168 Quotes by Heath Ledger

The Oscars are a really strange concept to me, that films and acting can be competing against each other. We’re not running the same race. It’s like we’re all doing different sports in fact.

People generally express more in between their sentences when they’re not speaking. Words are usually there to disguise who someone is or what they’re feeling.

I’m just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.

I wasn’t going to have fun doing a teen movie again.

There is no Yoda-there’s no one who points you in the right direction. You’ve got to figure that out by yourself.

It’s rare that there’s a role that requires an Australian accent.

I like to see films that come out with lower budgets because you’re forced into using your imagination. You don’t have everything at your fingertips. You have to create it from scratch.

I didn’t want to raise my child in Hollywood.

I’m born to be a father. And I’ve been looking forward to this all my life.