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Lily-Rose Depp feels bad for the monster.

That might not be something you get from watching this Christmas's horror hit Nosferatu (though hey, we're not spoiling anything here), but it is something that the actor was feeling off-camera, as she recently discussed while promoting the Robert Eggers-directed vampire remake. But it's not the monstrous Count Orlok's backstory that has her feeling that way - it's her own. Specifically, it's her backstory as the daughter of Edward Scissorhands himself, Johnny Depp.

Let us explain.

Depp recently sat down for a one-on-one with the folks at Harper's Bazaar UK. Despite the fact that her latest big-screen outing has barely been out for more than a week (and doing some impressive numbers at the box office), the conversation briefly took a turn away from Nosferatu to the Tim Burton film that put her father on the map. That, of course, was 1990's Edward Scissorhands, which Depp was allowed to watch at just three years old.

"I was traumatised by it," The Idol star told HBUK. "Not because I thought he was scary, but because everyone was being so mean to him and I got really upset. [...] It’s a difficult childhood memory."

Difficult might be putting it somewhat mildly. Apparently, the townfolk's treatment of Edward was so horrific to the young Depp that she refused to watch the ending. 22 years later, Depp may have watched the end of the movie by now, but a lingering pity she felt for the main character has transferred onto her foil in the gothic tale, Bill Skarsgård's Count Orlok.

Don't worry, though, she knows that the titular vampire doesn't have Edward's heart.

"Edward’s the good guy and Nosferatu’s kind of the bad guy," she clarifies, giving a new and suprising weight to the words 'kind of,' "but there’s a part of me that feels a little bit of empathy for Nosferatu. I mean, am I sick for feeling that way?"

Speaking as a person who feels more empathy toward movie monsters than some real human beings, I'd argue, no, Lily-Rose Depp is not "sick" for feeling a touch of pity for the monster. That said, monsters are like bears - you can love them all you want, but be aware that they're dangerous. And definitely don't go in for a hug.

Nosferatu is in theaters now.

In the immortal words of Danny Elfman, "Life's no fun without a good scare." We couldn't agree more, which is why we think you should check out horror aficionado Greg Silber's list of the best horror movies of all time. Or, if you've already seen those classics, check out our list of the most underrated horror movies from the past couple years. And if you've already seen all of those, Let us tell you what to look forward to (or dread) in Popverse's list of upcoming horror movies.