BREAK OUT THE TISSUES - Johnny Depp Visits Children's Hospital Dressed as Jack Sparrow

What an amazing display of compassion and empathy! Johnny Depp, went into full character mode as 'Captain Jack Sparrow' as he took time off from filming the latest "Pirates Of The Caribbean" to visit a children's hospital ( The Lady Cilento Children's Hospital) in costume. The children, who were mainly pediatric cancer patients, were beyond happy!

He hugged and even took selfies with the kids.

"One of the children, who got to meet Depp, Max Bennet, 7, was having dinner with his mother Rachel when a black helicopter landed at the hospital, according to ABC.net in Australia.

"He was going from room to room seeing all the kids who couldn't get out of bed," Rachel told the outlet. "We waited out of the front of one of the rooms, and he came up to us and had a really good chat to Max."

WATCH: Capt. Jack Sparrow himself takes a break from filming to surprise children at this children's hospital -- http://abcn.ws/1gm0DAr
Posted by ABC News on Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Thumbs up for Johnny Depp, who is not only a wonderful actor, but with this gesture, he is up there in the category of wonderful human being, according to this Mommy Warrior!  Wish we had more people like him in the world!

(Ref. abcnews.go.com)