Frasi di Heath Ledger

„Se introduci un po' di anarchia… se stravolgi l'ordine prestabilito… tutto diventa improvvisamente caos. Io sono un agente del caos. E sai qual è il bello del caos? È equo!“

—  Heath Ledger

Film Il cavaliere oscuro

„Joker è a tanto così dal non avere alcuna coscienza dei suoi atti. È un completo sociopatico, un clown inumano e omicida di massa. Chris mi ha lasciato assolutamente libero e questo è divertente perché Joker non ha alcun tipo di limitazione: può fare o dire qualunque cosa. Non c'è nulla che lo intimidisca e sostanzialmente tutto quanto è un grande scherzo.“

—  Heath Ledger

Origine: Citato in Silvia Marchetti, Heath Ledger: "Il mio Joker sarà un pazzo omicida" http://www.alcinema.org/rubriche/fotografia/heath_ledger_il_mio_joker_sara_un_pazzo_omicida_1531, Al Cinema.org, 29 novembre 2007.

„Ho chiaramente un'immagine nella mia mente. Ho sicuramente un asso nella manica. Voglio essere molto minaccioso. The Killing Joke è stato la prima cosa che mi ha aiutato. Penso che possa essere l'inizio del Joker. Scommetto che quel libro spiega un po' da dove lui venga fuori, ma non troppo. Da quello che ho raccolto, non ci solo molte informazioni riguardo al Joker ed è lasciato così.“

—  Heath Ledger

„When anything is blocking my head or there's worry in my life, I just go sit on Mars or something and look back here at Earth. All you can see is this tiny speck. You don't see the fear. You don't see the pain. You don't see thought. It's just one solid speck. Then nothing really matters. It just doesn't.“

—  Heath Ledger

As quoted in an interview in Vanity Fair (August 2000).

„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. Not literally, not ready to die — but you know, that sort of feeling in a profound way.“

—  Heath Ledger

November 2007 interview remarks quoted by Susan Chenery, "Who Is That Man?" http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23097733-15803,00.html, In Touch Weekly, January 23, 2008.

„I'm in control of my life, not anyone in Hollywood. I only do this because I'm having fun. The day I stop having fun, I'll just walk away. I wasn't going to have fun doing a teen movie again. I don't want to do this for the rest of my life. I don't. I don't even want to spend the rest of my youth doing this in this industry. There's so much more I want to discover.“

—  Heath Ledger

As quoted in an interview in Vanity Fair (August 2000).

„It's like anything in life, visualizing the old man you're going to become: As long as you have a clear picture of that — the life you want to lead — eventually you'll probably get there.“

—  Heath Ledger

Quoted in Variety (December 2005).
Variante: It's like anything in life, visualizing the old man you're going to become: As long as you have a clear picture of that — the life you want to lead — eventually you'll probably get there.

„No amount of money changes what I do between 'action' and 'cut'… Before I got into the industry, I never imagined I'd have anywhere near the money I have now… I don’t need any more. It's not that I don’t want the money, it's just that I would have been really happy sitting on a beach or surfing every morning… I never had money, and I was very happy without it. When I die, my money's not gonna come with me. My movies will live on – for people to judge what I was as a person. I just want to stay curious.“

—  Heath Ledger

Interview remarks quoted by Honie Stevens, "Squaring the Ledger" https://archive.is/20121206021747/www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22763328-5006011,00.html, The Daily Telegraph, November 18, 2007.

„Most of the time you don't even know they're there. Now, that's the scary thing. It's really strange and invading, but I'm still working it all out. I try to not let it bother me. And if I want to swim naked in my pool, I'm still going to do it. I certainly don't want to feel that I have to change everything in my life that I do to cater to them. I just won't let it happen.“

—  Heath Ledger

Speaking on his problems with the paparazzi, as quoted in the National Post (May 2001).

„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.“

—  Heath Ledger

As quoted by Reel.com (May 2001).

„I believe whatever doesn´t kill you simply makes you… stranger.“

—  Heath Ledger

„All of this is so insignificant. In the grand scale of things, there have been so many before who have been in this position. I'm just another one. Life is so short. It's like we're already gone, really, in retrospect.“

—  Heath Ledger

On fame and celebrity, as quoted in the New York Daily News, June 26, 2000.

„I'm not good at future planning. I don't plan at all. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow. I don't have a day planner and I don't have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future.“

—  Heath Ledger

Celebetty: Heath Ledger: The Patriot Interview http://www.beatboxbetty.com/celebetty/heathledger/heathledger.htm, about his role in The Patriot, published at BeatBoxBetty.com (2000).
Variante: I'm not good at future planning. I don't plan at all. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow. I don't have a day planner and I don't have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future.

„Matilda is adorable, and beautifully observant and wise. Michelle and I love her so much. Becoming a father exceeds all my expectations. It's the most remarkable experience I've ever had — it's marvelous.“

—  Heath Ledger

On becoming a father to his daughter Matilda, (June 2005), as quoted in "Obituary: Heath Ledger" http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/23/2144459.htm, ABC News, January 23, 2008.

„I had a year where I sat around on my butt and declined generous offers to do more teen movies and more of the same characters as the one from 10 Things.“

—  Heath Ledger

I was literally living off Ramen noodles and water just because I was sticking to my guns. It was very hard because they offer you so much money. It's so easy to say, 'Ah fuck it, at least I can live and eat.'
Interview with Detour (Summer 2000).

„The studio is stunned and devastated by this tragic news. The entertainment community has lost an enormous talent. Heath was a brilliant actor and an exceptional person. Our hearts go out to his family.“

—  Heath Ledger

Alan Horn, president of Warner Bros., and Jeff Robinov, Warner Bros. studio president. [In Quotes: Heath Ledger Tributes", http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7204267.stm, BBC News, Entertainment, bbc.co.uk (BBC), January 23, 2008, 2008-08-23]

„I just like interesting people. When we worked together on Ned Kelly, Naomi and I definitely had a connection, but it probably happened off screen rather than on, because when you're working there's nothing sexy about 50 people standing around staring at you.“

—  Heath Ledger

On working with Naomi Watts in Ned Kelly, as quoted in Daily Mail Weekend Magazine (UK), July 5, 2003.

„I have never had great expectations of my performance or of a film. I try not to think about the outcome. If you look that far ahead, it sort of taints your choices as an actor. I try as hard as I can to believe that no one is ever going to see it and that it's not even a movie. Then you can allow yourself to bare more. Then, once a project is done, I tend to forget about it until it comes out.“

—  Heath Ledger

Interview remarks quoted by Honie Stevens, "Squaring the Ledger" https://archive.is/20121206021747/www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22763328-5006011,00.html, The Daily Telegraph, November 18, 2007.

„In this industry, interest in you comes in waves, it's so tidal. And so I don't really want to jump on the first wave that comes along.“

—  Heath Ledger

Quoted in "Heath Ledger's Lonesome Trail" http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9448111/heath_ledgers_lonesome_trail/print, Rolling Stone, March 23, 2006.