Oh, God, that's awful. What a terrible waste. I haven't even been able to watch Brokeback Mountain since the first time I saw it, his performance broke me so, and I was selfishly looking forward to a long rich lifetime of Ledger performances to drink in and reflect on.

And oh, God, his poor little Matilda. And Michelle Williams, and all his family -- all those people who expected to have him with them forever.

Shit.

That is so sad and horrible.

Shit, really. Shit. I think I'm disproportionately upset. I mean, I didn't know the guy. And yet I feel like crying. I remember when I was a kid, I had a crush on him when he was in an Aussie show called Roar, and then when he was in Ten Things I Hate About You, I was weirdly proud that he'd moved to Hollywood...

God, such a freaking waste. I don't know if I'll be able to watch his Joker now.

I think I'm disproportionately upset. I mean, I didn't know the guy. And yet I feel like crying.

Yeah, I'm really shaken up. It came out of nowhere. Like JZ, I was expecting to see him in so much more post-Joker. It's crazy.

I do feel awfully selfish, grieving for a stranger this way. But, like many here (hi Jars!) I've loved watching him since way back when and felt such gratification when he blew up all over the place.

It's really not my place to grieve, but he did his job well enough that I do.

:(

Yeah, selfish, that's what I feel (hi ita!). I can't imagine what his family must be going through.

Damn, first Brad Renfro and now Heath Ledger? It's just not right, losing young talent, young lives, like this.

Oh my god, that's awful.

I do feel awfully selfish, grieving for a stranger this way. But, like many here (hi Jars!) I've loved watching him since way back when and felt such gratification when he blew up all over the place.

Yes, this.

I'd imagine those Why So Serious? posters will come down pretty sharpish.