{"id":2357158,"date":"2026-04-03T16:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2357158"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:28:13","slug":"brian-cox-calls-johnny-depp-overrated-kevin-spacey-stupid-in-unfiltered-remarks-about-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/brian-cox-calls-johnny-depp-overrated-kevin-spacey-stupid-in-unfiltered-remarks-about-actors\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Cox Calls Johnny Depp \u2018Overrated,\u2019 Kevin Spacey \u2018Stupid\u2019 in Unfiltered Remarks About Actors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Brian Cox<\/strong> is not holding back his opinions on his fellow Hollywood actors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview with British newspaper <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/celebrity\/article\/brian-cox-succession-interview-2z9hcqdzb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Times&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Times<\/em><\/a> published Friday, April 3, the <em>Succession<\/em> alum, 79, shared that he turned down the role of the governor in the<em> Pirates of the Caribbean<\/em> franchise, which <strong>Jonathan Pryce<\/strong> later played.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, there\u2019s no love lost there, as the <em>Manhunter<\/em> actor said the franchise\u2019s lead, <strong>Johnny Depp<\/strong>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/johnny-depp-understands-assignment-while-163601985.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:who famously played;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;who famously played&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">who famously played<\/a> Captain Jack Sparrow, is \u201cso overblown, so overrated.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">DM2\/ZOB\/David Mepham \/ WENN\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Golden Globe Award winner went on to describe <strong>Kevin Spacey<\/strong>, whom he worked with on the 1994 film <em>Iron Will<\/em>, as \u201ca stupid, stupid man.\u201d Cox also called <strong>Edward Norton<\/strong>, with whom he acted in the 2002 flick <em>25th Hour<\/em>, \u201cA pain in the arse.\u201d Additionally, Cox declared that <strong>Ian McKellen<\/strong>\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/sir-ian-mckellen-refuses-retire-213425721.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:acting is;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;acting is&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">acting is<\/a> \u201cnot to my taste.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kevin-spacey-says-d-back-191126550.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:As far as directors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;As far as directors&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">As far as directors<\/a> and writers go, the <em>Bourne Identity<\/em> star referred to <strong>Quentin Tarantino<\/strong> as \u201cmeretricious,\u201d said <strong>Michael Caton-Jones<\/strong> is \u201ca complete arsehole,\u201d and gave <strong>David Hare<\/strong> a \u201csee you next Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cox himself ventured into directing with his film <em>Glenrothan<\/em>, explaining, \u201cI realized that I\u2019m more egalitarian than a lot of directors, the kind who call themselves visionaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;KH1\/Nicky Nelson\/WENN&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bVTmgZE3VjZzaPT_2_E0vg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/globe_458\/02433d17d7bfe2e3fadccc667e4465a8\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">KH1\/Nicky Nelson\/WENN<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI like to honour the actor\u2019s performance. With a Quentin Tarantino film, what you see is all Quentin Tarantino,\u201d he stated. \u201cThat\u2019s not me. I don\u2019t want to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked by the publication if his \u201cbeing so blunt lost you friends or caused you problems,\u201d Cox laughed and admitted, \u201cWell, I don\u2019t know yet if it\u2019s caused me problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI mean, my wife keeps saying, \u2018Brian, be careful. Brian, be careful,&#8217;\u201d he noted. \u201cI think, F**k it, I don\u2019t want to be careful any more! I\u2019ll be 80 this year. F**k it! I\u2019m gonna say what I want to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/brian-cox-calls-johnny-depp-overrated-kevin-spacey-stupid-in-unfiltered-remarks-about-actors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brian Cox Calls Johnny Depp \u2018Overrated,\u2019 Kevin Spacey \u2018Stupid\u2019 in Unfiltered Remarks About Actors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Brian Cox Calls Johnny Depp \u2018Overrated,\u2019 Kevin Spacey \u2018Stupid\u2019 in Unfiltered Remarks About Actors&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Brian Cox Calls Johnny Depp \u2018Overrated,\u2019 Kevin Spacey \u2018Stupid\u2019 in Unfiltered Remarks About Actors<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Globe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Globe&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i>Globe<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Globe<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Cox is not holding back his opinions on his fellow Hollywood actors. In an interview with British newspaper The Times published Friday, April 3, the Succession alum, 79, shared that he turned down the role of the governor in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, which Jonathan Pryce later played. However, there\u2019s no love [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2357159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[305970,385053,457625,313278,309290,352415,375351,363142,318878],"class_list":["post-2357158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-brian","tag-captain-jack-sparrow","tag-david-hare","tag-edward-norton","tag-johnny-depp","tag-jonathan-pryce","tag-kevin-spacey","tag-mega-agency","tag-quentin-tarantino"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brian-Cox-Calls-Johnny-Depp-\u2018Overrated-Kevin-Spacey-\u2018Stupid-in.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2357160,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357158\/revisions\/2357160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}