The Dark Knight: The Diary of Madness That Heath Ledger Kept as the Joker

Heath Ledger's Immersive Joker: Behind-the-Scenes Transformation - Delve into Heath Ledger's dedicated approach to becoming the Joker, as he isolated himself in a motel room for weeks to craft a haunting and iconic on-screen persona.
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[@Voltaic_Fire]

Imagine being in the hotel room next door and hearing all the things he was saying.

[@rexxbailey2764]

😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@KlashKarma]

☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@stevenacken6444]

@@rexxbailey2764I don’t think it’s funny at all. Crazy ass

[@rexxbailey2764]

@@stevenacken6444 WAAAH!!!?? HE WAS JUST PRACTISING HIS LINES AND DIFFERRENT KIND OF JOKER VOICES !!! 🤨 HOW THE HECK IS SOMEONE IN THEIR ROOM HEARING A PERSON IN THE NEXT ROOM MOUTHING OFF THE SORDID TALE OF HOW THEY GOT ALL THE SCARS ON THEIR FACE IN THEIR NIGHTS AND LAUGHING CACKLING MANIACLY LIKE A BEFORE IT'S TIME KAMALA HARRIS! NOT HILARIOUS!!?? 😆😂😂😂😄😄😄

[@bsmi1361]

You're sleeping and hear "why so serious!"

[@deanbolam8797]

You know we have lost such a great when Michael Caine says its the best actor he has ever seen

[@Grizz_Bane44]

Dude for reals. Micheal has worked with thousands of people. Thats saying a lot.

[@Unitedfruitco]

Huh?

[@kevinzhang6623]

Where did he say that?

[@AdamOMcMurphy]

​@@kevinzhang6623 The narrorator said it in the video we are commenting on.

[@d_no_allyn_86]

​@@AdamOMcMurphylol people are so slow

[@olatundegideon5486]

He wasn't just the Best Joker, He was the best Villain ever... RIP Heath Ledger. Respect!!!

[@olatundegideon5486]

​@@isaalencar9051What about him?

[@Garrysullivanjones]

Yeah man, the first time he’s on screen during the bank robbery was epic, “And here we go...”

[@promegaxproductions85]

Groupie talk not best villain ever.

[@olatundegideon5486]

@@promegaxproductions85 who is then??

[@cray7499]

Joaquin Phoenix was alsp legendary. Maybe the best

[@shamanllama]

To leave Michael Caine literally speechless is a PHENOMENONAL fucking feat, it's almost impossible.

[@Nope-w2h]

You know him personally?

[@tonysoprano4587]

Sounds like you tried many times but failed. Maybe if you were hittin' the books instead of chasing skirt.

[@JohnDoe-wb6vl]

​@@Nope-w2hman shut up

[@johnlucas6683]

​@@Nope-w2hI agree with him. Sir Michael Caine was a combat vet in the Korean War, to think that someone like him would get spooked by an actor in a costume!

[@Randy_Reacts]

I know, bro. Michael Caine...the actor who was in Jaws: The Revenge and Blame it on Rio?

[@maroonmedia2000]

There is no question, ever, who the best Joker is Heath put his heart and soul in this performace. One of few movies I can watch over and over and over...

[@kurtsudheim825]

Your right, mark hamill

[@ButBigger42]

I never really cared for Batman but the Nolan trilogy is a masterpiece. I watched them all in theater multiple times and I've watched them at home many times. Heath still stands out.

[@TheDudeAbidesYo]

Undoubtedly he was the best

[@spacelord8284]

Yah his heart, soul and his life... RIP.

[@philgray924]

Most definitely

[@Babyboobearful]

The man was the joker for this movie he didn’t play as the joker he became the joker

[@paolourbani7202]

No doubt, he devoted his life for us. RIP GODACTOR

[@RogerDominguez-de4hj]

He was an amazing joker.i still can't believe he's gone now😢

[@Akhtar93]

The fuck are you talking about? He got paid millions for some acting😂

[@Thefiercedeity-i3w]

Gone but not forgotten

[@MrXxmafiosoxx]

Nah he was the joker 🔥

[@howardlewis5846]

He was, undoubtedly the best joker ever played RIP. Thank you for the memories.

