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!

I don't think there's a problem with being a teen idol, if that happens to me, I'll be happy to deal with it.

Running around when I was a kid was a really happy time; a time when getting home for dinner or for sleep were my only responsibilities.

I gave up meat when I was twelve. & One day I was cutting up a chicken for my mom, and I hit a tumor with the knife. There was pus and blood all over the place. That was enough for me.

I never really considered acting as a career. I kind of fell into it. Originally, I wanted to be a painter.

I should be getting photographs of me with my arm around these people like restaurant owners do, because eventually I am going to have to prove to my kids that once I was an actor!

I'm proud of 'Black Hawk Down' because I think it told a provocative story and it was honest. It could have had more opportunity to tell both sides of the story, but I'm still proud of it.