Lily-Rose Deppdaughter of a legendary actor Johnny Depphas made it clear that she has no plans to profit from her famous father’s success.
The young actress revealed she would work “ten times harder” to “prove herself” as a talented artist in her own right and forge a unique path for herself.
Lily-Rose Depp, known for being a very private person, recently spoke out about her career on the big screen, saying that fame was the downside of acting.
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Lily-Rose Depp insists she will work hard to ‘prove herself’
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Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily-Rose expresses her dedication and passion for her craft despite her father’s pedigree as an accomplished actor.
According to the Daily MailThe 25-year-old actress appeared in an interview with Josh Horowitz on his “Happy Sad Confused” podcast on Thursday, where she declared her determination to make a name for herself in Hollywood.
“I don’t mind working harder if that’s what people expect of me to prove myself,” she said. “I love what I do, it’s the only thing I know how to do. So I feel like I have to do it.”
“And if that means working ten times harder, then that’s okay. I’m not ashamed, my parents are such talented artists. I’m lucky to be their daughter and watch them lead their career,” she added.
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She doesn’t want to be “defined by men” in her life
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Lily-Rose tends to stay away from social media, rarely sharing personal updates or photos with her 8.3 million Instagram followers.
She often uses the popular media sharing app to post red carpet shots and trailers for her new projects. However, when it comes to addressing several controversies that followed her famous father, she prefers not to speak out.
Now, she has explained that she doesn’t want the determining factor in her thriving career to be linked to the famous people in her life and prefers it to be based on her work.
“I’m not here to answer for anyone,” she said, according to the Daily Mail. “And I feel like for a lot of my career, people have really wanted to define me by the men in my life, whether it’s my family members or my boyfriends, whatever. .”
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“And I’m really ready to be defined by the things that I post,” Lily-Rose added.
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Johnny Depp is proud of his daughter
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Although Lily-Rose’s 2023 TV series, “The Idol,” was heavily criticized, her father, Depp, apparently had no problem with his daughter starring in the explicit series.
A source told Daily Mail that the actor is happy that the 24-year-old is “forging her own career and challenging herself to take on roles that interest and test her.”
The source said: “He loves that she is her own person and becoming her own actress. She doesn’t rest her career on her success. He loves that she is such a strong person, especially now that She received particular attention with her recent role on “The Idol.”
As for the criticism that has followed Lily-Rose since the series’ debut in Cannes, Depp sees it as a sign that his daughter “must be doing something right.”
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“He’s proud of her and doesn’t mind the added chatter and drama the role brings,” the source continued.
Lily-Rose Depp talks about her partner
The Franco-American actress has managed to keep her circle closed and remain faithful to her ideas despite pressure from Hollywood.
Reports suggest that she prefers to stay at home rather than going out and loves cooking with her friends and making pottery.
She enjoyed a relationship with rapper and singer Danielle Balbuena, known professionally as 070 Shake, and recently rejoiced in Harper’s Bazaar about their relationship.
“She’s quite simply the most amazing person I’ve ever met,” Lily-Rose told 070 Shake. “Honestly, she’s the most generous person. I’m super in love and I’m super happy.”
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“I’ve always been very private about my personal life, but it’s hard not to talk about it because I’m so happy. It’s just when you know, you know,” she continued . “Love is love. You fall in love with who you fall in love with. It’s never seemed that complicated.”
Lily-Rose opens up about the downsides of her career
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Although her career is still young, Lily-Rose has hinted that she has faced her fair share of challenges and that she doesn’t like certain aspects of acting.
In a conversation in December with Entertainment NetworkThe ‘Nosferatu’ actress lamented that every job has its own “set of circumstances” and said she wants to maintain privacy in her life as she doesn’t like fame to come with her career choice .
“People are interested in things that they shouldn’t necessarily be interested in,” she began. “And an actor’s job is to get into a character, blend in, and make the audience believe that you are that character.”
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She continued: “To do this, it’s important to protect a sense of anonymity – they’re not supposed to know you well, because you want them to believe you as other characters.”