[@innosanto]

Jack Nicholson is as good but pn hugely different take on the joker. Nicholson was the cold black humour cartoon, Ledger was the realistic, different takes of different directors and scripts

[@MsDee409]

​@@innosantoThat's such a great outlook. I feel the same with Batman and the Dark Knight. Different takes, different levels. Everybody has their version of the character.

[@MsDee409]

R.I.P. Heath Ledger🕊️

[@bepohal]

nope

[@michwashington]

I wouldn’t say that.

[@SoonGone]

He died at his peak. He never had to tarnish, never had to slide slowly back into anonymity. He went out a Legend.

[@Garrysullivanjones]

That was poetry

[@jim5392]

Imagine if he didn’t die and he kept doing this role tho 😢😢 the evolution of this character would be insane

[@colekter5940]

truly love the guy's work, but he died addicted to drugs and over-dosed on six different rx meds. definitely a tarnished career.

[@IncognitoSprax]

Also died at 28

[@CR-ml1ny]

A Legend who overdosed at 28...Good acting aside, not exactly a role model for children!

[@Homelander-Hub]

the best joker forever ✌️ when he wear nurse dress it's awesome 🤣

[@In_Demand]

💀💀

[@TheGoldenKaren]

It’s been 16 years since we lost him. Such a great actor. Still missed

[@williamwoodward4054]

His portrayal of the joker was hands down the greatest piece of theatrical art ever I don’t think anyone will ever be able to do better than him he was on such another level

[@Specialbuiltupshoe]

Sad life you lead methinketh!🤡👈

[@terroonkibwe-oc1qv]

Wow ! I think Phoenix was fabulous as the Joker , but Ledger did the best Joker I’ve seen ever !!!

[@agirlnamedtomm940]

Fr fr

[@rorysainsbury6816]

What about Nicholson? 🤨

[@brandocalrissian3294]

Go watch anything starring Daniel Day-Lewis

[@mursebobby408]

Still get chills every time I watch him in Dark Knight

[@Garrysullivanjones]

I watch Dark Knight in the pale moonlight

[@Tadzioreik]

I just re watched and damn its perfect lol

[@sebastian-gs9ff]

Legendary role, legendary movie

[@johmarie7]

His appearance in that bad movie, deserved a whole different movie in a way higher up league. His acting is so out of this world brilliant.

[@mugflub]

It's not hype, either. People have been saying this since the day it came out and nothing has changed. It remains one of the greatest performances of all time.

[@jamiegolden6776]

Heath Ledger was A TRUE GENIUS so sad this life robbed him of his glory and robbed us all of his future work Rest in peace sir You definitely made your mark

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Sorry but he did that to himself...he had many people to reach out to but apparently this role took a toll on him....he never got out of that dark place he went to

[@stonemedia8901]

​@@truckercowboyed2638That's been refuted by family and friends. Heath was known for having sleep issues prior to being cast as The Joker.

[@Garrysullivanjones]

@@stonemedia8901he probably had clinical depression and I think he might’ve been satisfied he accomplished his best performance and maybe was afraid he could never reach that height again. Just my two cents. R.I.P. mate

[@clairehabib5915]

@@truckercowboyed2638 COMPLETE BS, YOU BEEN READING GOSSIP MAGS

[@randallreid424]

It’s not debatable for me, Heath Ledger’s performance as the joker made him not just the best joker but as the baddest ass ad guy villain as well. What a phenomenal gift he gave us at the end and still getting standing ovations all over the world.

[@Mowthelawn3]

I couldn't see Heath. All i saw was the joker. That.... Is acting. Greatest performance ever.

[@LS-ti1rz]

This performance was not only the best Joker performance but one of the best if not the best greatest acting performances overall I've personally ever seen.

[@michaelfrazier3148]

Exactly. Even if you didn’t care for his version of the Joker(I loved it for the record) but he disappeared into that character. I’ve heard so many people say they didn’t see Ledger at all in that movie. My mother was a huge Heath fan, and she didn’t like how convincing he was as the joker. Lol. It freaked her out, knowing it was him.

