With a legendary performance from Heath Ledger, the Joker character of The Dark Knight is one of the best characters ever written for a villain role. Jonathan and Christopher Nolan have created the Joker character so dark in such a way that Jack Nicholson of 1989 edition reminds us of a funny clown. This Joker is evil, insane, psychotic, terrific and scary and above all a perfect enemy for any super-hero. There is no doubt about Ledger’s performance as the Joker or the buzz which he has created with his performance. His untimely death taking its credit over the hype and his performance is a blasphemous act. This Australian born late actor seems to be a strong contender for this year’s Oscar and if he wins that would be the second time by any performer (actor or actress) to win a posthumous Oscar after Peter Finch, for the film Network in 1976.
With a cynical smile, Ledger made all the dialogues to be memorable quotes forever. And here are my favorites. Yeah it’s a lot, so what? I like all of them.
“I’m like a dog chasing cars. I wouldn’t know what to do if I caught one…I’d just do things.”
“I thought my jokes were bad.”
“The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules!”
“You know, madness is a lot like gravity… sometimes all you need is a little push.”
“Do you want to know why I use a knife? You see, guns are too quick. You can’t savor all of the little…emotions. In their last moments, people show you who they really are. “
“I want...I want my phone call. I want my phone call.”a
“If you're good at something, never do it for free.”
“How about a magic trick? I'm gonna make this pencil... disappear.”
“Call me when you want to start taking things a little more seriously.”
“You… you just couldn’t let me go could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You are truly incorruptable aren’t you? You won’t kill me because of some misplaced sense of self-rightousness. And I won’t kill you because…you’re just too much fun. I get the feeling that you and I are destined to do this forever.”
“I don’t want to kill you. What would I do without you? Go back to ripen off mob dealers, no, no, no, no, you…You complete…me.”
“Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos, I’m an agent of chaos , and you know the thing about chaos? It’s fair.”
“I believe… whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you…stranger.”
“It’s a funny world we live in, speaking of which, you wanna know how I got these scars?”
“It’s not about the money; it’s about sending a message. Everything burns!”
“Come on, I want you to do it, I want you to do it. Come on, hit me. *Hit me!*
“You look nervous. Is it the scars? You want to know how I got 'em?
“See, I'm a man of simple tastes. I like dynamite...and gunpowder...and gasoline! Do you know what all of these things have in common? They're cheap!”
“Why so serious?”
“See I’m not a monster, I’m just ahead of the curve.”
“Let’s put a smile on that face!”
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