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This interview is cut a little short but is the only one I could find. Please comment with the full or two part video if you find it
Swoon-inducing Johnny Depp and his deep, smooth voice were on the Late Show last night. Depp looked just a little nervous and didn’t talk a lot, but he was incredibly gracious and funny and his quiet nature just added to his appeal.
Depp first talked about his children, Lily-Rose, 10, and Jack, 7. The 46 year-old superstar is notoriously guarded about his family life, but he revealed a little. Letterman reminded him that last time he was on the show he compared taking care of his children to watching a drunk.
On his kids
“They’re out of the tiny drunk phase now,” Depp joked. “I’m in it.”
“They’ve entered the age of technology now. It’s texting and Playstation. That sort of thing.”
“I see little boys lining up to date my daughter, and I fear for them.”
Letterman then brought up Depp’s new film on notorious criminals in the Great Depression Era, Public Enemies, in which he plays John Dillinger.
On whether he’s seen Public Enemies
“No, I’ve not [seen the movie]. Not just yet.
“In a way, once my job is done on the film, it’s really none of my business. [laughs]”
Letterman asked “So you deliberately don’t look at the finished product?”
“Oh yeah, I stay as far away as I possibly can,” he explained. “If I can, I try to stay in as profound a state of ignorance as possible.”
“Well, you’ve come to the right place,” Letterman quipped.
Letterman asked if Depp’s children have seen his movies and he said “actually, my kids have seen more of my films than I have.”
Letterman kept pressing the issue “Aren’t you a little curious to just get a glimpse of yourself.”
“Not remotely. Truly, honestly.”
This would easily explain Depp’s willingness to continue churning out confusing and bloated Pirates sequels. I can’t fault the guy, though, when he just oozes reticent charm and plays the hell out of every character. Depp makes every movie worth watching.
On getting along with his French neighbors
Letterman asked Depp if he spoke French, and he said “a bit more than before.”
“What is your life like with your fellow French speaking residents?”
“It depends. There’s a little wine. Sometimes there’s some cheese.”
On his 45 acre Island in the Bahamas
“I go to the Bahamas. We have a little place in the Bahamas.”
Dave asked, “Do you have buddies?”
“Yeah, I have a few buddies.”
“Are they actors as well?”
“No, I know a couple of actors. A couple of nice ones.”
Letterman showed a photo of Depp’s 45 acre island in the Bahamas, “Little Hall’s Pond Cay,” saying “nice going.”
Depp explained, “It’s the one place we can take the kiddies to the beach without a bunch of lenses coming out.”
After the break Letterman showed photos of Depp’s 155 foot boat that he uses to visit his private island, which is only reachable by boat or sea plane. Depp said he doesn’t fish but does enjoy snorkeling, and recounted a kind of scary encounter with a barracuda.
This interview totally made my day after some very sad news. I don’t know what it is about this guy, but whenever I see Depp talk I get butterflies in my stomach, grin like a fool, and feel all giddy. It’s not what he says, but how he says it, like someone on a first date who is confident but still nervous about making a good impression.
Public Enemies opens on July 1.
Here are photos of Depp out in NY last night and outside the Late Show. Look at how those fangirls are so thrilled to see him! Credit: WENN.com and Fame Pictures.
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so do I Johnny, so do I
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Part 2 is on the uploader’s channel
Channel linky-:http://www.youtube.com/user/C0nand0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09TmfuX7eMc
I can’t view it in my country due to copyright restrictions
Bloody YouTube sadists!!
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I saw the interview last night and I really liked it but I thought he was very uncomfortable but quite funny.
I wish he had been more talkative…
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I stayed up late to watch the interview. I too thought that he appeared very uncomfortable and shy, yet still was funny and charming. CB, that is a great analogy that you used -he acted like he was on a first date and was nervous about making a good impression.
Dave said before he came out that he had not been there in 5 years – maybe he felt uncomfortable bc it has been a while since he’s done press and interviews? I swear he was looking at the audience like he was shy and almost couldn’t believe they were there to see him! He didn’t talk much and was very guarded, yet utterly likeable and sweet. I thought at first that he was joking when he said he didn’t watch his movies – I mean, we see them all at the premier of the film in many different cities. I always thought that when they showed up for the premiere, they all went in to watch the movie?
We ALL need to go see his movie when it opens on July 1st! Let’s support the REAL movie stars!
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I loved the interview – I think this is all part of Johnny’s charm – he was wonderful and I thought Dave did an excellent job! Thank goodness this was on to escape all the MJ news.
Love when Johnny was talking about the sharks and Dave mentioned that they weren’t the really dangerous kind and Johnny responded unless you have 45 hot dogs in your hand and Dave was so quick when he came back and said, so do you often scuba dive with 45 hot dogs in your hand? It was great!
Johnny really seems so down to earth and he is not caught up in his own ego like most stars – I also love that he cherishes his private life and even the small details about who he is friends with is kept private. Love this guy.
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I love this man, he is gorgeous in and out. No artifice or faceticiousness. Bless him.
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Also loved when he called Elizabeth Taylor a real broad – the liver and onions type of broad! Did I say how much I love this guy!
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yea,why has he been referred to as sexist? was it b/c of the ‘broad comment’?
I’m wondering…
but,in context,he used a term [broad]that referred to that iconic period in ‘cinema’ that he wishes we could have more of/have back.
And,I’ll bet Liz Taylor was flattered.
anyway,pirates series is silly;the first one was fun-BUT,his other films,c’mon,you cannot say he’s not fantastic: what’s eating gilbert grape,chocolat,benny and june,scissorhands…
and i adored willy wonka,despite others finding it awful. his sociopathic/control freak take on willy wonka was brilliant,and definitely made it his own,and not a re-take on gene wilder’s version.
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