Actor says he has no interest in Oscars

In contrast to what most people believes, The Pirate of the Caribbean actor, Johnny Depp has said he has no interest in Oscars.

The 'Transcendence' actor made this revelation during his interview with BBC's Newsbeat.

He said:

“I don’t want to win one of those things ever, you know. I don’t want to have to talk …

They gave me one of those things, like a nomination, two or three times. A nomination is plenty. The idea of winning means that you’re in competition with someone and I’m not in competition with anybody. I just stick to my guns and do what I want to do. Sometimes people don’t like it but that’s alright.”

His close friend, singer Alice Cooper, who had previously revealed he would prefer to be a rock star than an actor and simply stars in films to “pay the bills” also said:

“He started playing when he was 12 years old. When he first came to Los Angeles he did not come as an actor, he came as a guitar player. He came here with his band and accidentally got discovered, because he looked great and they were looking for a young guy for ’21 Jump Street’, and there he was.

He calls acting his day job. He said, ‘I do so many movies, I crave getting out on stage with a guitar.’ He’s always been a rocker. He says, ‘This was my first love, rock ‘n’ roll. Acting pays the bills but if you give me a choice, my guitar wins.'”

Johnny further revealed that he would not like to give a speech if presented with an award hence his reason for not being interested in the Academy Awards.

The Academy Awards or The Oscars is an annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry.

The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, which is better known by its nickname Oscar.

The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

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