Johnny Depp, Quoted in Josh Young, "The Neverland Effect," Life (2004-11-19), p. 8

When I was a kid, we watched the Vietnam War on the six o'clock news, and it was desensitizing. You felt you were watching a war film; meanwhile you were really watching these guys getting blown to bits. Parents need to protect their kids from watching that stuff.

— Johnny Depp on Violence in media

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When I was a kid, we watched the Vietnam War on the six o'clock news, and it was desensitizing. You felt you were watching a war film; meanwhile you were really watching these guys getting blown to bits. Parents need to protect their kids from watching that stuff." in the context of "Johnny Depp, Quoted in Josh Young, "The Neverland Effect," Life (2004-11-19), p. 8" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Johnny Depp

John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American actor, producer, and musician.