moon, but that was 40 years ago. the u.s. is essentially sitting on the bench in the current space race. will that hurt it back here on earth? and is america coming apart? that s what the author of a controversial new book says. i ll ask him about it. but first, here s my take. something caught my eye the other day. pat robertson, the high priest of the religious right, had some startling things to say about drugs. i really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol, mr. robertson said recently. i have never used marijuana, and i don t intend to, he said, but it s just one of those things that, well, i think this war on drugs just hasn t succeeded. the reason robertson is for legalizing marijuana is that it has created a prison problem in america that is well beyond what most americans imagine. he s right. here are the numbers. the total number of americans under correctional supervision, prison, parole, et cetera, is 7.1 million, more than
dad. and his famous friends. brando had that big an effect on you? he was a wonderful man. he d give you anything. plus a tour of his private office full of personal memorabilia and his paintings. it s all ahead on this larry king special, johnny depp. we re sitting here in johnny depp s office. an office like none i have ever seen. later, we ll get a chance to explore it is a little. he, of course, one of the most celebrated and versatile actors of his generation. he s also director, producer, accomplished musician. his new movie rum diary will open october 28th. the only novel ever written by hunter s. thompson. we ll talk about that a little later. you don t do many things like this. do you not like to be interviewed or? no. i m just not very good at it, you know. never have been very good at it. why not? i don t know. there s a you know, there s a strange thing, you know. i m okay when i m a character. if i m playing a character, i can do, you know, virt
i want my kids to know me as dad. and his famous friends. brando had a big effect on you. he was a wonderful man. he d give you anything. plus a tour of his private office filled with personal memorabilia and his paintings. it s all ahead on this larry king special, johnny depp. we re sitting here in johnny depp s office. an office like none i have ever seen. we ll get a chance to explore it a little. he, of course, one of the most celebrated and versatile actors of his generation. he s also director, producer, accomplished musician. his new movie rum diary will open october 28th. the only novel ever written by hunter s. thompson. we ll talk about that a little later. you don t do many things like this. do you not like to be interviewed or? no. i m just not very good at it, you know. never have been very good at it. why not? i don t know. there s a you know, there s a strange thing, you know. i m okay when i m a character. if i m playing a character, i can d
brando had a big effect on you. he was a wonderful man. he d give you anything. plus a tour of his private office filled with personal memorabilia and his paintings. it s all ahead on this larry king special, johnny depp. we re sitting here in johnny depp s office. an office like none i have ever seen. we ll get a chance to explore it a little. he, of course, one of the most celebrated and versatile actors of his generation. he s also director, producer, accomplished musician. his new movie rum diary will open october 28th. the only novel ever written by hunter s. pothompson. we ll talk about that a little later. you don t do many things like this. do you not like to be interviewed or? no. i m just not very good at it, you know. never have been very good at it. why not? i don t know. there s a you know, there s a strange thing, you know. i m okay when i m a character. if i m playing a character, i can do, you know, virtually anything in front of a camera. but
he had that big of an effect on you? he s a wonderful man. he would give you anything. plus, we go on a tour of his private office full of personal memorabilia and his paintings. it s all ahead on this larry king special, johnny depp. we re sitting here in johnny depp s office, an office like i ve never seen. he is one of the most celebrated and versatile actors of his generation. he s also director, producer, accomplished musician. his new movie rum diary will open october 28th. the only novel ever written by hunter s. thompson. we ll talk about that later. you don t do many things like this. why do you not like to be interviewed? no. i m just not very good at it. why not? you know, there s a strange thing. i m okay when i m a character. if i m playing a character, i can do virtually anything in front of a camera. but if i m just me, i feel, you know, exposed. sort of, you know, feels awkward. we won t expose you. okay. do you like being other people?