| An Interview with Heath Ledger from a Netherlands Magazine. - This interview has been kindly translated by Tamarah! - Thanks! There were some accidents on the set. Have you been hurt? Heath: Nah, I got a stuntman who takes the hard work, so I didn’t get hurt on the set, haha How easy was the part as a knight on a horse? Heath: I ride horses for a while, so the only difficult thing was holding the lance right. But on the other side it was a lot of fun! I feel like a little boy who may play in a ‘playgarden’ for one whole day!! Was it difficult to wear the (heavy)uniform?? Heath: I really can’t believe that people who lives years ago could fight in it. And it was terribly hot! And if you needed to scratch you couldn’t reach the place that you wanted because there was the uniform! I’ve seen some Knights who were scratching at a tree! Haha. How did you get interested in A Knight’s Tale?? Heath: I got interested in the movie because the script was really nice to read. It was like a comedy and a love story with action and rock music. But it was a big challenge; like: How I gonna do this?? The movie ‘Four Feathers with Jate Hudson has already been recorded too. Tell us about it! Heath: It was great! Four months in a dessert with Shekhar Kapur. He’s the best at the set! He can change your life completely, and he will! He works you totally for 100 %, 24 hours, 7 days and 4 months with three hours for a sleep, without failing! I like that! Since the Patriot you've become very hot in Hollywood. How does it feel? Heath: I worked very hard and I didn’t get the time to think about it. It’s exiting and scary at the same time, because all those things that get straight to you… Do people recognise you? Heath: Yeah, specially in Australia. And I think in America too. But in Australia the most. It’s a noise there. Too bad because my ‘home’ will never be the same again. Do people yell to you on the street? Heath: Yes. It even got in the newspaper (1st page) that I like to eat fettucini in a restaurant on Tuesday!! You said ‘no thanks’ to a lot of films, even when you got no money for a while. Wasn’t that hard? Heath: No! Totally not!! I’m not being an actor for the money! And it was funny to say ‘NO’ to all those movies! The people in Hollywood didn’t like that at all! Is it true that you say “no thanks’ to ‘Spiderman’? Heath: It wasn’t a direct question. They wanted to talk about it first, then they’d ask me officially. But why should I do it? I've never read comics and if I did, I’d read Spiderman last. How did you meet your girlfriend Heather Graham? Heath: At a party! Do you give Heather advice, and Heather you? Heath: No I didn’t have a relationship with Heather for the business. No true love relationship is, at least not for me. Does she change your life? Heath: Haha, I'm not gonna tell you that!! What do you miss the most about Australia? I think I miss the sense of humour. Is there a big difference?? Yes, there is!! The people in Australia have got a very dry sense of humor, if I make a joke in the US, the people think I’m serious. So I decided that I don’t make any jokes. |