Vanessa Paradis doesn’t want to “please everyone”

The French singer-and-actress – who has children Lily-Rose, 11, and seven-year-old Jack with partner Johnny Depp – was upset when she once heard a TV presenter criticise her vocal ability but learned to accept not everyone will enjoy her work.

She said: “A TV presenter was once talking about people he couldn’t stand and one of them was me.

“He said my voice was too quiet; as a singer, that’s a pretty bad thing to hear. But then you can’t please everyone, and I don’t want to.”

The 38-year-old beauty – who shot to fame as a singer aged just 14 – has also spent time as a model for brands such as Miu Miu and Chanel, but doesn’t think it overshadows her other work.

She revealed: “I started in music – and modelling and acting came later, so I don’t think that side of things has made people in the music industry take me any less seriously.

“Anyway, I started at an age when I didn’t look my best – I was only a teenager.”

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Johnny Depp has splashed out on an £8.5 million home in Venice after falling in love with the city during filming last year

The 47-year-old actor spent several months in the Italian city with his family while shooting ‘The Tourist’ with Angelina Jolie and he was reportedly so besotted with the stunning location, he has bought the 17th century Palazzo Dona Sangiantoffetti.

According to local newspaper La Nuova Venezia, the Hollywood star outbid an Arab prince for the empty building which is one of the only available homes overlooking the famous Grand Canal.

Johnny – who has two children Lily-Rose , 11, and eight-year-old Jack with his French partner Vanessa Paradis – has previously spoken of his love for the city and revealed he loved to explore late at night when the streets were quiet.

He said: “My experience of Venice really happened between 10pm and 2am when the streets closed and I was able to walk around and experience the poetry of Venice, the ghosts of Venice, all those wonderful dark alleys.

“For an actor being able to film within the confines of that magical city certainly helps… The city’s magic shone through completely.”

While the actor and his family spent most of their time at their estate in France, he also owns a home in Hollywood and a 45 acre island in the Bahamas.

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Johnny Depp wants to “run away” from modern life

The ‘Tourist’ actor – who has children Lily-Rose, 11, and eight-year old Jack with long-term partner Vanessa Paradis – believes developments in technology and a shift in favoured forms of entertainment have lead to people losing their sense of self.

He explained: “Sometimes I’d like to run away screaming from our technology-obsessed world, the invasive media, the madness of reality TV.

“We’ve lost touch with the simple things of life. We’re losing our individuality.”

Johnny, 47, lives in the south of France with his family, but he and Vanessa, 38, own a Caribbean island where they can retreat for some privacy, which the actor says is crucial to keep him sane.

He told Red Bulletin magazine: “The island might sound extravagant but I need somewhere I can breathe easily or just sit around and chat without someone taking my picture.”

The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor used to be famed for his wild partying, and he credits meeting Vanessa 12 years ago with helping him turn his life around.

He said: “Anything I’d done before was kind of an illusion.

“My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life.

“Now, my greatest hope is that I’ll be fair to the people I love.”

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Johnny Depp doesn’t watch his own films

The 47-year-old actor is uncomfortable watching himself on screen, but admits this pleases his frequent collaborator, director Tim Burton.

He said: “I do my best to avoid my films at all cost.

“Tim likes that I’m not one of those actors that runs up to the monitors between takes to see playback. I’d rather swallow a bag of ticks.”

Asked what it would take to get him to watch himself, Johnny joked to Britain’s OK! magazine: “Probably a few bottles of wine.”

The ‘Tourist’ star – who has children Lily-Rose, 11, and Jack, eight, with long-term partner Vanessa Paradis – insists he is always quite hands-off with the filmmaking process as he trusts the directors and producers to craft his work into the way they want it to be.

He added: “I just know that when they say, ‘You’re done,’ that my services are no longer required. Then basically it’s in the director’s and editor’s hands.

“It’s my job essentially just to give them options to play with. So they make it what they want.”

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The ‘Alice in Wonderland’ actor – who lives in Plan-de-la-Tour in southern France with partner Vanessa Paradis and their children Lily-Rose, 10, and seven-year-old Jack – has a dream to create his own alcohol, but would insist on trying it for himself before selling to the public.

He said: “I have a secret desire to make wine. But I’ll keep it for myself before daring to sell it commercially.

“In the Var where I live, it’s very interesting. The region is notable for rose and it’s very good, though I prefer red myself.”

The 46-year-old star credits his family for helping curb his wild ways and admits he would do anything for his kids.

He added to France’s VSD magazine: France has given me everything. A marvellous family and also an equilibrium which I missed enormously.

“With Vanessa and the kids, we live in a sort of little village in the south and I have the impression of being in paradise.

“Everything revolves around the children. ‘Where will we go for a walk? Should we eat at the house with them or maybe go for a picnic?’ These are the problems we face there.”

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