It’s been a while since we’ve had anything to say about Johnny Depp, and that’s a shame. He’s a good-looking man, and he’s always got interesting things to say in interviews. I have no idea where this interview originated, but several sources are covering these comments like Johnny just made them, so here goes: Johnny Depp longs for the day when he can be an old dude was a massive beer gut. Although, Johnny imagines himself growing old in France, so I suppose his gut would come from wine, cheese and bread. That would be a nice was to spend a retirement – sitting around a nice French chateau, working on your wine gut. Le sigh. I love Johnny.

Unfortunately, this little Bang Media report also includes some old quotes from Chris Martin, he of Coldplay and The Goop (Gwyneth Paltrow). They have some quotes from an interview Chris gave last year, saying, “I couldn’t possibly write a hit record when I’ve got a beer belly.” Even though it’s from last year, I still want to scream “Oh, shut up!”

Johnny Depp wants a “beer belly”.

The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star – who first appeared on the big screen around 25 years ago in horror classic ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ – daydreams about eating and drinking whatever he likes when he eventually retires from movies.

He said: “I just want to become a traditional old man with a beer belly. I’d like to be sitting on the veranda of our place in France, just staring out over the lawns.”

However, the 45-year-old actor seems to be one of the few celebrities desperate to expand his stomach.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin recently admitted he lives in fear of “Belly Day”.

He said: “I feel like you’ve got to write as many songs as you can between the ages of 28 and 33 because those are your last few years before you get a belly.”

“I couldn’t possibly write a hit record when I’ve got a beer belly, so we’re just going to try to write as many songs as possible before that D-Day, or B-Day it should be – for Belly Day!”

[From BANG Media International via Gossip Rocks]

Even with a big ol’ gut, Johnny would still be sexy as hell. But I’d bet he has one of those rangy body types where he won’t even gain much weight as he gets older. But get this – Johnny Depp is 45 years old… he’ll be 46 years old on June 9th. He’s older than Brad Pitt (by, like, six months). He’s older than Russell Crowe, Robert Downey Jr. and Daniel Craig, too. Alas, he’s not older than Clive Owen or Tom Cruise, although both Tom and Clive are less than a year older than Johnny. What deal with the devil did Johnny make to maintain the look of a perpetual thirty-something?

Here are plenty of pictures of Johnny on the San Juan, Puerto Rico set of The Run Diary on 4/2, 4/13, 4/14 and 4/15/09. Credit: Fame Pictures.