[@HyperGnar]

Jack Nicholson was equally as good

[@TheIndustrious1]

@@HyperGnardisagree. That version of Tim Burtons Batman was good for its time but undoubtedly a bit camp and doesn’t hold up whatsoever to Nolan’s , the seriousness and pure darkness as joker in this role brought it to a level that has never been seen before.

[@michaelfrazier3148]

@@HyperGnar I saw Jack playing the Joker where Heath disappeared and embodied the character. I love Jack, but there’s no comparison as far as the actual acting goes. Heath was next level shit.

[@studentoflife3149]

Okay mofo, you took it too far… don’t be ridiculous. Amazing? Yes, but there are plenty out of this world performances in history.. maybe watch more movies

[@jmmiller4019]

Heath portrayed the Joker as the true psychopath, and unpredictable lunatic that he is. He by far captured and played the Joker better than anyone has ever.

[@LionsTigersBears]

Yes but he morph into his role

[@avinash.samuel1992]

100% agreed

[@WobblyLance]

Nope. He played an amazing character. That character wasn't the Joker.

[@m3xdjc635]

@@WobblyLancethankyou. The best joker is mark hamill

[@FarhadGhasemi-oy1ip]

@@m3xdjc635 common are you jealous? or what?!

[@marka1712]

Heath is not only my favorite joker but he is the best villain I have ever seen across any genre of film, tv or story. Absolutely terrifying and so believable you forget it’s a movie and he was just acting.

[@AashwynLucky]

He wasn't playing Joker, he was the Joker. Really Epic. ***RESPECT***

[@liamg1706]

Ok

[@HY31494]

He is one version of the Joker, I would say the overwhelming majority of favorite interpretations of a version of Joker.

[@JosephSchenato]

That's the best performance of all time this was unforgettable thanks Keith for your performance and your sacrifice to play this part R.I.P. Sir you deserve it

[@jokerswildio]

I remember this, it was one of those "moments" in culture where everyone paused in awe...doesn’t happen too often. It gives me goosebumps recalling the lines around the block to see this film and how impressive Heath was...the film literally centered around him and it was an amazing swan song to his short life. Perhaps this was the best thing to come out of that rather bleak decade of the 2000s

[@kashankhan6950]

Couldn’t have put it better myself

[@Garrysullivanjones]

The whole film is epic , a sense of dread from opening frame, the music . Everyone in that movie brought their aaa game. Heath stole their thunder, madman

[@ericmcdonough6771]

Nah life’s sucked since 2009

[@moparjams3885]

Ledger by far, no comparison. Hes undershadowed by his death. His acting is superb, there is so many little ques and mannerisms that arent seen. Rip heath.

[@KSTheGOAT14]

I think it’s his death that gave him more respect

[@bepohal]

so wrong, lol 😂

[@Ruum]

Ledger took the character to a whole new level! It’s too bad we didn’t get to see more!!

[@Garrysullivanjones]

He left us with an Enter the dragon type final film performance like master Lee

[@unclejemima2017]

He deserved every accolade for that movie no one could hold a candle to him.

[@misss5839]

The best joker actor I’ve ever seen rip heath ledger 🕊️

[@johnastreet]

He was such a great person to work with. I worked on this movie and the others also. I also worked with him 2 nights before he passed away on Dr Parnasis. Such a shame. Not only a great actor but a great humble human being. R.I.P Heath.

[@damm41]

If what you say is true, he must of been amazing to see work. I don’t think his joker performance will be outdone.

[@caroleann_2142]

Thank you for sharing, I adored him & his Genius ❤

[@kingoftheboat]

​@@damm41 agreed

[@Soulsphere_443]

No you didn't. Stop.

