Sorry, Oprah, I Want to Talk About Heath

Oscar winner Daniel Day Lewis was on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" today, ostensibly to talk about his current Oscar nomination -- but instead made an emotional statement on the death of Heath Ledger.


Breaking away from Oprah's prepared questions, Lewis choked-up as he spoke of the late actor -- even though he "didn't know him."



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31. that was sod. Heath really touched the lives of everybody in the world. Watching this video made me cry. It was so heart wrenching. R.I.P Heath. You will always be in our hearts and minds.

Posted at 5:22PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Safaa

32. #15- YOU DIDNT KNOW HEATH LEDGER PERSONALLY DID YOU?? HOW CAN YOU COME TO THE CONCLUSION HE WAS A JUNKIE? LET THE GUY REST IN PEACE...

Posted at 5:14PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Shitney Spears Sux

33. Heath Ledger was the James Dean of our time. Very sad.

TMZ, please find out who cleaned up the apartment before the cops came, and we all know someone did.

Posted at 5:16PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Heath fan

34. MsFanni I dont think Amy is doing this out of her own decision. She was caught on tape doing crack or whatever and has a show to do soon. People (like record companies) make the artists do this. I remember a certain big rapper telling me how he got busted for pot and then had to go around to schools talking against drugs to kids acting like he was clean to help his reputation. He was telling me this while he was smoking a "blunt".

Also Courtney Love was "clean" in the press and I watched her get smashed 2 nights in a row in a studio at that time.


HEATH chose drugs and whatever broke him and his childs mother up OVER his daughter.

Why does no one get this?

Posted at 5:16PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Reason

35. How cool is he! Funny, but today's my day off and I'm watching Gangs of New York on USA this very minute. Cheers to him! Almost (?!?) makes up for that Ultimate Douchebag's comments. almost.

Posted at 5:15PM on Jan 24th 2008 by What a cool guy!

36.
John Gibson, FoxNews rocks!

Posted at 5:17PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Phony Tony

37. Daniel Day Lewis has more class and talent in his pinky than most LaLa Land Celebs could ever dream of. What a fine gentleman. Mrs. Lewis is one lucky woman.

Posted at 5:20PM on Jan 24th 2008 by LEECH

38. I AGREE WITH #28, THEY HAVE ALREADY SAID NO ILLEGAL DRUGS WERE FOUND, PILLS ARE PROSCRIBED EVERYDAY, JUST DON'T KNOW HOW YOUR BODY IS GOING TO REACT WHEN THEY ARE MIXED. ONE DOSAGE COULD THROW YOU INTO A CARDIAC ARREST... WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH ALL THESE YOUNG ACTORS AND ACTRESSES, OVER WORKED, AND WHO THE HELL IS GIVING THEM ALL THESE PILLS, SOMEONE NEEDS TO START WAKING UP AND STEP UP AND GIVE THESE PEOPLE SOME HELP, I BLAME THAT MEDIA FOR THE CRAZY CHASING AROUND OF THESE PEOPLE, THE PAPS ARE GETTING WAY OUT OF CONTROL AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT A LAW DOWN TO GIVE THESE PEOPLE SOME SPACE IN THEIR LIVES...

Posted at 5:21PM on Jan 24th 2008 by ok than

39. "he probably had a bad combo of RX meds-an honest mistake "

youre right. NO ONE EVER abuses the drugs found in his posession.
No rich celebs EVER abuse drugs illegal or legal. Esp those with a known history of such abuse


"Credulous at best
Your desire to believe in
Angels in the hearts of men.
pull your head on out your happy haze and give a listen"

-Vicarious (Tool)

Posted at 5:22PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Reason

40. Heath must have been a wonderful man and a great actor . Even though I would have never in my life had the chance to met him, since I am from a very small town so far removed from the Hollywood scene ,I mourn the person I got to know through his work and his public life. The world has lost a great soul. Rumors of drug use doesn't change my view on what a great father he was to his daughter and it doesn't change my views on what a great man and actor too. Rest in Peace.

Posted at 5:21PM on Jan 24th 2008 by mom of two

41. Posted at 5:04PM on Jan 24th 2008 by msfanni, why don't you change your name to ms.ass! It looks like Heath did NOT die from an illegal drug overdose you stupid bitch! It's no mistake that all his friends go to great lengths to talk about what a really nice guy he was! You're probably from one of those christian hate groups right? I bet you have a LOT of nasty skeletons not so well hidden in your closet!

Posted at 5:22PM on Jan 24th 2008 by What an ass you are!

42. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE SO QUICK TO JUMP TOP CONCLUSIONS. THEIR IS ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE TO SAY THAT HEATH WAS A JUNKIE. THEY DIDN'T FIND A SINGLE ILLEGAL DRUG IN HIS APT. AS FOR HIS BEHAVIOR IN INTERVIEWS, SERIOUSLY. HAVE YOU EVER MET SOMEONE WITH ADD OR SEVERE DEPRESSION?? THEIR ARE OTHER THINGS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THAT BEHAVIOR. FOR REAL STOP TALKING BAD ABOUT SOMEONE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW. RESPECT THE DEAD AND KEEP YOUR IGNORANT/UNSUBSTANTIATED OPINIONS TO YOURSELF.

Posted at 5:22PM on Jan 24th 2008 by kristina

43. I had wondered if Daniel Day-Lewis would make a comment. DDL is known for being a method actor and I believe Heath Ledger followed the same practice. From the clips we've heard from Heath himself, the role of the Joker was very disturbing to him. Maybe this is true empathy on Daniel's part as he too must surely know what it is to get into the darkest corners of a character.

Posted at 5:23PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Sabina

44. Hey Phony Tony, why don't you and Jennifer in LA get together and create hate mongering babies just like you two.

Posted at 5:22PM on Jan 24th 2008 by DDL

45. well, umm TMZ, perhaps he feels things very deeply. Is that a crime?

Nope, but you are. Your mocking of people is disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.

Posted at 8:50PM on Jan 24th 2008 by janet

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