i stated that i find it hard to believe people here are actually crying over a perfect strangers death......
as much as i admire pearl jam.....and other bands, athletes, actors...blah blah blah....
i cant see myself reduced to tears over a strangers death.....
That's bullshit! At one stage in your life, there has to be some famous person out there you admired. Someone you look up to and say "Hey, he's cool. I would to do what's he's doing when I'm older."
Pearl Jam's music got me through my teenage stage of life and believe they somehow and someway made an impact in my life. If one of them were to past away, I would be heartbroken.
It doesn't have be musicians or actors neither, shit, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Ghandi admired Henry David Thoreau's non-violent approach and Thoreau inspired the two men to become the iconic figures that we known they to be.
Like it or not, I'm pretty sure Heath has inspired some kid somewhere to become an actor.
What's the point of bashing on people who feel sorry for him?
Why shine a negative on something that's already negative, you know what I mean.
There were suggestions of an overdose, and if thats true I think it will be hard to feel as much sympathy for the guy, drug problems in many cases are self inflicted and it would be a poor reflection on him. Dying of a overdose is a shitty way to be remembered.
sigh, I was avoiding this thread, but i have to wonder - why would there be less sympathy as a result of the drug problems?
(I don't know if it was drug use, over a period of time, or a mistaken sleeping pill accident)
self inflicted and poor reflection on a person? I am truly curious as to why without knowing circumstances you can state that?
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I haven't read all the responses today. It is really tragic. I read an article this morning that his family has commented that it wasn't a suicide -- it was an accidental overdose of sleeping pills mixed with anti-anxiety drugs. Apparentally he had commented in an interview somewhat recently that his new role was keeping him up at night and he was feeling a lot of anxiety over it. so maybe that's what happened. it is really sad. i'm not embarrassed to say that i was upset on hearing this. (of his death) yea, i don't know him personally, but i really admired him and loved his work.
I remember watching him do an interview about the making of Brokeback Mountain, and Heath told him how hard the loves scenes were and how he was so uncomfortable. He definetly did it for the money...Jake on the other hand didn't have a problem with it!!
Actually, Heath Ledger was very choosy about his roles. He chose roles that interested him. He'd rather not work at all than to be a part of movie that he didn't like the script for. He turned down several roles, including Spiderman and Anakin Skywalker. The fact he was so uncomfortable doing the sex scenes in BBM just shows us how committed he actually was.
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That's bullshit! At one stage in your life, there has to be some famous person out there you admired. Someone you look up to and say "Hey, he's cool. I would to do what's he's doing when I'm older."
Pearl Jam's music got me through my teenage stage of life and believe they somehow and someway made an impact in my life. If one of them were to past away, I would be heartbroken.
It doesn't have be musicians or actors neither, shit, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Ghandi admired Henry David Thoreau's non-violent approach and Thoreau inspired the two men to become the iconic figures that we known they to be.
Like it or not, I'm pretty sure Heath has inspired some kid somewhere to become an actor.
What's the point of bashing on people who feel sorry for him?
Why shine a negative on something that's already negative, you know what I mean.
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Actually, Heath Ledger was very choosy about his rules. He chose roles that interested him. He'd rather not work at all than to be a part of movie that he didn't like the script for. He turned down several roles, including Spiderman and Anakin Skywalker. The fact he was so uncomfortable doing the sex scenes in BBM just shows us how committed he actually was.
You beat me to this, but thank you! Exactly what I was going to say.
Some people really don't know how serious and horrible anxiety is. You can have it for NO Reason or you can have it for a million reasons...it is terrible to live day after day not knowing if you are going to have a attack or not! I have suffered from this for almost FIVE years and I'm on xanax and Zoloft, and it helps, but then sometimes there are some really bad attacks where I feel like I need to run...I can't imagine poor Heath and what all he was going through with movies roles, being a Parent with joint custody, jetlag, and not sleeping but two hours a week! Sure he was a millionaire, but I'm sure he felt drained!TERRIBLE...
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very sad indeed. I feel a lot for him maybe being an aussie also amplifies that. I loved him in I'm Not There. Truly tragic. :( The Dark Knight takes on more significance now. Will be an event to watch.
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the latest news I heard is that he was renting Mary Kate Olsen's apt and the masseuse that found him called Mary Kate before she called 911-which is unbelieveable! and they found a rolled up $20 bill but no drugs on it.
I don't see why anyone has to get on someone else's case if they get upset. I teared up a little bit watching the news and I wasn't a big fan of his, but to me it's sad. If anyone in PJ died I would be really upset and crying.
They just said Helena Christensen was supposed to meet up with him last night unti she found out what happened. That is so weird, that's Michael Hutchence's ex-girlfriend.
