lifeisadoubleedgedsword:

“One time, he and another actor were shooting a complex scene. We had two days to shoot it, and at the end of the first day, they’d really found something, and Heath was worried that he might not have it if we stopped. He wanted to carry on and finish. It’s tough to ask the crew to work late when we all know there’s plenty of time to finish the next day. But everyone seemed to understand that Heath had something special and that we had to capture it before it disappeared. Months later, I learned that as Heath left the set that night, he quietly thanked each crew member for working late. Quietly. Not trying to make a point, just grateful for the chance to create that they’d given him.”

 — Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight, remembers Heath Ledger

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