[@BoboMcBooboy]

​@@Soulsphere_443you do realize you're just telling on yourself here... Right!? Its amazing to me how many people make this type of "no you didn't, stop lying" type comments, to things that really aren't that far fetched, or hard to believe... Like, you DO understand how many names are in the credits of movies... Right?! There's a reason why credits scroll on screen at the end of the movie for 5/7/10 freaking minutes, when how many names can fit on screen in a single frame? In a single second?! Soooo... Ya... Idk how you're pretending like this is SO rare, you can INSTANTLY know for a fact this is a lie... But really you're just making it clear to everyone YOURE the EXACT type of person to do this weird fake lying for clout shit, and hence why you think everyone else with even a slightly interesting or neat fact about themselves MUST be a liar... Because you are, and that's how you deal with being sad and bitter about your own existence. ...Psych 101 stuff really...

[@jresker]

A true master of the craft

[@simonestar1653]

He's my favorite joker❤

[@Bigb-bu1fo]

He was the best joker in all of them. So sad he died so young. May he rest in power

[@sumalways]

I dont think he died natural.He definitely did some substance abuse for this role. That craziness didnt come naturally it was induced and it took his life

[@aussiedownunder4186]

Heath is the best joker no one I mean no one will ever!!! Create the Joker like Heath. Gone too soon Australia misses him really bed!! ♥️♥️🙏🙏

[@mosquitoinyourears8930]

Practice makes perfect. RIP big brother.

[@jaydisqus3353]

He wrote his dialogue? That's even more impressive.

[@chrisgardiner2215]

No he didn't, it was given to him by a fallen angel

[@NetherlandsFirst]

He wrote a diary - probably of his thoughts about creating the Joker's mannerisms and what worked and what didn't and why. The video never said he wrote the script - that's the writers' job.

[@MorbiusBlueBalls]

there's no script. he is the joker

[@GamingCentralTV1]

​@@NetherlandsFirstno there was one scene where he definitely improvised, but the rest of the movie he was on script

[@NetherlandsFirst]

@@GamingCentralTV1 Doesn't mean Ledger wrote the script.

[@simonedwards9450]

Heath Ledger took the Joker to a whole other level and threw all other jokers in the water. He transformed himself into this character and personified everything. Very few actors could do what he did!

[@Memedoggo04]

Really?😮

[@simonedwards9450]

@@Memedoggo04 yep

[@morpheux2]

Heath Ledger (RIP) for me was by far the most incredible and amazing performance of a Joker, hands down. Now the bar is unbelievable high after that performance. it is a petty that he is not with us anymore.

[@Nothing_is_sacred]

Heath and Jack will always be top tier Jokers !

[@awildbloods]

By far, the best joker ever... I still can't get over the fact that he's no more among us to share more of his masterpiece...

[@bepohal]

so wrong, lol

[@danielporras9516]

He was a master of his Craft, that him one of the best Joker of the Batman movies. RIP Heath you are a true star,and it's still shines in Heaven.

[@bf9616]

Thank you for this performance, wherever you are💫

[@Ganeshkiran_4_3]

He changed the human’s perspective of the word”joker”❤🔥✨

[@thicclegendfeep4050]

Rest in Heaven Heath, your hard work payed off more than you ever could have known while you were on Earth with us. God bless you !

[@brandonguindon7455]

He's definitely one of the BEST

[@theshadow100]

He was the best joker ever ,the world lost a amazing joker 😢

[@wolverineman7104]

They born once in a while with soo much dedication and effort to something one loves is very rarely seen

[@In_Demand]

RIP Heath Ledger you are truly missed, but you will never be forgotten…

[@chrisholland2016]

Best joker hands down.

[@CamronSmiles125]

Just one of the best performances ever

[@dr.j5642]

Best supporting actor role of all time. RIP

[@thealmightybrick1393]

Next to him is the man, the myth, the legend who played Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men

[@sereneandkeen]

R.I.P. one of the greats of our generation.

[@phiaklangtangjang5250]

Heath Ledger's role as a Joker portrayed Dark villainous side of the Character while Joaquin Phoenix's role showcase the emotional sufferings of it . Both played the character brilliantly and been awarded as deserved, but Ledger's performance will always remain the trademark because it came earlier and the world hasn't seen a Joker as scary as it was

[@DhanushS.Suresh]

Heath Ledger💎🐐

[@arshaktorosyan291]

Best Jokers for me Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix🃏

[@Babyboobearful]

Don’t forget Jack!

