Heath Ledger

Heathcliff Andrew Ledger (born 4 April, 1979 - died 22 January, 2008) was an Academy Award-nominated Australian film actor.

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• Having a child changes every aspect of your life - for the better, of course. The sacrifices are large, but what you get in return is even bigger than the sacrifices you make. I feel, in a sense, ready to die because you are living on in your child.
  • Ledger during interview with In Touch Weekly in November 2007

• I don't have a technique. I've never been a believer in having one set technique on how to act. There are no rules and there is no rulebook. At the end of the day, it all comes down to my instincts. That's the one thing that guides me through every decision professionally. Socially, also. That's my technique. Yeah, you read through the script 100 times. I guess I have little characteristics about myself. Sometimes, most often than not, once we start shooting I won't look at the script at all until we finished shooting. It's kind of like it's been imprinted in my head during rehearsals. You just let it go.
  • Reel.com, May 2001

• I'm the worst auditioner, really, really bad. I mean, you're being judged and I'm just so aware of it that it consumes me. I can't relax, I'm tied in knots, so the voice is very taut and tense. You're so aware that you're acting 'cause you're sitting across from this lady with a piece of paper who's going, I'm. Going. To. Shoot. You. If. You. Don't. Blah, blah, blah, in this emotionless voice. It's foul. I hate it.
  • EW.com, May 2001

Attributed

• The challenge was to capture the stillness of him. I have kind of semi-frantic, nervous energy. Harnassing that was something I thought I'd have to work out. Shooting in the wilderness, the stillness became like this innate quality.
  • On his character Ennis in Brokeback Mountain

• The stubble.
  • On being asked what was different when kissing Jake Gyllenhaal versus female co-stars.

External links

• Heath Ledger Quotes
• Philosophy of Heath Ledger