Put the May 2006 issue of INTERVIEW on your must-buy list, Depp fans: Johnny Depp interviews his ARIZONA DREAM co-star (and independent film icon) Lili Taylor, and the result is a charming and revealing portrait of two great actors and long-time supportive friends. Here’s a taste of what you can find in the interview:

JD: Do you remember a few years back when we were at my house here in Los Angeles and we were painting?

LT: Honey, I was just looking at your painting two minutes ago. I’ve got it up on the wall.

JD: I remember that we were painting and you grabbed the tiniest canvas and it was all pink and you painted this beautiful little girl in this sort of bluish protective sphere in the center of it. We were using these really heavy oil sticks and just laying it on really thick. Anyhow, there were two things I wanted to say to you about it. The first is that after, like, five years, your painting is finally dry. [Taylor laughs] And the second is that I have it up here in my house, and you should come see it sometime. It’s a beautiful little painting. Over the years we’ve talked a lot about painting and art brut and naive art and things like that. But it’s just one of my favorite paintings ever.

LT: Sweetie. I’ve got the one that you made for me with a three on it and a man’s face. I’m holding it in my hands right now. It’s so great that we’ve got each other’s little projects. Are you still in that house in Los Angeles?

JD: Yeah, still there, same joint. What used to look like Dracula’s castle now looks like Dracula’s castle crossed with Toys R Us.

LT: [laughs] The light from the kids has really brightened up the place, huh?

JD: Toys are everywhere. It’s madness.

You can read the full interview on the Zone’s News & Views forum; a huge thank you to Susanne and DeepinDepp for the news and the transcription of the interview. Here’s hoping that INTERVIEW decides to turn the tables and invites Lili Taylor to interview Johnny for a future issue!