When anything is blocking my head or theres worry in my life, I just g — Heath Ledger

"I dont have a technique. Ive never been a believer in having one set technique on how to act. There are no rules and there is no rulebook. At the end of the day, it all comes down to my instincts. Thats the one thing that guides me through every decision professionally. Socially, also. Thats my technique. Yeah, you read through the script 100 times. I guess I have little characteristics about myself. Sometimes, most often than not, once we start shooting I wont look at the script at all until we finished shooting. Its kind of like its been imprinted in my head during rehearsals. You just let it go."

"Once every 50 years a guy like that comes along. For his age, Heath has an incredible manliness about him. I think he has a strong sense of himself, but its especially amazing in someone so young, because usually male stars dont develop that kind of thing until their thirties."

"Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life but few had the pleasure of truly knowing him. He was a down to earth, generous, kind-hearted, life-loving, unselfish individual who was extremely inspirational to many."

"I adored him. I dont know how to compare his talent to others but hes touched me deeply as a talent and its a great loss - losing him at any age would be a loss but it was pretty rough news. I was really shocked by it."

"You know when you see the preachers down South? And they grab a believer and they go, "Bwoom! I touch you with the hand of God!" And they believe so strongly, theyre on the ground shaking and spitting. And fucks sake, thats the power of belief. Now, I dont believe in Jesus, but I believe in my performance. And if you can understand that the power of belief is one of the great tools of our time and that a lot of acting comes from it, you can do anything."

"Working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life. He brought to the role of Ennis more than any of us could have imagined - a thirst for life, for love, and for truth, and a vulnerability that made everyone who knew him love him. His death is heartbreaking."