Johnny Depp: I Love My Gal "The Interview"

Johnny Depp is a mad hatter in real life ! "I've always loved hats and I've now got quite a collection," says depp, who plays the zany Hatter in his latest box-office hit, Alice in Wonderland .

In old movies , you hardly ever see a guy without a hat.I wish more guys would wear them. While "Alice" is the latest feather in Depp's cap, he admits his sucess cuts into family time with singer-actress galpal Vanessa Paradis ,37, and their kids, Lily-Rose and Jack. And the busy Pirates of the Caribbean star is pretty well booked for the next two years.
He's just finished the "Rum Diary" and "Rango", and is now filming "The Tourist" with Angelina Jolie, and will do the fourth "Pirates" movie when his current project ends. Depp, who commands $20 million a movie does an interview with a freelance journalist where the 46-year-old heart-throb talks about wearing a skirt, playing with Barbies, marriage and his ambition to be Bugs Bunny.

Q: You love hats and now the mad hatter - that's quite a coincidence !
A: True. He was always my favorite character from "Alice" a real eccentric. I did some research and discovered a lot of hatters of days gone by were mentally unbalanced because they used several chemicals that were slowly ingested into their bodies.One gave a sort of orangy glow to their skin, that's why the hatter's hair is orange in the movie.
Q: What's your recipe for sucess?
A: Chance. I used to be called "box-office poison" before "Pirates" came along. Someone once told me , "luck is when preparation meets opportunity." I couldn't agree with them more.
Q: Why do you like working with director Tim Burton?
A: He constantly surprises me. He also gives me jobs ! He's mad as well - but on a very special level.
Q: What's your ambition?
A: To make more movies that cross boundaries and challenge audiences - and me - I want to do Bugs Bunny and do films that children from 5 to 85 will like.
Q: What's your greatest achievement?
A: If you call meeting Vanessa an "achievement" It was certainly that. I saw her across a room and immediately thought, "that's the women for me."
Q: Have your kids seen "Alice?"
A: Yes, and neither of them freaked out. They loved it.
Q: What's your greatest pleasure?
A: Playing with my kids, Jack loves a bit of rough and tumble play with his dad. Lily-Rose is into her Barbie dolls, and I invent stories for them. I make up voices for them and try out new accents , I have to admit sometimes Lily-Rose looks at me and say, "DADDY what ARE you talking about?"
Q: Why don't you and Vanessa get Married?
A: As someone once said, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." We just haven't done the big public vow thing . It doesn't seem necessary for us. Others may want to go down that road - we don't.
Q: What attracts you to weird characters like Edward Scissorhands or Willy Wonka?
A I think everyone in the human race is a little bit weird, and that's the key to us all. We should all embrace our "weirdness," or our individuality rather than stifle it or be ashamed of it.
Q: How do you see the "Pirates" movies going?
A: If the right scripts come along , there will be a few more.
Q: Did you want to be a pirate as a kid?
A: For sure. They're irreverent, they can do what they like and don't have to answer to anyone. All kids want to be like that.
Q: Do you feel really secure with your career right now - earning great money with lots of work coming in?
Me? Never. It could all end tomorrow. I could wind up pumping gas for a living or, more likely, playing guitar in a bar somewhere.

My Spin: Everyone knows the PIC's love their bad boys...they are down to earth family men and have their lives in order. It's great to know your man truly loves you and your happiness comes first....Johnny that phrase sounds familiar, the first time you saw Vanessa , you knew she was the one...long live the happy couple....updates as they become available.