The actor was present on Spanish soil to talk about Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan, a documentary that he produced about his friend who is the leader of the band The Pogues.
A few days ago the 68th edition of the San Sebastián Festival started and among the figures who were present was Johnny Depp. The actor set foot on Spanish soil to talk about Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan, a documentary he produced about the leader of the punk band The Pogues.
Directed by Julien Temple, the film traces the career of the Irish composer and poet, emphasizing his glorious days as well as his excesses with alcohol and various substances.
At the press conference, Depp spoke about the film and his friend MacGowan: “I remember the first time I heard The Pogues and Shane's voice: with that anger of punk and rock, but with those wonderful melodies and traditional Irish instruments. That mixture of fury and melancholy amazed me.”
Beyond presenting the film, Depp also took time to comment on American politics, Donald Trump and the coronavirus. There, the actor did not hold anything back:
“I enjoy comedy like anyone else. "I see Trump speak and he makes me laugh, it's wonderful, it's good comedy, a horror comedy."
Furthermore, Depp considered that the current president of the United States is not someone capable of protecting his citizens and stated: “I suppose he is capable of going to the bathroom by himself, but I don't think about those things too much. He has to have an incredible sense of humor.”
His opinion on Trump and American politics was added to his consultation on the current pandemic situation that the world is going through. Regarding this, the actor declared: “Reading everything you can in the news to form your own opinion about what is happening with COVID is impossible, there is no way to know where it is going. "It is time for the situation to be organized at a global level."
