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Interview with The Joker

Empire Magazine has an exclusive interview with Heath Ledger about playing The Joker.

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According to the magazine the role involved Ledger "marinading himself in nothing but Joker before shooting."

Ewww...

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batmanloveerrr111 said:

i love second batmann heath ledgerrr was amazinggg
rest in peacee :)

batmanloveerrr111 said:

i love second batmann heath ledgerrr was amazinggg
rest in peacee :)

batmanloveerrr111 said:

i love second batmann heath ledgerrr was amazinggg
rest in peacee :)

What a performance. Ledger deserves an Oscar...at the very least.

scott said:

that movie is so good
screw rules he should get an oscar for being the perfect joker

scott said:

that movie is so good
screw rules he should get an oscar for being the perfect joker

scott said:

that movie is so good
screw rules he should get an oscar for being the perfect joker

jenelle said:

the movie was awsome and i almost cried when i saw him play in his last performance.
Rest in Peace Heath Ledger

jenelle said:

the movie was awsome and i almost cried when i saw him play in his last performance.
Rest in Peace Heath Ledger

Andrew said:

the movie was INCREDIBLE! I saw it twice (midnight showing and tonight) and it just gets better, heath ledger not only should, but will win an oscar for this, i see it as a tremoundus loss that the batman series will not have him again...RIP.

aracely said:

lo mejor de la peli aaa esta the joker!!!

Justin said:

The movie was good but Heath made it even better. I hate to see him leave hollywood the way he did but at least he finished as the best villain ever. He did a GREAT job and I want to congratulate him and he certanly deserves an oscar. RIP

Justin said:

The movie was good but Heath made it even better. I hate to see him leave hollywood the way he did but at least he finished as the best villain ever. He did a GREAT job and I want to congratulate him and he certanly deserves an oscar. RIP

Justin said:

The movie was good but Heath made it even better. I hate to see him leave hollywood the way he did but at least he finished as the best villain ever. He did a GREAT job and I want to congratulate him and he certanly deserves an oscar. RIP

Dana said:

The Dark Night was the best movie ever i am so mad ans sad that heath had to leave us he was the best joker ever and he was a great actor i wish he could be the joker in every movie!R.I.P

Dana said:

The Dark Night was the best movie ever i am so mad ans sad that heath had to leave us he was the best joker ever and he was a great actor i wish he could be the joker in every movie!R.I.P

Dana said:

The Dark Night was the best movie ever i am so mad ans sad that heath had to leave us he was the best joker ever and he was a great actor i wish he could be the joker in every movie!R.I.P

ally said:

I am so sad heath ledger had to leave, he did the most amazing performance as joker that no one will be able to top. I am completley obsessed with the joker, I wish heath was still here to perform as him again.

Brandon said:

The new Batman honestly wasn't all that amazing, the only good parts were with the joker, if they took out everything else and made a movie about the joker and not Batman, then it might have been worth seeing again, otherwise, it was shit, but heath did a brilliant job as joker, beyond any performance in any movie.

amanda said:

Heath ledger is truly amazing.

he WAS ''the joker''.

rest in peace heath.

we all miss you

amanda said:

Heath ledger is truly amazing.

he WAS ''the joker''.

rest in peace heath.

we all miss you

amanda said:

Heath ledger is truly amazing.

he WAS ''the joker''.

rest in peace heath.

we all miss you

amanda said:

Heath ledger is truly amazing.

he WAS ''the joker''.

rest in peace heath.

we all miss you

jon said:

i love the joker he is sooooooooooo cooool

jon said:

i love the joker he is sooooooooooo cooool

Marissa said:

This movie was awesome.. i loved the joker.. R.I.P Heath Ledger! :(

mary said:

I loved this movie...and the best part of it was the joker....heath ledger did an amazing job as the joker....and he totally deserves an oscar....! RIP Heath Ledger

mary said:

I loved this movie...and the best part of it was the joker....heath ledger did an amazing job as the joker....and he totally deserves an oscar....! RIP Heath Ledger

ok... why is there so many repeats in comments?

Are people that shallow these days that they can't type in their own thoughts?

And as for the Dark Night..

