WINFREY: Right.
Mr. DEPP: That’s not very old.
WINFREY: Yeah.
Mr. DEPP: You know, we’re not thousands and thousands of years old. WINFREY: Right.
Mr. DEPP: That’s basically all I said. I might have said a little something…
WINFREY: But there wasn’t a puppy–was it…
Mr. DEPP: …about the current administration.
WINFREY: Oh, you might have said something about that. Yeah. So what was the puppy quote?
Mr. DEPP: But that was not…
WINFREY: What was thing about America’s a puppy and…
Mr. DEPP: Well, yeah, America’s–you know, you’ve got to think of it like a–kind of like a puppy dog in the sense that, you know–but you have to–you know, in the sense that it’s very, very young, but you have to remember that puppies have very sharp teeth…
WINFREY: Yeah.
Mr. DEPP: …razor-sharp teeth…
WINFREY: Oh.
Mr. DEPP: …and one must be careful.
WINFREY: Now–and didn’t people–people came after you for that, did they not?
Mr. DEPP: Well, because, you know, suddenly the translation was that it was, you know…
WINFREY: You’re not American.
Mr. DEPP: …America’s ignorant and, you know…
WINFREY: Yeah.
Mr. DEPP: …you know, why would I do that? Why would anybody do that?
WINFREY: Yeah. That’s why I didn’t believe the quote when I read it, because…
Mr. DEPP: No.
WINFREY: …I’ve been misquoted a couple of times myself. Mr. DEPP: Imagine.
WINFREY: Yeah. So–and is it true–when I read this, I thought, I’ve done that myself. When I’ve been misquoted on something and it’s been misrepresented, I will get on the phone and call the people.
Mr. DEPP: Oh, yeah.
WINFREY: Did you get on the phone and call the people?
Mr. DEPP: I sure did, yeah, yeah. Absolutely.
WINFREY: Yeah, yeah. And this is–what happened when you called the people?
Mr. DEPP: They were great.
WINFREY: They were great. This is the thing. You call the people who have written these nasty letters…
Mr. DEPP: Yeah.
WINFREY: …and they back down every time. They’re like, `Oh, Oprah, I didn’t mean to say that.’ Is that what happened?
Mr. DEPP: What happened was they just said–I said, `Lookit, you know, the press is not representing me. Let me represent myself. Let me speak to you.’
And they said, `OK, what do you want to say?’ I said it, told them what I
meant by the comment, which was completely different than what was, you know, shot out into the public. And they said, `OK, I understand. I understand
your point of view now. I’m sorry.’
WINFREY: Really?
Mr. DEPP: Yeah.
WINFREY: How many people did you call?
Mr. DEPP: I don’t know. It was maybe a dozen.
WINFREY: A dozen people. Oh, you called a lot. Yeah. We’ll be right back.
Coming up, Johnny Depp’s most romantic moment. And later, Kate the magnificent Winslet.
(Announcements)
WINFREY: Johnny and I are having a little toast to his new movie, “Finding Neverland.” When it comes out November 12th, you must go and take your children. When our viewers found out that Johnny was coming on the show, we heard from many of your diehard fans. You know, you’ve got some dieharders out there. They have their–Johnny! And they all have their own burning questions, burning questions they wanted to ask. First up, Catina wanted to know something personal. Take a look.
Unidentified Man #4: Catina Moore, take one.
Ms. CATINA MOORE: Hi, Johnny. I think you are absolutely hot. I know you have a way of charming the ladies, so I wanted to know what is the most romantic thing you’ve ever done on a date?
WINFREY: Date.
Mr. DEPP: A date.
WINFREY: Or…
Mr. DEPP: I’m not sure I’ve ever been on a date.
WINFREY: Let’s see. Most romantic encounter. Let’s put it that way. Most romantic encounter…
Mr. DEPP: Wow!
WINFREY: …that you can speak of in public.
Mr. DEPP: Yeah. Just getting to that. Rented a small silent movie theater once for a date with Vanessa.
WINFREY: A sil…
Mr. DEPP: Well, actually, a couple of times. Yeah.
WINFREY: You rented a silent movie theater.
Mr. DEPP: Movie theater, yeah. And we went and watched, you know, silent films, you know, that kind of thing.
WINFREY: That kind of thing. Another question, from one of–someone who says they’re one of Johnny’s biggest fans, but doesn’t everybody. Take a look.
Unidentified Man #4: Erika Canale, take one.
