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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61. DDL is sooooooo going to win the Best Actor Oscar. He is unbelievably amazing in There Will Be Blood.

Posted at 5:47PM on Jan 24th 2008 by cobainiac

62. Ok Reality Check........your meds are not working.

Just like ol dead Heathy try taking them all at once and see if they work that way..........

Give your Hubby Mary Kates number in case you have a problem afterwords

Posted at 5:51PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Jennifer in L.A.

63. What's wrong with you people at tmz. Why are you ridiculing someone for having a heart? You don't have to know someone to have sympathy for such a tragic loss!!!

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 24th 2008 by lin

64. 911.

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 24th 2008 by ONE WORD(?)

65. What a stand up guy!! This touched my heart. How many actors would do this? I'm a fan now!

Posted at 5:54PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Missy Elliott

66. I really gave this more thought.

If Heath did take all these medications on purpose, then his death really is not tragic, it is DARWINIAN!

Posted at 5:54PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Chelsey

67. who calls private security when a person is dead or dying????? a troll, that's who!!!!!

Posted at 5:54PM on Jan 24th 2008 by ONE WORD(?)

68. Ledger wasn't an icon,…he wasn't a humanitarian, scholar, teacher, or even a role model,…he was just an average actor - no better or worse than you or I. He was just a guy, hooked on drugs (as is normal in his chosen profession) , unwed with a child, bounced in and out of relationships, with nothing to root him to ground on a daily basis. From everything I've read, he was probably a very sad and inwardly lonely person who was continually enabled by his "friends". So,…a guy who was working while sick made a few tactless remarks and/or misplaced attempts at humor, both toward Ledger and then by trying to segway them into comments about the stock market and a few politicos, - it's honestly no worse than what I read on this and other sites everyday by posters and site owners, alike. The problem I see is that in eulogizing someone, too often the exaggerating becomes overt lies. Honoring the dead is accomplished by respecting ALL the memories, the good AND the terrible,…both in the truth in which they were lived.

Posted at 5:55PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Back To Earth Major Tom

69. I can not believe some of the insanely disrespectful trash coming from people mouths. You don't know what killed him yet. You don't if he had a stubstance abuse problem. Really you don't know anything. DDL said what many people are feeling, remorse for his family. BTW do you go see movies with crappy actors in it, I bet not. That what keeps DDL and Heath making the big bucks, they are truely good at what they do.

Posted at 5:56PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Joyce

70. I really wish they would put the funeral cam back up..............

That was cool

Posted at 5:57PM on Jan 24th 2008 by LP

71. Daniel Day Lewis is our generations best actor. Put his work up against anyones and you will not disagree.

Posted at 5:59PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Ryan A

72. Another young star who died early in life that was overlooked was Brandon DeWilde in the news about Ledger. As I recall he was in his teens.

Posted at 6:00PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Richard Davis

73. Jennifer, do you have a hand or toy, go use it and you might feel better, works for me very well hoe!

Posted at 6:00PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Yes

74. Heath Ledger touched so many and Daniel Day-Lewis was obviously disturbed enough to talk about it. I'm glad he did.
I wonder if Ledger knew how loved he was by people who had never met him.

Posted at 6:00PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Carrie

75. Funniest post of the day LP!

Posted at 6:01PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Yes

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