Lily-Rose Depp Reveals Why Watching 'Edward Scissorhands' as a Kid Was 'Traumatizing'

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Lily-Rose Depp recalls her emotional reaction to Johnny Depp’s Edward Scissorhands and its surprising influence on her career. What does this mean for her role in Nosferatu? Watch the video to find out!

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00:00Lily-Rose Depp recently shared a vulnerable moment from her childhood,

00:04recalling how her father, Johnny Depp's portrayal of Edward Scissorhands,

00:08left a different lasting impact.

00:11Speaking to Harper Bazaar UK, Lily-Rose explained,

00:14I was traumatised by it, not because I thought he was scary,

00:18but because everyone was being so mean to him, and I got really upset.

00:22Her parents allowed her to watch the Tim Burton classic when she was just 3 years old,

00:28but the ending where Edward is rejected by the town's folk

00:31left her so shaken that she hasn't revisited the movie since then.

00:37Reflecting on her experience, Lily-Rose Depp admitted that

00:41this early exposure shaped her empathy and the kind of roles she gravitates toward as an actor.

00:46I'm interested in the darker underbelly of things, she shared,

00:50and her latest project, Nosferatu, embodies this interest.

00:56While the character of the film is maniacal,

00:59Lily-Rose reveals a surprising connection to such misunderstood figures,

01:03Edward's the good guy and Nosferatu's kind of the bad guy.

01:07But there's a part of me that feels a little bit of empathy for Nosferatu.

01:11I mean, I am sick for feeling that way, she joked.

01:16In the film, a reimagining of the 1922 silent horror classic she plays,

01:22Ellen Hurter, a newlywed caught in the obsessive gaze of Count Orlok,

01:26played by Bill Skarsgård.

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