a hard time watching myself on screen and it’s getting worse. I can’t
tell whether my work is good or not.”
But one thing constantly getting better in his life is his relationship with
French star Vanessa Paradis – the mother of his two children Lily-Rose and
Jack.
Depp, 45, added: “Meeting Vanessa gave me proper perspective and
understanding. It wasn’t until then that things started to get real for me.”