7 h, aug 4, 2013 y - TELEGRAPH Johnny Depp will be a loss to the film industry says Christopher Lee

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Johnny Depp's announcement that he is “probably not too far away” from quitting the “insane” business of making films has dismayed Sir Christopher Lee, the 50-year-old actor’s friend and frequent collaborator.

“He is one of the major talents in the industry, and, God knows, we need them,” says the distinguished 91-year-old actor, who appeared with Depp in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sleepy Hollow and, most recently, Dark Shadows. “Johnny is a star – and that’s not a term I ever use lightly. There are not a lot of them around today. It makes me sad that such a genuinely talented person is considering giving it all up.”

Sir Christopher says he has never himself contemplated retirement. “There are frustrations – people who lie to you, people who don’t know what they are doing, films that don’t turn out the way you had wanted them to – so, yes, I do understand.

“I always ask myself 'well, what else could I do?’. Making films has never just been a job to me, it is my life. I have some interests outside of acting – I sing and I’ve written books, for instance – but acting is what keeps me going, it’s what I do, it gives life purpose.”

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