No no, you've got it all wrong. First of all, Depp has been making movies since 1984 (Nightmare). And second, Pirates were not even remotely his best. Take a look at Edward Scissorhands, Chocolat, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, What's Eating Gilbert Grape (with a great Leonardo DiCaprio part) Donnie Brasco and Sleepy Hollow. I love Fear and Loathing to death, and Chocolat is, even though it's french, a great movie.