One More Reason To Love Johnny Depp
No one should need another reason to love Johnny Depp. He’s anti-Hollywood, he loves and dotes on his two children, he’s remarkably talented, handsome AND sexy and lives his life in an unassuming way. That should be enough, yet, once again he gives back to the masses who adore him by also being designated as the “Best Celebrity Autograph Signer.”
CNN reports:
Johnny Depp “likes to talk to fans and get to know them while signing,” says an autograph dealer.
The 44-year-old actor is the most gracious celebrity — for the third year in a row — on Autograph magazine’s annual list of the “10 Best and 10 Worst Hollywood Signers.”
“Though soft-spoken and laid-back, [Depp] likes to talk to fans and get to know them while signing,” New York autograph dealer Anthony Risi explains in the December issue, now on newsstands. “He’ll sign more than one item when he has time, too.” Video Watch Depp muse on his murderous new movie »
The magazine said editors compiled input from autograph-collecting judges based in Europe, New York and California in ranking the celebs.
This doesn’t surprise me. Because Johnny has chosen to live way off the beaten Hollywood path on a farm in rural France, he likely has spared his psyche and family the trauma of being constantly hounded for autographs. This makes giving autographs and interacting with his fans a rare and special treat. Even the reclusive like to be appreciated. Johnny, thank you for being such a great celeb. You make me not want to light the rest of Hollywood on fire for being full of raging c*cksuckers.
So who else made the “nice list” of gracious autograph signers:
2. Matt Damon
3. George Clooney
4. Jack Nicholson
5. Rosario Dawson
6. John Travolta,
7. Katherine Heigl
8. Jay Leno
9. Dakota Fanning
10. Russell Crowe — wait, Russell Crowe? Crowe, who has a history of throwing temper tantrums, ranked among the worst signers on last year’s list. But in a turnaround, the magazine said, the 43-year-old actor “started treating fans great, signing, taking pictures and chatting them up.”
Wow, that last one is surprising. And Jack Nicholson? Hmmm…well good for him!
And who sucks rotten eggs for being poor sports when it comes to signing autographs?
1. Will Ferrell
2. Tobey Maguire
3. Joaquin Phoenix
4. William Shatner
5. Renee Zellweger
6. John Malkovich
7. Julie Andrews
8. Bruce Willis
9. Teri Hatcher
10. Scarlett Johansson.
Weird, Will Ferrell is the worst? I mean sure, I can see William Shatner being a dick, and definitely John Malkovich, and certainly Teri Snatcher. But what climbed up Renee Zellweger, Julie Andrews and Bruce Willis’ asses? And honestly, Joaquin’s probably too drunk to realize he’s being asked for an autograph and Tobey Maguire’s just a weirdo. Scarlett? Who the hell knows what her problem is. Trying to avoid stalkers most likely. The magazine did caution us however, “keep in mind that even the best signers don’t sign sometimes, the worst sometimes do, and that just because they’re on the worst list doesn’t mean they’re bad people.”
I don’t know, I am pretty sure that John Malkovich is a bad person.
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I thought for sure Tom Cruise would be on the nice list. In all the press and tabs you see him taking photos, signing and even talking on the phone to his fans. Unless he only does it when the cameras are rolling or he’s lining up converts.
Comment by crazymom — December 16, 2007 @ 5:10 pm
No surprise to me about Johnny. He is notorious for being nice.
There was a youtube clip recently posted with a drama student’s experience at the Sweeney Todd premier in NY a couple of weeks ago. The guy said in his video clip that when Johnny arrived at the premier, instead stepping on to the red carpet and going into the theater, he walked across the street where all the fans were barricaded and started signing autographs and talking to the fans. It doesn’t get any better than that. And like you say, we really don’t need another reason to love Johnny, but this is one of the many reasons we do. He is a CLASS act.
Comment by Cindy — December 16, 2007 @ 5:45 pm
He’s the best! These things, to me, show that he’s still a real human being inside. Lovely.
Cindy, do you happen to have a link to the youtube?
Sam
Comment by Sam — December 17, 2007 @ 3:59 am
Here’s a link to the video clip on YouTube. It’s a 9 min. clip and he starts talking about the stars arriving at about 6:15 into the clip. There is video of Johnny signing autographs that the guy includes. Gotta love Johnny for being so generous. Enjoy!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=K7NWyQhEmRU
Comment by Cindy — December 17, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
I’ve never given Johnny Depp any real thought but it’s nice to hear that about him. He’s a nice looking guy, he’s a family man, low key, laid back and really seems humble. What’s not to like, I guess. I had only heard about him years ago (with the hotel antics back in the moss and ryder days). He really has grown. Other celebrities should stop being such media whores and follow in Johnny’s footseps. It’s refreshing and it keeps him interesting.
Comment by K — December 17, 2007 @ 3:04 pm