Here are 15 things we learned about the star fromI Am Heath Ledger.
Im going to be in the film industry and Im going to be a film actor.
This restless ambition led him to leave school and hit the road when he was just 17.
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Ledger landed the part at the audition.
At that moment Amato realized there was truly something different about his friend.
Rather, he wanted to mix things up a bit, choosing his next role carefully.
People in Hollywood, they dont like to hear no, says Ledger in voiceover.
So I had a lot of fun saying no.
But he did it in a friendly way.
He had a knack for capturing friends at their most vulnerable and authentic.
He was plagued with self-doubt
While working onThe Patriot,Ledger experienced a crisis of confidence.
Adrian Grenier was even there one night, which Mendelsohn believes was for research purposes.
She describes his intense approach to his work and being blown away by him on the first day.
Next up was the Catherine Hardwicke-directedLords of Dogtown.
Later, he called up Harper and asked him to write a lullaby for his unborn daughter.
Harper saw the opportunity as a great privilege.
Ledger later directed the music video for Harpers Morning Yearning.
The young family moved to Brooklyn, New York.
Ledger fell in love with the city and everything about their life at the time.
He would breeze through the streets of Manhattan with Matilda on his shoulders.
If anyone could sense their own mortality, it was Ledger.
If there wasnt some bang out of risk involved, he had no time for it, says Harper.
He went all the way to the edge in the time that he had.
Some people are just bigger than the world has room for.
He felt he couldnt control his destiny and was having trouble sleeping.
This soon became a character trait.
