London, Feb 24 (IANS) Hollywood actor Johnny Depp says his children helped him in getting rid of his wild ways.

The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star struggled with drug and alcohol demons after becoming famous, but he settled down after meeting Paradis (wife) in 1998 and welcoming two children with the singer.

'Luckily, I went down the (destructive) rabbit hole early on and now the rabbit hole is a different animal altogether, because my main focus is my kids and my family. I'm much calmer than I was years ago and that has a lot to do with raising a family, so my kids have calmed me 100 percent', contactmusic.com quoted him saying.

The actor is pleased he got his bad behaviour out of his system in his youth and says his children - 10-year-old daughter Lily-Rose and son Jack, 7 - are now his main priority.