Hollywood’s mysterious Johnny Depp, known for his wide range of captivating movie roles, has a fascinating secret that recently became known. The star of “Pirates of the Caribbean” has been quietly creating custom fragrances for each of his movie characters over the past 12 years. He’s been exploring the world of scents and how they affect our memories and emotions.
Depp isn’t just an actor; he’s also the face of Dior’s Sauvage fragrance, with a reported contract renewal worth a massive $20 million. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, he talked openly about his long-held fascination with fragrances and their importance in his life.
When asked if these fragrances help him get into character on set, Depp emphatically said, “Absolutely!” He shared that a close friend has been crafting unique scents for each of his movie roles for over a decade. This interesting practice started about 10 to 12 years ago, and Depp stressed how it really helps him immerse himself in the characters he portrays.
Depp was like, “It’s great because the character has, like, his own smell, you know? Something I can use to really get into character.” He said it’s like how familiar smells can, you know, take you right back to certain memories and places. He said, “Sometimes, you smell something, and it’s like your mom’s perfume or cologne, and it takes you right back to a memory. It’s like you’re suddenly somewhere else. Instead of using all your senses to go there, you can relive those moments just by the smell. It’s like traveling in a really honest and natural way.”
He got with Sauvage back in 2015, and news just came out that he’s sticking with it for over $20 million. That’s a boatload of money, and it puts him on top of the list of smell spokespeople, even more than big-time actors like Robert Pattinson and Brad Pitt.
Johnny Depp’s journey into smells and how they play into storytelling, it adds this extra cool layer to his already mysterious self. As he keeps on wowing us with his acting, you can’t help but wonder what smell adventures are next in his super interesting career.