The best batman movie there is... thank you Heath!!

lott said:

Fab film heath was such a good actor
did a great job :)

lott said:

Fab film heath was such a good actor
did a great job :)

lott said:

Fab film heath was such a good actor
did a great job :)

daniel said:

el mejor actor que he visto actuar
........r....i...p......

daniel said:

el mejor actor que he visto actuar
........r....i...p......

rell said:

Ledger was amazing in the movie..perfected it...best joker iv ever seen...RIP Heath Ledger :(

rell said:

Ledger was amazing in the movie..perfected it...best joker iv ever seen...RIP Heath Ledger :(

dunka said:

Kocham w tym filmie JOKER'a jest BOSKI!!! :D
J love Joker! :D

willamsrmw0100 said:

The dark knight was much beter than the original batman. ledger portrayed a much darker crazier
joker than jack nicolson did.. the only reason jack's
was any good was because it was directed by Tim Burton.

Taya said:

Leger is amazing as the joker ... i loved the film because of him. i am absolutly gutted that he died. R I P . He deserves an oscar so many times over. Leger IS the joker.

Tori! said:

Well you know me, I'll take any man in a button up and a green vest. I'm sure I'm not the first to say that the Joker was a sexy sexy psychopath.

And screw resting, he probs can like fly or something.

Mrs. Hayes said:

The best joker ever!!

So sad he's not alive to receive the OSCAR that he surely will get even death!! He was the best from the movie!!

In fact the movie's name must have been "The Joker" Jejeje!!!

I LOVE YA HEATH LEDGER!! R.I.P.

Carcy* said:

Cm fa a piacervi tanto Batman???
Io preferisco Joker, mlt + interessante anke perchè forse lo capisco, è trpp incompreso!!!

anDy said:

HEATH LEDGER
i really love his job ]♦
it was so amazing i will ]♦
hope more ]♦
rest in peace]♦

anDy said:

HEATH LEDGER
i really love his job ]♦
it was so amazing i will ]♦
hope more ]♦
rest in peace]♦

ledger fan # 1 said:

I will always miss HEATH LEDGER
♥♠♣♦ I got all the card,but I will never have the joker
....-¿-.....
.............
^tears^
always in my heart ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

ledger fan # 1 said:

I will always miss HEATH LEDGER
♥♠♣♦ I got all the card,but I will never have the joker
....-¿-.....
.............
^tears^
always in my heart ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

Harley Quinn said:

I loved my man, he was the best person you could ever know and know of...it truly breaks my heart to know that he is gone forever,and out of my mind's grasp..the world's grasp. The good always die young, why? we'll never know.

my heart will always be missing the piece he took with him...for now Rest In Peace

Cali said:

Omg! I just loved Heath he was my favorite actor ever! When my mom called me and told me that she had just heard on the radio that he had died I was like freaking out..I mean seriously it was just outta nowhere and he was only 28 (i believe) But omg i was so shocked i just couldn't believe what my mom was telling me...So rite away I had to figure out as much as I possibly culd...I sat on the computer for like hours reading everything i could....surprising there was like a lot on the internet already...and so of course i had to see him play the Joker! OMG HE WAS FUCKING GREAT! i mean i heard that it was his best performance ever....but GOD DAMN! I didnt expect it to be that good....I was just blowin away.... I LOVE U HEATH! Rest in peace.... :'- (

Trolly McGee said:

Fuck all of you. Heath Ledger was a much better Joker, and you know it. That assclown Nicholson in his purple suit couldn't out-joke your grandmother at a bingo game. Again, fuck all y'all, because you know I'm right.

Trolly McGee said:

Oh yeah, Harley [Davidson] Quinn... you stole "the good die young" line from Billy Joel. You're just a wannabe piano man. You probably couldn't even ape "Movin' Out" if you had all the money in the universe, a team of writers, your own personal massage practitioner (with happy ending), the voice of Michael Jackson, a shaved monkey, and one a' Victor Borge's baby grand pianos pried from his cold, dead fingers. So stop with the stolen quotes, my friend, and stick with the original expressions, mmm-kay? There's nothing worse than an asshat on the forums that posts crap like that without attributing it. Billy Joel made a stand for democracy when he wrote "We Didn't Start the Fire." So what happens 15 years later? A shitty, gangsta-rap version called "Oh No, We Di'int! (Start the Fire)." What the fuck? I mean, leave the classics alone, man... come up with your own quotes.

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