Johnny Depp: 'Jolie is wonderful'

Johnny Depp has described his co-star Angelina Jolie as a "shockingly great" parent.

The actor explained that he would ''probably be in prison'' if he had to cope with the same media attention that she does.

At a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, he said: "She is such a versatile, wonderful person who can portray anything. She is a down to earth, clever, funny woman and shockingly great mother.

"She is very calm even if she's surrounded by paparazzi. I don't know what I would do [if I was in that situation]. I could've been in prison by now!"

The 47-year-old, who has been in a relationship with actress-and-singer Vanessa Paradis since 1998, also joked that he has no recollection of the scenes he filmed with Jolie on The Tourist.

When asked how he felt while performing raunchy scenes with the actress, he replied: "I didn't tell my family that I was shooting the film.

"I can't remember, I wasn't in it, I didn't take the role and this film doesn't exist. Angelina who? I can't remember her name, so I'm clean."