Responding to the article BY MEHRNOOSH TORBATNEJAD and CORKY SIEMASZKO
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
in SoHo he was a scruffy specter who wandered the cobblestone streets mostly alone.
No: to me, he always dressed funky. He occasionally had long hair but always his own unique style. He dressed like lots of twenty-somethings! And wandering alone? He required to fulfil a certain role, that of ‘hot, young actor’. He probably enjoyed the peace and quiet!
"I didn't know he was an actor"
I can’t imagine Heath ever using the phrase, “do you know who I am?”. He was a normal, down to earth guy regardless of his career.
"He was always the first customer. He was always here alone."
Sorry, but you can pretty much always catch me at Starbucks at 8 a.m., enjoying a skinny latte and muffin. Alone. Wakening up.
the actor had only his cell phone and iPod for company.
My iPod is my favourite gadget in the world, it’s my best friend walking to work. And a cell phone? If he was such a loner, why would he have a method of communication!
"I told him to stop text messaging because his steak and eggs were getting cold," Angelo said. "He smiled."
Text messaging with a friend, and then smiling when it is pointed out to him. That is not the behaviour of someone who is alone and sad.
"He's usually very scruffy, but he was clean shaven," Bullis said.
Oh dear, imagine that. Maybe he felt his beard was getting too long.
In SoHo, Heath Ledger was scruffy loner
"We were surprised, we never knew he was an actor," manager Max Barrsi said. "He was practically here all the time for coffee . . . always very nice with us."
Down to earth, nice guy-no time for celebrity and fame.
At the Spring Street Natural Restaurant, a bartender who asked not to be identified said Ledger often came by in the evening for a drink, which he nursed at a table in the back. He didn't stand out in the crowd.
"We have a lot of celebrities here," he said.
If he went to a regular bar, he would have been mobbed by fans. By going to a bar, with a celebrity clientele, he was able to stand back from the crowd and enjoy a quiet drink.
Guys, Heath was (gulp) a credit to his profession, a true gentleman who was a normal guy, enjoying normal things. He liked his own company to eat. He enjoyed music. He liked to blend in with Joe Public in order to detract attention from his celebrity status. I respect that and appreciate his quiet ways.
Sorely missed.