Johnny Depp in a snuff film in exchange for money for his family. Depp was a fan and friend of writer Hunter S. Thompson, and played his alter ego Raoul Duke in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998), Terry Gilliam's film adaptation of Thompson's pseudobiographical novel of the same name. Depp's next venture with Burton was the period film "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), in which he played Ichabod Crane opposite Christina Ricci and Christopher Walken. For his performance, Depp took inspiration from Angela Lansbury, Roddy McDowall and Basil Rathbone. He stated that he "always thought of Ichabod as a very delicate, fragile
Johnny Depp Eating Gilbert Grape?" In a 2008 interview, Depp stated that he had "'poisoned'" himself with alcohol "'for years'". In 2013, Depp declared that he had stopped drinking alcohol, adding that he "'pretty much got everything [he] could get out of it'"; Depp also said, "'I investigated wine and spirits thoroughly, and they certainly investigated me as well, and we found out that we got along beautifully, but maybe too well.'" Regarding his breakup with longtime partner Vanessa Paradis, Depp said that he "'definitely wasn't going to rely on the drink to ease things or cushion the blow or cushion the