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.
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.
HEATH LEDGERMay I ask your name, my lady? Or perhaps angels have no names, only beautiful faces.
HEATH LEDGERI do think that drugs and alcohol have been glorified and exoticized in such a way that it gets into the art world.
HEATH LEDGERI believe acting truly is harnessing the power of belief.
HEATH LEDGERAnyone 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.
HEATH LEDGERI generally don’t think most situations can be labeled as black or white.
HEATH LEDGERI’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 LEDGERIf you spend all day on horseback, and you hop off, you walk around like you still have a horse between your legs. And it affects your shoulders. They fall.
HEATH LEDGERIt’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 LEDGERSee I’m not a monster, I’m just ahead of the curve.
HEATH LEDGERI have a lot of great distractions outside of acting.
HEATH LEDGERI’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 LEDGERIt’s a little uncomfortable doing love scenes in armor, but, you know, when the heat’s on, the heat’s on.
HEATH LEDGERIn my opinion, New York City police officers are brave.
HEATH LEDGERI’m in control of my life, not anyone in Hollywood.
HEATH LEDGERYou see, in their last moments people show you who they really are.
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