You know, honestly, acting in film is remarkably independent. You're doing your thing and someone else is doing their thing.

My hat was pulled down and this girl said 'Are you really him?' I whispered 'Yeah, I'm really him.' She screamed, 'Mom! Dad! It's Heath Ledger!

Be honest with yourself and lie to everyone else.

We're all on a journey. The average American switches professions four times. I'm lucky to be in a business where I can change the character I am playing every couple of months.

I always find that I have to be emotionally on my character's side for it to be convincing.

You don't stay the hottest guy forever unless you're, um, Dionysus.

When you see something from afar, you develop a fantasy. But when you see it up close, 9 times out of 10, you wish you hadn't.