| Sleepy Hollow - 1999 Paramount Pictures Character Constable Ichabod Crane Distinguishing traits/features: A strong penchant for fainting and bouts of squeamishness A cardinal in a cage Trivia Johnny’s characterization for Ichabod was based on both Roddy McDowall and Angela Lansbury Johnny did his own stunts for the coach dragging scene There are 18 decapitations in the film. |
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| “Films with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing mostly. I wanted to analyze their acting for that era. The style is very different, so specific; that was the most intriguing thing to me and the more I watched the more I was able to appreciate the real technique involved in their acting. It was very risky because it starts out looking like bad acting but before long you are no longer sure. But that is where the challenge of that (and this) kind of performance lies – the barrier between what is good and bad and what is funny and what isn’t is never clearly defined.” |
| Tim Burton: “He wanted to make Ichabod the first action hero to act like a 13 year old. He’s really a transformer. He doesn’t really care how he looks and he’s willing to try anything. It just makes the process exciting and easier for me.” |
| Burton: ”I appreciate actors who like to transform and are not afraid to get messy, dirty and dragged through the mud. Johnny has always been one of those guys…Johnny is willing to try anything, and it’s what I love about him. I know he’s not the traditional image of the Ichabod Crane character, but Johnny has that in-and-out of it thing. I felt that was important for the role. He’s sort of in tune with things on one level but not attuned to them on another. That’s a very human quality to me and Johnny exactly captures the spirit of what I have always believed Ichabod Crane to be about.” |
| Depp regarding Burton: “I think the way we work with one another is as close to ideal as a working relationship can get. It is something I really can’t explain, something that is probably best left unexplained. From the beginning our connection is based on affinity, a confidence and trust in one another. We share the same visions and the sense of absurdity in things a similar perspective on life in general, but also a common point of view, twisted almost, on the comprehension or incomprehension of the world around us.” |
| “I’ve always loved the story, and I knew that with Tim’s twist on the story it would be something cool, something very special. What’s exciting for me about playing this character is the idea of riding the fine line between honest acting and going just a bit over the top, the style of Hammer horror film starring Peter Cushing and the great Christopher Lee. I also liked the idea of playing a romantic lead who is not your typical romantic lead. Ichabod has a lot of nervous ticks. He’s squeamish. He’s extremely uptight. It’s as if there’s a very fine piano wire running through him that could snap at any second.” |
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