Los Angeles:
Hollywood star Johnny Depp has received an acting award at the Austin Film Festival in Texas.
The 48-year-old actor accepted the event's inaugural Extraordinary Contribution to Film - Acting prize at a glitzy ceremony and said that he has built his career of 20 years on failures, reported TMZ online.
Depp told the crowd of his surprise at his extraordinary success.
"I've built a career on 20 years of failures," he said.
At the event, Depp also handed out a prize to screenwriter Caroline Thompson, his longtime friend who wrote the script for his 1990 movie Edward Scissorhands, while Bones star David Boreanaz was on hand to give an award to the show's writer Hart Hanson.
Depp concluded the day by putting on a musical set for guests later that evening.
The 48-year-old actor accepted the event's inaugural Extraordinary Contribution to Film - Acting prize at a glitzy ceremony and said that he has built his career of 20 years on failures, reported TMZ online.
Depp told the crowd of his surprise at his extraordinary success.
"I've built a career on 20 years of failures," he said.
At the event, Depp also handed out a prize to screenwriter Caroline Thompson, his longtime friend who wrote the script for his 1990 movie Edward Scissorhands, while Bones star David Boreanaz was on hand to give an award to the show's writer Hart Hanson.
Depp concluded the day by putting on a musical set for guests later that evening.
