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I will add that the reason an actor like Johnny Depp wouldn't want to see his own movies would be all part of the head games film-makers play with each other in their movies with the parodying, the copying, the mirroring, etc...
For example, to gain psychological edge a film-maker might instruct his actor to use the same words as an actor in another film, scrambled into another meaning, make him wear a specific costume similar to one in another film, have him physically do something on a specific part of the screen that when played simultaneously with the target film would create a sort of simultaneous sequence of some sort. The possibilities are endless. But the point is that in doing so the copycat/mindgame film-maker is betting that his target is self-obsessed enough that his parody could cause a specific psychological effect, most likely negative. So, someone so famous such as Johnny Depp, in not watching his own films, has freed himself of this possibility. All he remembers was his own perspective on set in relation to the other actors. He doesn't see what the camera sees. His placement on the screen, the takes used in the film, the sequence of the shots... he is unaware of any of that. So, this gives him a little extra edge against the headgame attacks of jealous film-makers, were he to see their movies. But of course, he is sacrificing something in order to gain that edge. That is just a theory. I believe he would still want to see those movies. Holding himself to such a task only underscores how valuable a clear mind is to him, enfettered with the meddling of jealous film-makers.
Last edited by Act III; 10-29-23 at 05:30 PM.