Post by jackswench on Jan 24, 2009 14:59:05 GMT
I know that there are some of you here that will have read all about my Pinewood encounter with Johnny but for those who haven't here it is:
25/4/07 – I arrived at Pinewood at 3:30 with a couple of friends and about an hour later we were joined by Maria and her mum Cheryl, who had travelled from Spain hoping to meet Johnny. Between us we manned both gates. At 7, they closed the gates on the VIP entrance so we all moved round to the timekeepers entrance.
At 7:40 Jerry (Johnny’s security guard) came down and told us that he would have come to see us earlier but he thought we were Take That fans, because apparently Take That were at Pinewood filming a video. He said there was no way Johnny was going to be able to stop that night because he was going straight from the studios to do ADR for Pirates. We were all devastated! He then said that if we came back the next day, he would take our pictures for Johnny to sign then he would bring Johnny round to the VIP entrance so we could have our photos taken with him. He asked us to move on because he said Johnny would be very upset at having to go past us. So, we all went off home.
26/4/07 – I arrived on my own at Pinewood at 4:30 and felt very conspicuous stood there alone. Luckily, around 5:45 Maria and Cheryl arrived. I was so relieved. At around 6:20 I asked the guard on the gate if I could use the toilet. When I came out he said that the other security guard who was on duty with him had rung the production crew and told them that we were there waiting. It must have done the trick because about 20 minutes later Jerry came round the corner!! My heart went up in my mouth as I knew then that it was going to happen. I was going to meet Johnny!!
Jerry took our photos and said that Johnny was taking his make up off then would be round to see us. About half an hour later I saw the car pulling up. As it pulled up alongside us, my heart was hammering so hard I thought it was going to come out of my chest.
Now, I’m trying really hard to remember everything that happened, but it all happened so quickly and I was trying to absorb every tiny detail. Jerry got out the car first, opened the back door, and Johnny literally sprang out! I still have that moment stuck like a photo in my brain. That first sight of him as he jumped out of the car was amazing. I don’t think I could quite believe that THE JOHNNY DEPP was stood right in front of me. He had a lop-sided smile on his face, the same smile he has in the picture taken with me.
He walked very quickly towards me, gave me a peck on the cheek and a tight hug. He then looked at Maria, who was a bit emotional. I kinda lost the plot here a little bit and I now feel more than a little stupid, but I found myself touching his arm and said ‘Oh, wow’. Johnny looked at me and gave me a really lovely smile. I think he realised just how much this moment meant to me. My legs had gone slightly jelly-like and my heart was beating so fast!
Johnny gave Maria a hug and a peck on the cheek and said something to her like ‘Aww sweetheart, what’s wrong?’ He then hugged Cheryl. All the time Jerry was in the background trying to move things along but I didn’t get the feeling that Johnny wanted to hurry.
His PA guy (sorry I can’t remember his name) took a picture of me and Johnny. I asked Johnny if I could take a photo of him on his own, and he said ‘Of course’. I asked him how filming was going and he said it was going really well. I also asked him about the singing and he said ‘It’s all finished now, all over’ and I have to say there was definitely a sound of relief in his voice. I also asked him if he liked the Rolling Stones T-shirt that Jo and Lisa gave him a couple of weeks before. It was a gift from all of us on the Yahoo group. He thought for a moment then said ‘Oh yes, I loved it!’
Next I took a picture of Maria with Johnny and Cheryl asked Johnny how Lily-Rose was doing. He said ‘she’s doing great’. Cheryl also asked him if there was going to be a Paris or London premiere of Pirates 3 but Johnny said no. Cheryl asked him if there was going to be a UK premiere for Sweeney Todd and he said ‘yes’. She asked him if he was going to be there and he said ‘If they’ll have me’.
I got very close to Johnny and whispered to him, to ask him if he would say something in his Capt Jack voice, he lent back a bit, looked at me with a little smile on his face and said ‘Um, what shall I say, let me think’. He leaned across in front of me so his hair brushed my face and in quiet husky voice said ‘I’m Captain Jack Sparrow luv’ THUD! I thought I was going to pass out! What a moment! My very own Capt Jack introduction! I will never again be able to hear him say that line in Pirates without thinking about that moment.
It was time for him to go but before he did, we all got another hug and kiss on the cheek, then he was in the car. He rolled down the window, put his head out and waved as they drove him away.
I can’t describe the way I’m feeling right now. It’s a dream come true and something I am never going to forget….EVER!! He is a very special man who is so kind and gracious to his fans. Although I thought I would fall apart when I met him, he actually had a very calming effect on me. I keep reliving the moment over and over again and I think I will be doing that for a long time to come. I keep saying in my head, ‘I met Johnny Depp’
Thank you Johnny!
