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Hollywood actor Johnny Depp greets people during a press
conference to promote his latest film "Public Enemies" in
Tokyo, Japan, December 9, 2009. Photo by AP.
Actor Johnny Depp highly recommends his latest movie -
though he said he hadn't personally gone out to see it yet.
Depp, in Tokyo for the Japan premiere of Public
Enemies, says he was drawn to the movie because of
his childhood interest in John Dillinger, the bank robber who
in Depression-era America was declared public enemy No. 1 by
federal authorities.
"I haven't seen the film yet, but I hear great things about
it," Depp said at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel.
The movie came out in the US on July 1, but Depp often makes
it his practice not to watch his movies, saying he enjoys the
filmmaking process but doesn't like to see himself on screen.
Depp said he saw Dillinger, who was eventually killed by
police, as a brave and charismatic figure, and listed the
famed criminal among his childhood idols, along with Buster
Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.
He said he felt a special connection to Dillinger because his
own grandfather was pushed into illegal activities -
"moonshining," or brewing illegal liquor - to make a living
in Kentucky during the Depression.
Unlike Dillinger, however, the 46-year-old Depp, who was
named this year's Sexiest Man Alive by People
magazine, said he did not believe he had any enemies.
"I don't think I have any enemies, really," Depp said. "The
scariest enemy is within, allowing yourself to conform to
what is expected of you."
Depp will have an opportunity to watch the movie
on Thursday, should he choose to do so. He is attending
a red carpet event before its Tokyo showing, and will address
fans at the theater.