[@seanpittaway5341]

Never liked Jack's, just a rehash of the old series joker, to cheesy

[@brandonguindon7455]

NEVER forget JACK

[@rowenmanipol5064]

Don't forget Jarred Leto

[@Babyboobearful]

@@seanpittaway5341 I can respect that! We all got our view points and I totally see where you are coming from! I think for me jacks performance was so vital to my childhood that I’ll forever love his rendition!

[@paulbate5037]

Nothing short of a brilliant actor with a mind blowing performance. First movie I transfixed on his character. Just another super Aussie actor I suppose.

[@Al_Ellisande]

First I was like "Eh?!?" then I was like "Oh! Well..." then I was like "Yeah..."

[@Garrysullivanjones]

You know it mate . Aussie performances are brilliant overseas.

[@hadiyiaconyers5204]

Keith Ledger was a legend,he was that role he played the joker the best out of em all rip keith! 😢

[@accradata]

Definitely a sad loss...the man, the absolute LEGEND, big Keith Ledger....

[@Garrysullivanjones]

Heath was his name sir

[@lissethannabelle]

Amazing actor. The best. May you rest in peace ❣️

[@bluewater7211]

Hands down ledger did the ultimate.

[@petercarlin8403]

Genious of the 'best' Joker there will ever be:, 👻😎👻 thank you Heath for the 'genious' of YOU...

[@sirkaimetall6007]

Heath ledger is the best joker Ever ! R.I.P

[@DeeboX-vv8ji]

Heath Ledger is like Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday in Tombstone he is know forever linked to that character. He IS the best JOKER 🃏 period!

[@FranciscoAlmaraz-zo7yn]

He definitely challenged himself. He wanted to take his acting to the next level! Well done🫡

[@sixxsabre68]

Heath definitely has my vote

[@Afrimusican]

Despite endless speculation on which actor had been chosen to portray *The Joker*, Heath Ledger had always been Christopher Nolan's one and only choice for the role. When asked the reason for this unexpected casting, Nolan simply replied, _"Because he's fearless."_ -Q&A at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City

[@geraldmcdevitt3996]

The best Joker. A shame Heath died so soon.

[@darksmile4936]

(If not the only one) One of the best performances in the world, really a shame to have lost him too soon 🖤

[@johnnymartinez2968]

His joker was legendary

[@johnsandypoint928]

Why did you have to leave us heath I wish you made the third batman

[@aldiggydog]

Hell yeah! I always think that.

[@RogerDominguez-de4hj]

Me too. I still can't believe he's gone

[@Gl6619]

Can you imagine him with Tom Hardy’s Bane…with the same plot of the third Dark Knight film…that would have been epic….

[@miltonndt7630]

No one could match his performance. He just set the bar so high that no one dares to try to jump over it.

[@tnt5881]

Man must be nice to have 45 days in a fancy hotel type money. RIP to the man who played the best joker role in history!

[@TheCornhole55]

Heath and Joaquin didn’t play The Joker 🃏 they became him both are Goated 🐐

[@derekthompson8254]

Heath did but other guy is garbage

[@dannyupthereds4729]

How was Joaquin garbage? He was incredible. How many Oscar’s have you won derek?

[@DaveCM]

​@@dannyupthereds4729the actor doesn't suck. The movie sucks.

[@Garrysullivanjones]

@@DaveCMit was no Nolan epic . It had its own thing going on. I’m still not sure why he was called Arthur Fleck and not Jack Napier. Someone explain that would be nice

[@DINOBOT_THE_REAL_ONE]

​​@@Garrysullivanjones Because it is also a Name he had in the Comics and i also think it was to show this Joker is a Different person.

[@carolinaeyas2048]

The passion in acting.....

[@sirworkalot4990]

Jack Nickleson and Heath both have legendary performances.😅

[@thezellyshow8491]

Facts

[@riteshkashyap1468]

there is a difference between good and great

[@derekthompson8254]

Jack wasn't that great , heath is the best

[@sirworkalot4990]

@@derekthompson8254 Jack Nickleson was one of the best villains of all time from chasing his family around with a axe to shooting down the bat plane with a five foot forty-five pulled from his crotch. But you might not know if you are twelve.

