I am fed up with the world gracing rockstars, actors and celebrities who have passed away projecting them into cult status driving it into the ground ... no pun intended.
Death is the ultimate career move and history is proof of that.
My question has always been is why is this latest Batman movie any better than the rest? Seems as if all the attention and fanfare is being directed entirely in Ledger's direction. One reason I think this is so is because the world has a facination with death and the unknown so Ledger's passing has somehow managed to make this possible. Sad but true not enough thought has involved the fact that Ledger passed away at such a young age and way before his talents could be fully developed and/or honed.
Everytime I hear Heath Ledger's name I just think of all the individuls who could focus their attention to other areas other than preserving the dead and immortailizing them into martydom.
So please, let this man and others like him rest in peace. Give credit where credit is due and always pay your respects to the deceased, but don't run it into the ground.

Okay, it totally ruined my day when Mr. Ledger did not, in fact, update his will.

Do not believe everything you see on TV. ...Well, there's my lesson, right there. I read it on CNN (read, as in 'read the words flashing on TV screen underneath the actual reports shown), saying "Ledger's will lists his daughter a the sole heir" or something like that, and I believed it, because it seemed exactly like the thing Heath Andrew Ledger would do.

...Maybe he wrote it as a letter and stashed it somewhere no one has found, yet. I don't know, but this puzzles me more than anything. Why didn't he? ...Well, that is just another question to which I am not likely to get an answer for.

I stand by his family's decision to care for their granddaugher.

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It has stunned me, really surprised me, just how hollow I have felt in the wake of his death. ...I never met him, but it is amazing just learning about how others describe him, because he was nearly exactly the kind of person I had imagined him to be. Of course, his reputations and the stories from all around the world continue to add layer after layer to the picture I have of him inside my head. They, in turn, make me realize how complex and beautiful he really was in life.
It has been rather uneasy and at the same time eely to listen to Heath Ledger talk about 'feeling good'about dying, now that he had Matilda Rose, because that interview reminded me of late Steve Irwin: a fellow Auzzie and an equally dynamic character who met an accidental, truly tragic death. He reportedly used to talk about what he wanted people to do after his death, and that he had a feeling he won't live long. Great ones often sense their impending death. And these great ones shine twice as bright as any other stars before they leave us to mourne for their deaths. I cannot help but feel that the death of Heath Ledger had been one of those. And I am truly glad that Heath did indeed leave a clear last will and testament, listing his daugher as the sole heir.

its crazy just how much this has affected all the people of the world. of course we loved heath as an actor but who would have guessed that his death would leave us all shock and numb. i remember listening to the radio when i found it and had this unbelievably disgusting feeling in my stomach. why does a talent have to be snatched so suddenly, why does a daughter have to grow up without a dad? these questions continue to haunt us and it is only with time will the pain subside.

R.I.P HEATH <3

Thank you for this beautiful eulogy and the article you wrote 2 years ago, which offered such a respectful glimpse into his life. He was truly a remarkable man and an extraordinary talent.

RIP Heath. Very sad day in entertainment. He will be missed. I'm still in shock. Its just so sad. He seemed like a nice guy too. Wish I got to meet him.

RIP Heath. :(

Heath Ledger left some great work behind, and the painful thought of what could have been. Can't wait to see him in The Dark Knight, it's fitting for him to go out on top. Goodnight brother...

i remember not too long ago having a moment to myself, trying to map out some personal goals, dreaming of what kind of amazing people i'm going to meet 'in the biz' when i become a super famous photographer and thinking specifically of heath ledger, that he would be my marlin brando, jimmy stewart, even bono. he was an actoer who i loved to watch, and got better and better and more exciting to watch with every movie.

i think he was a truely good person and kept it cool with celebrity chaos and keeping to the basics in life. i thought for a moment, 'oh my god, i'll never have that intimate moment when i meet him, aged and made an acting god by his talents, telling me stories of other celebs that didnt make it.' now i never will. i'll just have to always admire him in my dreams.

then i think of his beautiful daughter, growing up hearing condolences her whole life, trying to forget the pain of that gap in her heart. never knowing the man he really was, only hearing old stories. i pray for her

He was a genius. He took Ennis Del Mar from the early 20s to the mid-40's with ease and belief and he brings tears to my eyes every time. I had to tell my two children - who are looking forward to the Dark Knight this summer - that Heath was not a Britney Spears or Amy Winehouse, ruining their lives with these public displays of weakness and addiction. I told them not to think of him as another worthless junkie f-ing off until the payday comes and they can disappear into mediocrity. He was a true artist in his field, comparable to Denzel, DeNiro, Hoffman, et cetera. To be remembered for something as powerful and moving as "Brokeback" is a fine legacy. I despair, however, when I think about what could have been. Bless you, Heath. If there's a paradise beyond, surely you are there.

Godspeed Heath...thanks for the films...you will be missed.

An early death for a lot of talent.

Peter, Wonderful words spoken about a wonderful actor...thank you. I really enjoyed his work and looked forward to watching him grow as an actor. On a side note..attention is probably what "john" wanted by making such a horrible statement...all I have to say about it is "KARMA"!

The news of Heath Ledger's death came as a great shock to me and it will be some time before I will able to shake it off. I've always had great respect for the wide variety of difficult and courageous roles that he chose to play, and to lose such a talented actor in his prime is a tragedy. I don't know if anyone else thinks this, but his death reminds me of James Dean, another actor who made one truly iconic film before life was unfairly taken from him. Thank you, Mr. Travers, for your eloquent eulogy. He will be sorely missed.

What a tragedy. I cried when I heard the news. Such a talented young actor with so much potential and a beautiful family. My prayers go out to his loved ones.