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 “Firefighters are brave. We're acting,” he retorts. “I'm not hurt. It didn't damage me. I think it's quite a shame that we live in a world — we're moving out of it slowly — where people are so eager to voice their opinions and discuss the ways in which people choose to love one another. Shouldn't we be expressing our concerns about the way people express anger? It just doesn't make sense to me.” Though Ledger admits having doubts about the project — “I'm always back and forth about any role I choose” — he doesn’t understand the big hoopla behind a heterosexual actor taking on a homosexual role. “I guess I never felt that I was putting anything at risk. I'm quite ruthless about my career. It doesn't matter if it left because I made a creative choice of this nature and if it left, then why would I want to be in an industry that does that? I looked at it as a beautiful opportunity to work with brilliant material and with a brilliant director.” Early screenings of Brokeback revealed powerful performances. Ledger’s nuanced transformation from easygoing Aussie to confused, self-hating mid-westerner set tongues wagging: Ennis is a man of few words, but the clenching of his jaw and pained expressions speaks volumes. “Heath wears his heart on his shoulder,” says Gyllenhaal. “He’s the kind of guy who’s always protecting himself in different ways. Whether or not he’s talking, you can sense that from him always and I tried to work with that.” His emotiveness makes Ennis all the more painful to watch as a man torn between conventionality and love. “Ennis had great potential to love,” Ledger says. “With his wife, it wasn't really love: It was what he thought should be love. It was a routine he slipped into because it was traditional. Obviously his love for Jack was forbidden and he hated himself for it. He punished himself for it. Essentially, he was a homophobic man in love with another man.” Critics agree it’s Ledger’s best performance yet, a relief for the actor who muddled along for several years with sub-par films like The Four Feathers and The Order. Believe it not, Ledger never aspired to be an actor. “It was never a goal of mine as a kid. Growing up in Australia, you never feel like you’re gonna live beyond that city. You wake up, you go to the beach. I never much cared for Hollywood or movies. I wasn’t really allowed ... |
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