The following is an excerpt from an email sent shortly afterward:
Because I’m in SAG [Screen Actors Guild], and I live near LA, if I so choose, I can go to see free screenings where they also have a little interview with one of the actors. This was my first one, just to check it out and I didn’t even stay to watch the movie because I was alllllllll the way back in the theatre–which made the screen appear about the same size as a TV screen anyway.
Okay… All 1100 of us got in free and then they gave us free popcorn and a soda. Well, because I helped a fellow with a broken arm carry an extra drink for his friend, most of the decent seats got taken and I ended up in the third row from the back, third seat in. No big deal. I just wanted to be there.
When the interview was ready to start, a few photographers crowded the aisle on my side. Holy shit! The man was going to come down the aisle about 8 feet away from me! I turned to see the entourage. The actor started looking at people. I had a smile on my face, of course. When his chocolate brown eyes met mine, he smiled. Not only did I make eye contact with Johnny Depp, I unintentionally encouraged him to smile. WooHoo!!!!! I couldn’t believe it. Was no one else smiling around me or something?
That split second was totally worth the entire fiasco I’d gone through just to get there. He stayed for about an hour and answered all sorts of questions. I didn’t stay to watch Pirates because I was so far back, it wouldn’t've been a real theater-movie experience. I was absolutely beside myself the rest of the night. I mean, all I’d set out to do was be in the same room with him and actually hear him speak, but boy oh boy, did I get more than that without even trying! And I will never forget looking into his eyes and finding they were looking right back at me! WooHoo!
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July 24th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
That is just too kewl being able to look into his eyes and seeing him smile back!
July 25th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
OH ARE SO LUCKY. He has got to be the sexiest man alive and you got to get that close to him. SIGH!!!!!!!!!!
July 25th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
I fell in love with him when he was on 21 Jumpstreet. The man is freakin’ hot!!!!
That was the only reason I went to the screening/interview. He lives in France and is rarely in the US, so I figured if I was ever going to see him in person, it would be that night. I got waaaaaaaaay more than I bargained for!
September 17th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Wow, lucky, lucky girl. I’m so jealous!
May 27th, 2008 at 8:39 am
I am so envious. That must have been so wonderful!
May 28th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
oh i am sooooooo envious, i really would love to be able
to look in his eyes. waaaaaaa!!!!! and any where else he
would let me. LOL.
you are so lucky.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Wow. What a wonderful experience. You are so lucky. He is hot.
June 30th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I am so jealous….. Johnny is so sexy, I would love to get a close up peek of him and to get him to smile at you…..wow….too bad you didn’t get close enough to smell him; I bet he smells incredible…sigh….
October 7th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Johnny Depp is sexy, hot, beautiful, a great man, a good father and the best actor ever…….I’ve seen all his movies and it’s great in all. i hope to see him someday. I’m really in love with him