Come July 9th, this is the guy I want standing on my desk. I’m going to lay out the money right now. Heath Ledger wasn’t a friend (hardly) but he always smiled and gave me a “hey” wave when we made eye contact at parties or press gatherings, and he always gave me two or three minutes when he wasn’t being swamped. For what it’s worth and in a weird sort of way, having this guy on my desk will be, for me, a way of burning a candle for him.
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