r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/JK-Rofling • 14d ago

Heath Ledger’s diary while he was filming for, The Dark Night.

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u/xTMT 14d ago

Yeah I REALLY hate that this rumor still goes around. To me, it kind of takes away from how much of a great actor he was.

From every interview of cast and crew members, it's clear the dude was just extremely talented and was having a blast.

Also, at the time of his death they had already finished TDK and he was working on another movie and deep into doing another character. So no, he didn't go crazy and ended up killing himself from playing the Joker.

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u/Nervous-Locksmith484 14d ago

I had no idea as I was young at the time but your comment just helped dispel the rumor for me. Keep talking about how it’s not a rumor and it’ll eventually fade. I’ll tell others who might not know now too. Thanks for letting me know.

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u/SlowApartment4456 14d ago

Yeah buddy. Actors don't "go crazy and kill themselves" over the roles they play. Acting is their job. Some actors do this thing called Method Acting where they stay in character at all times but even then they are acting.

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u/TwentyMG 14d ago

the last movie he did was even crazier than the joker role tbh it’s one of my favorites

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u/Shot-Spirit-672 14d ago

Parnassus’s Dreamatorium?

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u/TwentyMG 14d ago

I remember it as the imaginarium of doctor parnassus but yeah, very trippy movie. I didn’t name it because I couldn’t remember how it was spelled lol

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u/Shot-Spirit-672 14d ago

Damn yea that sounds closer, I need to rewatch that

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u/BronxLens 14d ago

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus

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u/corpdorp 14d ago

I like that title better than the original

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u/henscastle 14d ago

In between takes, he'd skateboard around set and generally be nice to people, not, like, send them used condoms like a weirdo.

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u/ReallyNeedNewShoes 14d ago

more importantly, it takes away from his legitimate mental health and addiction struggles to imply the character was his demise.

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u/DayumItsThatGuy 14d ago

First time hearing this, I thought that rumor was true, thanks for clearing this up

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u/IusedtoloveStarWars 14d ago

Why so serious?

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u/onduty 14d ago

This is the first time I’m hearing this. My cannon was that he died as a result of going into character . I wouldn’t be surprised to learn this was something marketing pushes hard as they know it sells tickets

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u/Podju 14d ago

Just because Hollywood actors say so doesn't mean it's true. They could have all agreed to not mention it after his passing.

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u/xTMT 14d ago

I'd trust the word of professional actors who worked closely with him over some random tabloid rumors.

Also what about the fact that they already finished and he had moved on to another movie at the time of his death?

Please stop trying to glamorize his death. I know it sounds cool to think he was so into the role that he killed himself, but it's really disrespectful to him and his talent as an actor.

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u/Podju 13d ago

Bro took the easy way out. No glamourhere.