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They said, "You get $2 million to make the film, if you're not in it. If you are in it, you get $5 million to make the film." There was no way to make the thing for $2 million, so I made it for $5 million. And then, it turned out there was no way to make the thing for $5 million. That's when it got weird.

"Johnny Depp on His Varied Career, Jack Sparrow, and “Torturing” Leonardo DiCaprio". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 6, 2016.
They said, You get $2 million to make the film, if you're not in it. If you are in it, you get $5 million to make the film. There was no way to make the thing for $2 million, so I made it for $5 million. And then, it