I’m shy. People get confused. They think as an actor you can get up and be confident on the screen. Why aren’t you like this in normal life? Why can’t you act in your social life? ‘Because I can’t!’
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.
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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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It’s odd, that’s why I don’t like telling people I played field hockey. It’s real big in Australia for guys. But I say I played in America, and everybody goes, ‘Oh, you girl!’
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I like to see films that come out with lower budgets because you’re forced into using your imagination. You don’t have everything at your fingertips. You have to create it from scratch.
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I believe acting truly is harnessing the power of belief.
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I have a lot of great distractions outside of acting.
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I think the most common cause of insomnia is simple; its loneliness.
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The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.
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A little fight in you. I like that.
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I feel like I’m wasting time if I repeat myself.
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I only do this because I’m having fun. The day I stop having fun, I’ll just walk away.
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When I first started acting, I was just crap.
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My 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.
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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.
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But the paparazzi are quite malicious and vocal and really rude, … And they camped outside of my house, so I started throwing eggs at them, lobbing them at rocks next to them.
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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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If you make decisions based upon people’s reactions or judgments then you make really boring choices.
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Does it depress you? To know just how alone you really are?
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It’s a little uncomfortable doing love scenes in armor, but, you know, when the heat’s on, the heat’s on.
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I am not a public speaker and never will be.
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In the birthing process, you come out just realizing how stupid and weak men are! I mean, I might as well not have been in there, we’re useless!
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I thought, I need to be more cautious about my choices – it reflects on who I am.
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I like to do something I fear.
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Don’t let anyone ever make you feel you don’t deserve what you want.
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I generally don’t think most situations can be labeled as black or white.
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Had I listened to my agent, I’d be running around in tights, climbing buildings and stuff.
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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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