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Heath Ledger directed both homemade videos that the Joker sends to GCN himself. The first video involving the fake Batman was done under Nolan’s supervision. Nolan thought Ledger had done so well with that sequence, he felt there was no need for him to be there when it came time to film the scene where reporter Mike Engel reads the Joker’s statement. He put his trust in Ledger and let him do whatever he wanted, ultimately pleased with the result after he’d seen the outcome.

“ You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

The Joker’s the most fun I’ve had, or probably will have, playing a character. It was one of those moments where I was asked whether I would be interested in playing the Joker and I knew 5 seconds later exactly how to play him.

 ”In a year of striking film images, perhaps the most unforgettable was that of a man, with his face smeared in clown make up, gleefully sticking his head out of a speeding car, relishing the night wind and revelling in the chaos he has unleashed on the streets of Gotham City,”