A video that has surfaced online showcases a diary created by Heath Ledger during his work on The Dark Knight.
This footage appears to be an excerpt from the German documentary series Too Young to Die.
Within the diary are pages filled with cut-out clippings and images of Ledger in character, along with handwritten annotations.
The final page features the words “bye bye” inscribed across it.
In the footage, Kim Ledger, Ledger’s father, pages through the diary while discussing his son’s dedication to his craft.
Adjacent to the diary is the gold Oscar statue that Ledger posthumously received for his performance as the Joker in the Batman film.
“You know, he pretty much isolated himself in a hotel and he … immersed himself in the character he was about to portray. That was characteristic of Heath throughout any film he worked on.
“He would fully engage with the character he was set to play…” Kim Ledger states in the video.
“The hospital scene is particularly interesting because as a child, his sister Kate would dress him up as a nurse.
“He had a great sense of humor like that. He was also featured in the film.”
Additional influences consisted of Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange and hyenas.
Tragically, Ledger was discovered deceased in his New York apartment due to a prescription drug overdose, just months prior to the 2008 release of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster.