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One of my co-workers came up to me yesterday & was like "my friend just called & told me Heath Ledger died." Of course I said "Nooo." & Looked up MSN online to see & sure enough there it was. I literally got shivers...I watched the news about it & one of the shows had this little sad montage of him with a Ben Harper song as the music, (I hadn't realized they worked together,) it brought tears to my eyes. Another actor with so much promise taken waaaay too soon. & Then the daughter & the family. Beyond tragic all around. :(
the latest news I heard is that he was renting Mary Kate Olsen's apt and the masseuse that found him called Mary Kate before she called 911-which is unbelieveable! and they found a rolled up $20 bill but no drugs on it.
I don't see why anyone has to get on someone else's case if they get upset. I teared up a little bit watching the news and I wasn't a big fan of his, but to me it's sad. If anyone in PJ died I would be really upset and crying.
They just said Helena Christensen was supposed to meet up with him last night unti she found out what happened. That is so weird, that's Michael Hutchence's ex-girlfriend.
Sadly I know this, but the only connection to the Olsen's was that their body guard, a trained EMT worker and close neighbor/friend (something along those lines) was called after the people who found Ledger called the police.
Anyway, I think I read it on TMZ.com, or maybe CNN.com.
There's a pretty nice article on CNN.com. A bunch of random people sent in small stories about Heath, when they met him, when they worked with him.. It's a good read.
Sadly I know this, but the only connection to the Olsen's was that their body guard, a trained EMT worker and close neighbor/friend (something along those lines) was called after the people who found Ledger called the police.
Anyway, I think I read it on TMZ.com, or maybe CNN.com.
There's a pretty nice article on CNN.com. A bunch of random people sent in small stories about Heath, when they met him, when they worked with him.. It's a good read.
That was a nice tribute, thank you
Oh goodness. It's so sad. You look at the story on TV and it's surreal, like you can't believe he's really gone. It makes me sad to think about his baby growing up without him too. Reminds me of when Kurt Cobain died and Michael Hutchence too.
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That was a nice tribute, thank you
Oh goodness. It's so sad. You look at the story on TV and it's surreal, like you can't believe he's really gone. It makes me sad to think about his baby growing up without him too. Reminds me of when Kurt Cobain died and Michael Hutchence too.
Honestly, I find myself questioning how I feel about this. I am saddened, but it's because someone I didn't know at all died. I think it just has me questioning myself a little bit. His death is just one of so many that affect people every day. He is honestly the first major (too young to die) star that died in my coherent age. I barely remember Kurt, and I can only watch stuff about John Lennon's death.
Life goes on I suppose.
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Honestly, I find myself questioning how I feel about this. I am saddened, but it's because someone I didn't know at all died. I think it just has me questioning myself a little bit. His death is just one of so many that affect people every day. He is honestly the first major (too young to die) star that died in my coherent age. I barely remember Kurt, and I can only watch stuff about John Lennon's death.
Life goes on I suppose.
Kurt for my generation was like one of those, you remember every detail of it, type of things. He died on April 5th (which is Mike McCreadys b-day). So did Layne Staley.
For me I was a big INXS fan and I had just gone to a concert a few months previously in NY. I was so very sad about it. In this case it was sad for me to hear b/c Heath was so young, he had everything to live for and a 2 yr old baby girl that will barely remember her father.
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the death of a young person is tragic no matter what the cause.
and it hits close to home whether you personally know the person or not.
famous people come into our homes and lives in films and tv and music and they do affect our lives.
some of us are just more emotional and/or empathetic...
some of us feel things more strongly and our emotions are closer to the surface.
it doesn;t make anyone wrong or right or strong or weak...
it's just what makes us different from each other.
it's just not right to make someone feel bad or wrong for having strong emotional reactions.
totally true. if somebody in my area dies whom i've seen occasionally on the street, and now is gone it always makes me sad. just because you know you'll never see this people again. even if i haven't talked to them a word in my whole life. with famous people it's the same. i've seen them on tv, and now there gone. it's just a strange thing. thinking about the left ones is sad. it doesn't matter if they had money, or were famous. they have loved ones who now are left behind. and if people who are far too young die, that's even more tragic. poor little daughter.
sigh, I was avoiding this thread, but i have to wonder - why would there be less sympathy as a result of the drug problems?
(I don't know if it was drug use, over a period of time, or a mistaken sleeping pill accident)
self inflicted and poor reflection on a person? I am truly curious as to why without knowing circumstances you can state that?
Bearing in mind this is in the hypothetical situation that it was, say, heroin.
I doubt anyone put the needle in his arm, so thats where the self inflicted thing would come in and as for a poor reflection on the guy, do you think being found dead from an overdose is a flattering way to be remembered? I never said he deserved his death, but I doubt you could come up with an argument that would suggest a drug overdose is not a poor reflection on the guy.
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A friend of mine's 19 year old son died last year of an accidental overdose of Xanax. Its way easier to do than a lot of people think. It's believed that my friend's son only accidentally doubled his dose (taking a dose--forgetting about it and taking another dose soon after the first). And so I can totally see a situation where he took his anxiety meds and a sleeping pill and died. It doesn't take much of those kinds of medication to really mess with a person's system. So that's what I'm going to believe until I have more proof of something else happening. A tragic accidental overdose seems the most likely cause.
