Lily-Rose Depp was born into Hollywood royalty.
The daughter of “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp and French model Vanessa Paradis, she stars in the upcoming thriller “Nosferatu,” but is hesitant to fully embrace the world of celebrity despite her affiliations.
Lily-Rose, 25, has worked in the entertainment and modeling industry for years and has long denied her nepo-baby status.
“Every job entails a series of circumstances and this [fame] is one of them,” Depp told the Daily Telegraph.
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Lily-Rose Depp, Johnny Depp's daughter, wants to protect her anonymity. (Getty Images)
“The important thing for me has been to maintain a sense of privacy and grounding and to protect [what] “It really belongs to you.”
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He added: “People are interested in things that they shouldn't necessarily be interested in and… the job of an actor is to get into a character and, like, melt into it, and make the audience believe that you are that character.” .
Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis dated for 14 years, starting in 1998. (Donato Sardella/WireImage)
“To do that, it's important to protect a sense of anonymity: They're not supposed to get to know you that well, because you want them to believe you like other characters.”
When his co-star Nicholas Hoult admitted that the red carpet appearances were “absolutely terrifying,” Depp assured him that it “means you're a good person.”
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“That's like a sign that you're a good, humble human being,” he said. “[Red carpets are part of the job . . . and it’s kind of the opposite of the job. The job is to be someone else and almost leave yourself behind – and go into someone else’s skin and do it in an intimate setting [on set].
“So in some ways it feels private, like an intimate setting. And then all of a sudden having to like go out into the world and be yourself publicly is kind of an interesting paradox.”
Depp played a pop star on “The Idol” who struggles with his career and mental health and falls in love with a self-help guru and cult leader. (Eddy Chen/HBO)
Depp has starred in several films, including “Crisis,” “Voyagers,” “Silent Night” and “Wolf.” Last year, he headlined the HBO series “The Idol” alongside Abel Tesfaye, better known as singer The Weeknd.
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Lily-Rose addressed the “nepo-babies” debate in an interview with Elle magazine last year.
“The Internet seems to care a lot about that kind of thing,” he said. “People will have preconceived ideas about you or how you got there, and I can definitely say that nothing will get you the part except being right for the part.
“The Internet cares much more about who your family is than about the people who choose you in things. You may have your foot in the door, but you still have your foot in the door. There's a lot of work that comes after that.”
Lily-Rose has long denied her nepo-baby status and previously indicated that the term was misogynistic. (Photo by Kurt Krieger)
She also indicated that the label “nepo baby” was misogynistic and told the magazine that it was interesting how the nickname was rarely applied to men.
“I find it strange to reduce someone to the idea that they're just there because it's a generational thing,” he said. “It just doesn't make any sense.”
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Depp continued: “If someone's mom or dad is a doctor, and then the kid becomes a doctor, you're not going to say, 'Well, you're only a doctor because your parents are doctors.' It's like, 'No, I went to medical school and I trained.'
“I hear a lot more about women and I don't think that's a coincidence.”
