Sep 02 2009
Lily Cole: ‘Ledger taught me how to act’
Lily Cole has claimed that she owes her successful acting career to the late Heath Ledger.
The model, who met Ledger during filming of The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus, said that he became her mentor and a great friend.
Cole told The Times: “He definitely helped me. From the beginning, he understood that I would be overwhelmed and scared by the size of the project. He encouraged me and said he was really proud of me, constantly fed me support.”
Ledger died mid-way through filming of the movie and his role was taken on by Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp.
Cole added: “Everyone loved Heath. For everyone who knew him, [his death] was devastating. The practicalities of continuing the production were difficult, but it seemed irrelevant. Johnny slipped seamlessly into the role, but that didn’t stop it being bizarre.”
The movie is due to be released in October.
12 Responses to “Lily Cole: ‘Ledger taught me how to act’”
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Emma Breeze
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2009 at 11:07 am1Reply to this comment.Again, this sounds typical of Heath, always looking out and helping others! I have read many articles where people have said the same as Lily. He was always willing to share and teach others what he could. I look forward to seeing the film, of course because of Heath, but also to see how Johnny, Jude and Colin have continued his role. Can’t wait!
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Dee
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2009 at 3:49 pm2Reply to this comment.Nicely put Emma - and so true. Heath was never “all about Heath”, he was very giving of himself to others. Whether it was with his friends and family, or people he worked with in the industry, Heath showed that he was never too busy to take the time to help anyone who needed it. He also had great ambition to try other things, such as directing small films or music videos, and he was just so full of life, so dedicated not only to his talent, but also the people he worked with. Heath could be friends with anyone, it came naturally to him, it’s just who he was. Heath Ledger was a real “people person” and I envy anyone who was lucky enough to know him. With Heath, they would have had a true friend and mentor for life.
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christiane
Posted: Sep 6th, 2009 at 12:17 pm3Reply to this comment.Heath was very generous, he always thinking of others before him.
He was full of kindness and very shy.
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Hayden
Posted: Sep 8th, 2009 at 11:00 pm4Reply to this comment.I hope Lily realizes how lucky she was to be presented with the opportunity to play alongside Heath in his final days. What an honor.
I am glad that she had nothing but nice things to say about him. I have no doubt that everything she said is one-hundred percent true.
Heath was a wonderful man. ♥
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Posted: Oct 6th, 2009 at 7:40 pm5Reply to this comment.Hey guys, I was just wondering if anybody has read or purchased the latest issue of Vogue? Michelle Williams is the covergirl for the month of October, and she talks a little bit about Heath. I was hoping the operator of this site could perhaps add scans to the gallery or something so people could read what she said about Heath.
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Posted: Oct 6th, 2009 at 10:06 pm6Reply to this comment.Hey guys, I was just wondering if anybody has read or purchased the latest issue of Vogue? Michelle Williams is the covergirl for the month of October, and she talks a little bit about Heath. I was hoping the operator of this site could perhaps add scans to the gallery or something so people could read what she said about Heath.
I didn’t know that Hayden, thanks for the input. Hopefully the site administrator will be able to put that up so that everyone can read it.
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Posted: Oct 9th, 2009 at 5:52 pm7Reply to this comment.No problem, Dee. I haven’t even purchased the magazine yet myself, but I hope to do so soon . . . although I am still hoping that the administrator will put up scans from it in the gallery like I said before. (:
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Posted: Oct 11th, 2009 at 7:53 am8Reply to this comment.This is for the administrator of this site (and anybody else who is interested in reading.) Enjoy.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20091008/ten-heath-inspired-by-joker-role-5f8abb3.html
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Posted: Oct 12th, 2009 at 10:57 am9Reply to this comment.Thank you for sharing this with us Hayden, it’s a great read. I love hearing what people have to say about Heath. It’s very obvious Terry and Heath shared a great friendship. By the way, I’m off to see The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus on Friday morning, I can’t wait! Thanks again, Em.
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Posted: Oct 20th, 2009 at 3:06 pm10Reply to this comment.Oh! You’re so lucky! The movie doesn’t come out here in the US until December 25th.
Oh well, I guess I can be patient for that long . . .And you are welcome for the article. I’d do anything to spread more wonderful news about Heath. (:
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Posted: Oct 21st, 2009 at 12:16 am11Reply to this comment.Hi Hayden, just to let you know I have seen the film and it is amazing! Trust me, you will not be disappointed when you get to see it in Dec, it will be worth the wait. Heath is just wonderful and you can tell how much he was enjoying his role as Tony. I have just found out earlier that Dr P has come 3rd in the list of most watched films at the weekend in the UK. Great news!
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Posted: Oct 21st, 2009 at 2:59 am12Reply to this comment.As Emma said, this movie will be worth the wait, and if she says it’s amazing, I have no doubt in my mind that it will be. Emma was so lucky to be able to see it in the U.K. at this time. I can’t believe we have to wait until Christmas here in Canada and the U.S., but for me it will be that extra special gift of the season this year. I hope that anyone else who see’s this incredible movie will share their comments on this site, so that we can all express our feelings, and remember Heath fondly in his final film.
