Michael Caine talks about working with Heath Ledger on the set of The Dark Knight.
“I got to know him a little bit. Just on the set a bit. I was so impressed by his performance. And when I saw the movie, I was bowled over. On set, we would be chatting about this or that. Then the director would say, ‘We’re ready, Heath,’ and then he’d go straight into that maniacal thing. I told him, ‘I’m too old to play a part like that. I don’t have the energy to do that, what you do. Come to think of it, I don’t think I had the energy to do it at your age.’ It was stunning on the screen. But to be there when he was doing it…”
