Shekhar Kapur, who directed Heath Ledger in the 2002 adventure Four Feathers, says "last spoke to him the night before he died.
"I had just arrived in New York last night, he said he could not see me that night but really wanted to meet me the next day. He made me promise that I would call him in the morning and wake him up."
Police confirm that they confiscated prescribed sleeping aid Ambien in the apartment where Ledger's body was found Tuesday.
In November, Ledger had told The New York Times that he often took the prescribed sleeping aid, Ambien, to help him fall asleep. "Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night," he said. "I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted and my mind was still going."
He went on to say that taking one pill had no effect on him; he'd have to take two to fall asleep. But then, he said, he would awake an hour later with his "mind still racing."
Signing off, Kapur writes:
"Farewell Heath. I always knew you had an ancient soul. I always said you had a wisdom beyond your years. And somehow I always knew that your spirit was too restless. Goodbye, my brother."
So Kapur didn't come through on his promise to call and wake Heath? I'm sure that's exactly what Heath's family wants to hear right now. Good job, a-hole.
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January 24th, 2008 10:58 AM
Aw .. don't be too hard on him .. I think it's possible that the point he was trying to convey was that HL was not suicidal... that he WANTED to wake up that day.
January 24th, 2008 12:21 PM
I read an article in the paper today that said he did call Heath that morning, but Heath did not answer the phone. I just saw something on perez hilton, saying Heath used to do drugs with Naomi Cambell and now people are saying it's her fault.It's like people are already trying to point fingers and blame other people for Heath's death. Lame.
January 24th, 2008 12:42 PM
Thanks. I didn't know he called Heath. People are going to speculate until the facts come in. Medication kills people, I don't know why everyone has to think it's all about hard drugs?
January 25th, 2008 9:56 AM
Poor soul; it's horrific when you suffer from insomnia and have to take meds for it, famous or not. Surprising that he had so many different prescriptions for pretty severe drugs? Do they not keep track of all the stuff you take? Is there no limit?
I feel so sorry he won't see his daughter grow up and she will never know him...