[@tehdouglas1]

I agree, Phoenix was too emo

[@Oblivinar]

This was, and still is, one of the greatest performances I've ever seen ❤

[@alexandraframe6493]

Heath Ledgers is my favourite joker, he was perfect. It’s such a shame he died.

[@NECROMETERproject]

Best joker that ever will be

[@gemrpt26]

Heath took the Joker character with him. Nobody else could do it better. Even those who came close will always be second best.

[@asifsultanh.k.2693]

Yes Heath the best Joker performance is the best of all time❤

[@ajb7615]

I still get goosebumps watching his portrayal of Joker!! Incredible and my favorite!!❤😊

[@jakeburgess6131]

He was is and can not he replaced as the best villan in a DC movie to date RIP heath ❤

[@ShaneGeorge322]

My boy contacted the devil in that hotel room for that role. Then paid the price to be immortalized

[@cathrinewoodbridge1110]

True that.

[@RogerDominguez-de4hj]

I agree. I believe he summoned or manifested an evil spirit during his stay at the hotel thathelped him achieve his goal but after the job was done they came for him.kinda like a grim reaper type of deal.

[@TaiDaFool]

Make a whole lot of sense a few actors have

[@Wh4L205]

Never thought about that

[@upc2h22]

No....not really... It's called method acting it's fit time and isolation. So he could focus on mannerisms and voice. A lot of actors will spend time by themselves getting into the mind of the character they are playing. His co stars have went on record, talking about how he acted whenever he wasn't filming and he was completely normal

[@angelindisguise1987]

The best joker of all times

[@bepohal]

nope

[@_1haluuu671]

@@bepohal?

[@bepohal]

@@_1haluuu671 ?

[@t-virusterrance4734]

Heath Ledger is beyond the comic book movie genre. He gave a legendary performance, that will be remembered forever. RIP TERRANCE OUT

[@BuckshotDill6096]

Heath Ledger will always and forever be my favorite Joker , I miss this guy... Amazing acting skills, nobody could ever do what he did again.😢😢

[@philgray924]

Heath ledger didn’t just play the Joker he was and became the Joker he embodied the task of what he had to do to understand his role as a method actor and he for me will always be the best actor to ever play the Joker it’s just a shame he tragically took his own life R.I.P 😢

[@najrulsumon3062]

Batman - Let her go Joker - Poor choice of word. My fav moment

[@joulesabagel9417]

😢😅😮 Didn’t know he won an oscar for best supporting actor. Wow

[@shaunhewitt6370]

Legend !!!

[@nadeemafzal8984]

Heath Ledger for me The one and only

[@TDG0824]

Heath Ledger without question

[@programmingisreal]

When this movie came out I was hooked. I never expected this version of the Joker,Heath Ledger mastered this iconic character and villian.

[@kmorg2774]

Ledger was by far the best Joker ever it will be hard to top his performance in the future. May he RIP.

[@mikeydeloa7348]

Heath Ledger is my favorite Joker 😊

[@rkartifex]

I’ll never forget this version of Joker, I remember watching all the dark knight movies. when I was little

[@jeanzulius6558]

BEST JOKER EVER

[@videoclips384]

Unforgettable heath ledger

[@cookiethesnitch]

Such a beautiful man. I hate that he is gone. 😢

[@VeniVidiVici911]

Best joker ever!

[@NeilNelson-kh1wb]

The best joker is Heath ledger 😊❤👌🏻🎉 the best actor for this film🎥🎞️

[@TheoriginalIlleven11]

Heath Ledger will always be the best joker seriously amazing acter. R.I.P. Heath Ledger.

[@LawrenceDye]

Love that Joker ❤❤😊😊😊

[@Resistance_Is_Futile_Band]

Heath Ledger is, and always will be, the best Joker of all time.

[@underachiever47]

He is 100% the best joker, so sad that he passed away man