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

„Quando qualcosa mi sta bloccando la testa o c'è preoccupazione nella mia vita, vado a sedermi su Marte o qualcosa del genere e guardo indietro sulla Terra. Tutto ciò che puoi vedere è questo piccolo puntino. Non vedi la paura. Non vedi il dolore. Non vedi il pensiero. È solo un granello solido. Quindi niente conta davvero. Semplicemente no.“

—  Heath Ledger

„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

„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.

„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, film The Dark Knight

Movie The Dark Knight, character Joker

„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.

„Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken. I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high-spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day. His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers to trees, hugs animals, and takes steps two at a time, and we know that he is with us still. She will be brought up with the best memories of him.“

—  Heath Ledger

[Michelle Williams: Heath Ledger Has Broken My Heart, http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23147754-5001021,00.html, The Daily Telegraph, Web, news.com.au, February 1, 2008, 2008-02-01, http://web.archive.org/web/20080206234312/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23147754-5001021,00.html, 2008-02-06]</ref>
[Michelle Williams Breaks Silence on Heath's Death, http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20175486,00.html, People, Web, people.com (Time Inc.), February 1, 2008, 2008-02-02]

„Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life but few had the pleasure of truly knowing him. He was a down to earth, generous, kind-hearted, life-loving, unselfish individual who was extremely inspirational to many.“

—  Heath Ledger

Kim Ledger, father of Heath Ledger, in an on-camera public statement after learning of his son's death, in Perth, on January 23, BBC News, Entertainment|publisher=bbc.co.uk (BBC)|date=January 23, 2008|accessdate=2008-08-23}}
[Kareen Wynter, Actor Heath Ledger Dead at 28, http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/22/heath.ledger.dead/index.html#cnnSTCText, CNN, Web, cnn.com (Time Warner), January 22, 2008, Entertainment, 2008-08-22]

„Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine. … We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications.“

—  Heath Ledger

Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the chief medical examiner of New York, Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, in a brief statement released to the media on February 6, 2008. [Sewell Chan and James Barron (contributing), City Room: Heath Ledger's Death Is Ruled an Accident, http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/heath-ledgers-death-is-ruled-an-accident/, The New York Times, Web, cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com (The New York Times Company), February 6, 2008, 2008-08-22]

„I had such great hope for him. He was just taking off and to lose his life at such a young age is a tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.“

—  Heath Ledger

Mel Gibson, actor, whose on-screen eldest son, Gabriel Martin, was played by Heath Ledger in The Patriot. [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]