I cut down [on smoking], I'll have you know. I cut down drastically. After all these years, I've finally figured it out. It's really pointless. (2004)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Depp notes he significantly reduced smoking after realizing it was pointless.
- In plain terms
- He cut down on smoking because he finally understood it served no purpose.
- What can you take from it?
- Realizing pointlessness aids behavior change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What habit is pointless?
- How do you break routines?
Another view
Breaking habits often requires more than just realization.
More from Johnny Depp
We knew and were certainly respectful of each other. There was always the sort of promise, 'Hey, we'll get together and do something sometime.' I liked him. I …
Permalink to quote #152 It's here on my arm. It was the kind of thing you do on the spur of the moment - Fuck it, lets do it. Then you break up, but it's still there: a girl's name on…
Permalink to quote #154 It was devastating. I can't imagine the depth of pain that his family and close friends felt. It was rough for me, but for them it must have been unbearable. (…
Permalink to quote #151
Related quotes
It's definitely a different world. Smoking is bad for your voice, for sure, but you learn to function in that world of bad. Now I'm in better shape, and I'm mu…
Chris CornellChris Cornell quote #2 I had one little glimpse in the mirror and it was like an electric shock. Horrifying. It took me three or four days to get over it. On air, the plastic surgeon…
Susannah ConstantineSusannah Constantine quote #12 I could see things turning into a nasty tailspin. And then I thought, Maybe I'm slow, but this is ridiculous. Fuck it, just stop! So I stopped everything for t…
Johnny DeppJohnny Depp quote #61