Johnny Depp talks about poetry and debauchery. In The Libertine, Johnny Depp adds another misfit to his impressive roster of cinematic outsiders. No, not Pete Doherty – John Wilmot, Second Earl Of Rochester, the infamous, hell-raising, alcohol-guzzling 17th century poet and playwright who courted scandal with such ribald works as The Quintessence Of Debauchery, before expiring of syphilis (surprise, surprise) at the age of 33. More

Johnny Depp talks about Corpse Bride Sporting a tanned hat and thin beard, Johnny Depp was in the thick of Toronto's annual film festival happy to talk about his participation in yet another Tim Burton film, Corpse Bride. Making his initial foray into the world of animation as a cowardly groom-to-be who inadvertently finds himself betrothed to a corpse bride in the stop motion romantic fantasy, Depp says that doing an animated film " was something I kind of always wanted to do, especially since having my first child," Depp explains smilingly. More

Johnny holds forth on Wonka, Bugs Bunny and why being weird works. For years he seemed dead set on being anything other than a movie star, playing so many offbeat characters in so many offbeat movies that he practically became his own genre. Between 1989 and 1998, not a single Johnny Depp film grossed more than $55 million domestically. But two summers ago, "Pirates of the Caribbean" plundered $652 million worldwide, and Depp suddenly became Hollywood's hottest "new" leading man. More

Johnny Depp talks about Pirates, Hollywood, France and high school. Anyone who saw Johnny Depp on Jay Leno saw that he still had his gold teeth in from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Before even that appearance, when we met Depp for interviews, we were struck by the sparkling chompers. That wasn’t all. He still had the goatee and a lot of the costume put together. But Johnny Depp is awesome, so he can be a little weird. If this is what serves all his eccentric characters, so be it. Pirates is no exception, as he turns a traditional action hero into a total goof. This guy wobbles and stumbles, goes bug-eyed but still manages to save the day. More

Johnny Depp talks about his new film Secret Window After overdosing on the LA lifestyle, Johnny Depp has finally found happiness with French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis and their two children in France. Depp's new film, Secret Window, has him playing a writer working from a remote mountain retreat whose life is suddenly threatened by the presence of a mysterious stalker (John Turturro), who claims that Depp's character has plagiarised his work and must now face 'justice'. More

How Johnny Depp found his own private "Neverland" In Finding Neverland, Johnny Depp plays Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie with muted, understated ease, and in so doing he may well wind up with his second Oscar nomination. It's been quite some year for Depp, 41, both good and not so good. His friend Marlon Brando died in July. But then came Neverland. He recently finished filming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for his friend and frequent director Tim Burton. More

Hapiness finds Johnny Depp He watches hours of cartoons with his children, has taken up running and is working on his French to better communicate with his companion's parents. With his fine-boned good looks, longish dark hair and slightly boho demeanor, he could still pass for 25, but Johnny Depp is 40. And his days of drugs, drink and trashing hotel rooms are a thing of the past. Now, he sports three colorful bracelets made by his 5-year-old daughter Lily-Rose. He seems settled, content and, well, grown up. More

Why did "Finding Neverland" snag an Oscar nomination? Every year's list of Oscar nominations is immediate fodder for industry analysts, social commentators, et al., out to divine how this year's academy choices reflect society. For instance, it's predictable that we'll hear how the five acting nominations given to four black actors represent a real leap forward for African-Americans in the industry. If only someone would explain how Jamie Foxx gets a supporting actor nomination for a movie ("Collateral") in which he starred, or how the academy managed to ignore all the actresses in "Ray." ("Which Desperate Housewife will get a Golden Globe" generated more ink than will "Why were Regina King, Sharon Warren and Kerry Washington passed over.") More

Johnny Depp Talks about Love and Family When did you first meet Vanessa? I was working on the film [The Ninth Gate] and happened to be sitting at this restaurant one night. I was kind of bored and then I noticed some woman with her back to me. I was kind of intrigued by her neck, of all things, and then she turned around and looked back and we made eye contact. I was completely in love. She had me! More