Johnny Depp said he had "no further need for Hollywood"

Cannes, France, May 17 (EFE).- (Camera: Marco Alvarez San Roman) Actor Johnny Depp said he had “no further need for Hollywood” during an appearance at Cannes Festival on Wednesday.

Depp answered questions from reporters after the movie Jeanne du Barry, in which he stars as King Louis XV, premiered on Tuesday night.

FOOTAGE OF THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL POSTER; JOHNNY DEPP'S (ACTOR) EMPTY CHAIR; JOHNNY DEPP'S ENTRANCE TO THE PRESS ROOM; MAÏWENN'S (DIRECTOR, CO-WRITER, AND ACTRESS) ENTRANCE; ENTRANCE OF JEANNE DU BARRY'S TEAM; JOHNNY DEPP TALKS TO PIERRE RICHARD (ACTOR); JEANNE DU BARRY'S TEAM (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: PASCAL GREGGORY (ACTOR), PIERRE RICHARD, JOHNNY DEPP, MAÏWENN, BENJAMIN DEVERNHE (ACTOR), INDIA HAIR (ACTRESS) AND SUZANNE HAIR (SUZANNE). TO RIGHT): PASCAL GREGGORY (ACTOR), PIERRE RICHARD, JOHNNY DEPP, MAÏWENN, BENJAMIN LAVERNHE (ACTOR), INDIA HAIR (ACTRESS) AND SUZANNE DE BAECQUE (ACTRESS).

SOUNDBITES OF JONNY DEPP AND MAÏWEN (FRENCH)

Maïwenn (director, co-writer, and actress), in French:

8- "Before going to see Johnny I proposed the role to French actors that I loved, but it couldn't be. And then I wanted to be honest with my desire and I told myself that desire is much more important than a French actor imperatively. I wanted to vibrate for the actor, especially because I was going to act myself and I was going to kiss him so I preferred a sexy actor."

9- "[Johnny Depp] is a scholar, very interested in France. He knows equally well French cinema, painting, and music. So at a certain point, I said to myself, 'oops, he's going to have to study.' But he knew much more about Louis XV than I did.