Quotes from Heath Ledger

In a way, I was spoon-fed, if you will, a career. It was fully manufactured by a studio that believed that they could put me on their posters and turn me into their bottle of Coca-Cola, their product.

I am not a public speaker and never will be.

I'm kind of addicted to moving.

I don't feel like I have anything to lose, so I don't really understand what I'm putting at risk.

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

I like to set up obstacles and defeat them.

I'm still a kid. I'm like six years old. But it's just a matter of wanting to get up, it's just a big journey. I felt like when I left home that I was on a journey, and I still am.

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

From 18 to 22, I was alone, living in L.A. with a bunch of friends, partying.

Anyone that has a job that takes them away from home, I think, can understand the difficulties in maintaining consistency, not only with your family and those you love but with your friends.

I'm not good at future planning. I don't plan at all. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow. I don't have a day planner and I don't have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future.

I like to do something I fear.

I don't have that much forward planning about what I want to do next, or in the future.

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

When I started to watch some of the films I'd done, I realized I was doing movies that I might not actually want to see.

I've never had high expectations of my work and I certainly am not going to let that plague my thoughts. I'm just going to continue to choose what feels right for me at the time and go with it.

I like to do something I fear.

Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.

I don't know, as long as I get to evolve and grow as an actor and as a person, that's the stuff I'm after.

I never had money, and I was very happy without it. When I die, my money's not gonna come with me. My movies will live on, for people to judge what I was as a person. I just want to stay curious.