Johnny Depp hasn’t exactly been lighting up the big screen lately.

He has been pumping out movies, just not very good ones. “The Tourist,” “Transcendence” and a fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” picture are just some of his latest box office flops.

But does he care what the Box Office thinks? It doesn’t seem so:

“What is really satisfying is, like Marlon [Brando], getting to that place where he just didn’t give a fuck,” Depp said. “First, I reached a point where I cared so much and was so diligent in terms of approaching the work. Then you get to where you care so fucking much that it gets goddamn beleaguering, you know? But then a great thing happens. Suddenly you care enough to not give a fuck, because not giving a fuck, that’s the total liberation. Being game to try anything.”

He continued with some more thought provoking words of wisdom:

“For everybody, the clock’s ticking,” he said. “The main thing is whether you sit there and stare at the clock in fear of your ultimate demise — which is pointless — or you just live.”

Just live…I like that.

For more on Johnny’s career check out Huffington Post