25/4/07 – I arrived at Pinewood at 3:30 with a couple of friends and about an hour later we were joined by Maria and her mum Cheryl, who had travelled from Spain hoping to meet Johnny. Between us we manned both gates. At 7, they closed the gates on the VIP entrance so we all moved round to the timekeepers entrance.
At 7:40 Jerry (Johnny’s security guard) came down and told us that he would have come to see us earlier but he thought we were Take That fans, because apparently Take That were at Pinewood filming a video. He said there was no way Johnny was going to be able to stop that night because he was going straight from the studios to do ADR for Pirates. We were all devastated! He then said that if we came back the next day, he would take our pictures for Johnny to sign then he would bring Johnny round to the VIP entrance so we could have our photos taken with him. He asked us to move on because he said Johnny would be very upset at having to go past us. So, we all went off home.
26/4/07 – I arrived on my own at Pinewood at 4:30 and felt very conspicuous stood there alone. Luckily, around 5:45 Maria and Cheryl arrived. I was so relieved. At around 6:20 I asked the guard on the gate if I could use the toilet. When I came out he said that the other security guard who was on duty with him had rung the production crew and told them that we were there waiting. It must have done the trick because about 20 minutes later Jerry came round the corner!! My heart went up in my mouth as I knew then that it was going to happen. I was going to meet Johnny!!
Jerry took our photos and said that Johnny was taking his make up off then would be round to see us. About half an hour later I saw the car pulling up. As it pulled up alongside us, my heart was hammering so hard I thought it was going to come out of my chest.
Now, I’m trying really hard to remember everything that happened, but it all happened so quickly and I was trying to absorb every tiny detail. Jerry got out the car first, opened the back door, and Johnny literally sprang out! I still have that moment stuck like a photo in my brain. That first sight of him as he jumped out of the car was amazing. I don’t think I could quite believe that THE JOHNNY DEPP was stood right in front of me. He had a lop-sided smile on his face, the same smile he has in the picture taken with me.
He walked very quickly towards me, gave me a peck on the cheek and a tight hug. He then looked at Maria, who was a bit emotional. I kinda lost the plot here a little bit and I now feel more than a little stupid, but I found myself touching his arm and said ‘Oh, wow’. Johnny looked at me and gave me a really lovely smile. I think he realised just how much this moment meant to me. My legs had gone slightly jelly-like and my heart was beating so fast!
Johnny gave Maria a hug and a peck on the cheek and said something to her like ‘Aww sweetheart, what’s wrong?’ He then hugged Cheryl. All the time Jerry was in the background trying to move things along but I didn’t get the feeling that Johnny wanted to hurry.
His PA guy (sorry I can’t remember his name) took a picture of me and Johnny. I asked Johnny if I could take a photo of him on his own, and he said ‘Of course’. I asked him how filming was going and he said it was going really well. I also asked him about the singing and he said ‘It’s all finished now, all over’ and I have to say there was definitely a sound of relief in his voice. I also asked him if he liked the Rolling Stones T-shirt that Jo and Lisa gave him a couple of weeks before. It was a gift from all of us on the Yahoo group. He thought for a moment then said ‘Oh yes, I loved it!’
Next I took a picture of Maria with Johnny and Cheryl asked Johnny how Lily-Rose was doing. He said ‘she’s doing great’. Cheryl also asked him if there was going to be a Paris or London premiere of Pirates 3 but Johnny said no. Cheryl asked him if there was going to be a UK premiere for Sweeney Todd and he said ‘yes’. She asked him if he was going to be there and he said ‘If they’ll have me’.
I got very close to Johnny and whispered to him, to ask him if he would say something in his Capt Jack voice, he lent back a bit, looked at me with a little smile on his face and said ‘Um, what shall I say, let me think’. He leaned across in front of me so his hair brushed my face and in quiet husky voice said ‘I’m Captain Jack Sparrow luv’ THUD! I thought I was going to pass out! What a moment! My very own Capt Jack introduction! I will never again be able to hear him say that line in Pirates without thinking about that moment.
It was time for him to go but before he did, we all got another hug and kiss on the cheek, then he was in the car. He rolled down the window, put his head out and waved as they drove him away.
I can’t describe the way I’m feeling right now. It’s a dream come true and something I am never going to forget….EVER!! He is a very special man who is so kind and gracious to his fans. Although I thought I would fall apart when I met him, he actually had a very calming effect on me. I keep reliving the moment over and over again and I think I will be doing that for a long time to come. I keep saying in my head, ‘I met Johnny Depp’
Thank you Johnny!