Johnny Depp Was So Scared Of Tim Burton He Almost Blew The Biggest Audition Of His Life

Johnny Depp is known for his unique and outstanding performances and his ability to transform into different complex characters.

Throughout his career, he has portrayed numerous memorable characters that we can't imagine being played by anyone else but him.

However, there is one iconic role that the world could never get to see Depp play because the actor feared he had no chance of getting it.

According to Depp’s interview for Interview Magazine in 1998, the actor felt frightened about auditioning for Tim Burton's iconic character of Edward Scissorhands back in 1990.

Having a few projects, including a co-lead role in Fox’s crime drama series 21 Jump Street and a minor role in 1984’s slasher A Nightmare on Elm Street, Johnny was desperate to take a leap of faith and audition for something bigger.

However, meeting a popular director was both Depp's dream and his fear. According to the same interview, Depp thought that meeting Tim Burton would be "pointless" and "embarrassing" because the actor was sure that a director like Burton would never give a TV actor like him a chance to appear in his movies.

Depp was a second away from skipping the audition, but his then-agent literally forced him to go and that’s when Johnny was finally able to get the chance of a lifetime.

Not only did the iconic role of Edward Scissorhands become a defining part of Johnny Depp's career and the start of a long partnership between the actor and Tim Burton, but it also became one of Depp's favorites.

According to the actor, saying goodbye to the young lost boy with sharp blades for hands was one of the most heartbreaking moments of his life, and after all those years he still misses his character madly.

Despite the initial trepidation, Depp's ability to overcome his fears led to limitless possibilities for the actor and a timeless legacy he left in cinematography that fans continue to protect and honor years later.

Source: Interview Magazine