Nolan Pays Tribute To Ledger The Dark Knight director on his star Source: Newsweek
There have been many news items about and celebrity tributes to Heath Ledger in the week since his death, but we've chosen not to report them since it, well, didn't feel entirely right to do so and some even felt a tad disingenuous.
But we wanted to bring you this beautifully written, brief and very touching piece from Newsweek written by Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight and the last person to complete a movie with Ledger. It simply says:
"Heath was bursting with creativity. It was in his every gesture. He once told me that he liked to wait between jobs until he was creatively hungry. Until he needed it again. He brought that attitude to our set every day. There aren't many actors who can make you feel ashamed of how often you complain about doing the best job in the world. Heath was one of them.
When you get into the edit suite after shooting a movie, you feel a responsibility to an actor who has trusted you, and Heath gave us everything. As we started my cut, I would wonder about each take we chose, each trim we made. I would visualize the screening where we'd have to show him the finished film—sitting three or four rows behind him, watching the movements of his head for clues to what he was thinking about what we'd done with all that he'd given us. Now that screening will never be real. I see him every day in my edit suite. I study his face, his voice. And I miss him terribly."
In the comments section below, nortonglr alerted me to the fact that this is just part of Nolan's piece. You can read the full article here.
Can't wait for the Dark Knight but not looking forward to watching Heath's performance as the Joker as I think he will Blow us away and we wont get the chance to see reprise the role.
He will be missed and more so after watching his next movie.
RIP Heath. ... Read More
A very dignified, genuine and moving tribute from C. Nolan. Its a shame a few others could did not follow such an example. Mentioning no names, but a grown man breaking down in tears on US television, depite never meeting, let alone working with H. Ledger was a bit disingenuous to say the least, oh and he is in the running for an Oscar..funny that. I am all for tributes, but it is a shame when other people in the media hi jack the event for their own selfish ends. As an aside, I must say the way... Read More
I have just read the article here and then then the full article, by following the link.
I am glad that Empire has selected the pertinent information regarding Heath Ledger, that of the part of his life that he chose to share with the world, his considerable talent as an actor. His personal life and other subjects that have arisen in the gutter press (let's be honest, no really educated person reads a 'red-top rag' do they?) are not the property of the press or public, but of the people that... Read More
And I know this may be WAY too early to speculate, but judging by the totally excellent trailer for The Dark Knight, I would not be surprised if Heath gets a best supporting actor Nomination next january, I hope so. ... Read More
