The Oscars are a really strange concept to me, that films and acting can be competing against each other. We’re not running the same race. It’s like we’re all doing different sports in fact.
HEATH LEDGERMy mom and my dad never pushed me into performing. They never prohibited me from trying anything, or being anything. They never restricted me in any way. For which I’ll be forever grateful.
More Heath Ledger Quotes
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In my opinion, New York City police officers are brave.
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I’m still a kid. I’m like six years old. But it’s just a matter of wanting to get up, it’s just a big journey. I felt like when I left home that I was on a journey, and I still am.
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I like to set up obstacles and defeat them.
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I feel like I’ve never been in a film that people have liked before.
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I’m just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.
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May I ask your name, my lady? Or perhaps angels have no names, only beautiful faces.
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It’s rare that there’s a role that requires an Australian accent.
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The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.
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It’s kind of a rule of thumb for me to self-doubt going into any kind of project. I always think that I shouldn’t be doing it and I don’t know how to do it and I’m going to fail and that I fooled them. I always try to find a way out.
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I apologize for my terrible interview skills.
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I like to do something I fear.
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A little fight in you. I like that.
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I do think that drugs and alcohol have been glorified and exoticized in such a way that it gets into the art world.
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I never want to feel like I’ve achieved my goal. It’s like Chinese farmers. They never admit that it’s a good season. They feel like they’ll be punished.
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Anyone that has a job that takes them away from home, I think, can understand the difficulties in maintaining consistency, not only with your family and those you love but with your friends.
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