In 1978, Johnny Depp's parents divorced. Johnny Depp engaged in self-harm as a child, due to the stress of dealing with family problems and his own insecurity. Johnny Depp has seven or eight scars from practicing self-harm. In a 1993 interview, Johnny Depp explained his self-injury by saying, "My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist".