Does anybody remember Roar? Heath was in this TV show called Roar when he was just a kid. I think he was 19 when he did it. It didn't last. Well, it was kinda crappy. The special effects were bad! It was sort of like a Hercules or a Xena, and Heath played this young Celtic warrior. The show was bad, but I watched it anyway because of him. He was beautiful! And I knew then that he'd overcome that show and be famous some day. He just had "IT!" You know, the proverbial "IT" that some people have. Yep, he had it.
I'm very sad for his loss. My prayers are with his family.
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Pearl Jam's music got me through my teenage stage of life and believe they somehow and someway made an impact in my life. If one of them were to past away, I would be heartbroken.
It doesn't have be musicians or actors neither, shit, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Ghandi admired Henry David Thoreau's non-violent approach and Thoreau inspired the two men to become the iconic figures that we known they to be.
Like it or not, I'm pretty sure Heath has inspired some kid somewhere to become an actor.
What's the point of bashing on people who feel sorry for him?
Why shine a negative on something that's already negative, you know what I mean.
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Wow now didnt even know Brad Renfro died. I remember him from Tom and Huck
Yes, he died!!
"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
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sigh, I was avoiding this thread, but i have to wonder - why would there be less sympathy as a result of the drug problems?
(I don't know if it was drug use, over a period of time, or a mistaken sleeping pill accident)
self inflicted and poor reflection on a person? I am truly curious as to why without knowing circumstances you can state that?
I could NOT believe when I read this online today.
Fred Phelps is in my book of "people who should be dealt with". What an ass.
Those are the same assholes that picket soldier's funearls. Disgusting.
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he tbhought like it was a bad joke but it wasn t...
rriigghhtt, that was sort of my point!!!
"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
take what you will from it, if anything at all..
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I don't see why anyone has to get on someone else's case if they get upset. I teared up a little bit watching the news and I wasn't a big fan of his, but to me it's sad. If anyone in PJ died I would be really upset and crying.
They just said Helena Christensen was supposed to meet up with him last night unti she found out what happened. That is so weird, that's Michael Hutchence's ex-girlfriend.
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Sadly I know this, but the only connection to the Olsen's was that their body guard, a trained EMT worker and close neighbor/friend (something along those lines) was called after the people who found Ledger called the police.
Anyway, I think I read it on TMZ.com, or maybe CNN.com.
There's a pretty nice article on CNN.com. A bunch of random people sent in small stories about Heath, when they met him, when they worked with him.. It's a good read.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/23/remembering.ledger.irpt/index.html
Oh goodness. It's so sad. You look at the story on TV and it's surreal, like you can't believe he's really gone. It makes me sad to think about his baby growing up without him too. Reminds me of when Kurt Cobain died and Michael Hutchence too.
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Honestly, I find myself questioning how I feel about this. I am saddened, but it's because someone I didn't know at all died. I think it just has me questioning myself a little bit. His death is just one of so many that affect people every day. He is honestly the first major (too young to die) star that died in my coherent age. I barely remember Kurt, and I can only watch stuff about John Lennon's death.
Life goes on I suppose.
For me I was a big INXS fan and I had just gone to a concert a few months previously in NY. I was so very sad about it. In this case it was sad for me to hear b/c Heath was so young, he had everything to live for and a 2 yr old baby girl that will barely remember her father.
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totally true. if somebody in my area dies whom i've seen occasionally on the street, and now is gone it always makes me sad. just because you know you'll never see this people again. even if i haven't talked to them a word in my whole life. with famous people it's the same. i've seen them on tv, and now there gone. it's just a strange thing. thinking about the left ones is sad. it doesn't matter if they had money, or were famous. they have loved ones who now are left behind. and if people who are far too young die, that's even more tragic. poor little daughter.
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I doubt anyone put the needle in his arm, so thats where the self inflicted thing would come in and as for a poor reflection on the guy, do you think being found dead from an overdose is a flattering way to be remembered? I never said he deserved his death, but I doubt you could come up with an argument that would suggest a drug overdose is not a poor reflection on the guy.
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His folks have been so strong for the media. They made a statement not long after it happened and then asked for their privacy to grieve.
He had pneumonia and was taking pills to help him sleep. I know alot of people have mentioned he was also taking pills for anxiety.
I could not see Heath Ledger killing himself.
I do not believe it.
It was an accidental overdose.
And its so so tragic.
Australia has just lost a special mate, and the rest of the world, a brilliant actor.
RIP Heath.
Does anybody remember Roar? Heath was in this TV show called Roar when he was just a kid. I think he was 19 when he did it. It didn't last. Well, it was kinda crappy. The special effects were bad! It was sort of like a Hercules or a Xena, and Heath played this young Celtic warrior. The show was bad, but I watched it anyway because of him. He was beautiful! And I knew then that he'd overcome that show and be famous some day. He just had "IT!" You know, the proverbial "IT" that some people have. Yep, he had it.
I'm very sad for his loss. My prayers are with his family.
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