Ms. ERIKA CANALE: Hi, Johnny. I just wanted to let you know that you bring so much joy and happiness to your fans, including myself. And my question is what legacy do you want to leave behind when you leave this Earth?
WINFREY: Hmm.
Mr. DEPP: Wow!
WINFREY: The big legacy question.
Mr. DEPP: Better have a drink. Boy. You know, I just hope that people like the stuff I did, you know. You know, I hope the movies stick around and people like it.
WINFREY: Really?
Mr. DEPP: And, you know, that my kids are happy and…
WINFREY: Do you take it seriously? Yeah. I know, you always say, `Oh, God, we’re just–I’m just an actor’ or I’ve read things where you just say, `Oh,
well, I’m an actor. Who’s paying attention to what actors say?’ But obviously, you take acting seriously as a craft.
Mr. DEPP: Well, I mean, the term serious actor is kind of an oxymoron, isn’t it?
WINFREY: A little bit.
Mr. DEPP: Republican Party…
WINFREY: Yeah.
Mr. DEPP: …airplane food, you know.
WINFREY: Yeah. I got it.
Mr. DEPP: You know…
WINFREY: Got it. When we come back, she starred in the number one movie of all time. You know what that is, right?
Audience: (In unison) Yeah!
WINFREY: Of course. And she was in also one of my favorite films ever. Kate Winslet is here. We shall speak to her when we come back.
(Announcements)
WINFREY: Johnny Depp is here. And you’re about to meet his equally brilliant leading lady. British star Kate Winslet plays the young widow who befriends J.M. Barrie in the new movie–it’s so wonderful–“Finding Neverland.” It’s so good. I just have always admired Kate’s work, especially in one of my
favorite films ever. Take a look. I loved it. (Excerpt from videotape)
WINFREY: Kate Winslet’s stunning performance in “Sense and Sensibility” won her an Oscar nomination at just 20 years old. Next, Kate made Hollywood history when she set sail on the “Titanic,” the number one movie of all time.
A second Oscar nomination followed, this time for best actress. Off-screen,
her leading man is Oscar-winning “American Beauty” director Sam Mendes. She’s also the mother of two children, Joe and Mia. Now Kate Winslet is the heart
of “Finding Neverland.” She plays the dying mother of the four young boys who inspire the tale of “Peter Pan.”
(End of excerpt)
(Excerpt from “Finding Neverland”)
WINFREY: Kate Winslet, everybody. Kate Winslet. So good to see you.
Ms. WINSLET: Hi, hi, hi.
WINFREY: Right here. For you.
Ms. WINSLET: Goodness me. WINFREY: Hi.
Mr. DEPP: Oprah has very good wine. WINFREY: A toast, here.
Ms. WINSLET: Yeah, I know, I saw that. WINFREY: Here, that’s yours.
Ms. WINSLET: I was watching in the dressing room. I was feeling really quite jealous.
WINFREY: A toast to you, great movie. Toast, toast. Ms. WINSLET: Thank you. Thank you.
WINFREY: It’s the first time we’ve ever done this. This is a good idea. Cheers, cheers.
Ms. WINSLET: Oh, this is my kind of talk show.
WINFREY: Is it? Anyway, congratulations on such an amazing performance. It really is outstanding, once again.
Ms. WINSLET: Thank you, thank you.
WINFREY: Outstanding.
Ms. WINSLET: Thank you very much. Thank you.
WINFREY: OK. A lot of people make a big deal about your weight. You look spectacular.
Ms. WINSLET: Thank you very much.
WINFREY: Are you doing anything special?
Ms. WINSLET: I’m just tearing around after these two little ones. It just…
WINFREY: Yeah.
Ms. WINSLET: …it just is great and keeps you on your toes.
WINFREY: Just in Bazaar I think I read where you’d said you felt in some ways guilty when you had your Caesarean for your baby girl because…
Ms. WINSLET: Oh, yeah.
WINFREY: Because?
Ms. WINSLET: I did–it was the strangest thing. You know, I spent my life being told I have these fantastic child-bearing hips, you know. And so, you know, I breezed through this pregnancy, merrily eating and gaining 70 pounds, or whatever, and came to the birth and, you know, I’m one of four kids, and my mom had no trouble pushing all of us out. And so I was just very excited and really looking forward to it. And when I thought about the kinds of intervention that might come into play during the labor, the one thing I never thought about was a Caesarean section. It just didn’t occur to me. And after 37 hours–you never knew this, did you? After 37 hours…
