Michelle Williams Still Struggling With the Meaning of Heath Ledger's Death

By Jett Wells Posted Dec 22nd 2010 05:36PM

In Michelle Williams' first network interview since fiance Heath Ledger died in 2007, the actress looks healed and happier than in years before.

Which isn't to say the empty void left behind has been filled; when asked in her ABC interview if the meaning of Heath Ledger's has settled in over the years, Williams can't put it into many words.

"I've found meanings around the circumstance but the actual event doesn't have it, I can't find it," Williams says. "I can't find a meaning for it."

In an otherwise upbeat interview about her blossoming success from 'Blue Valentine' and working with Ryan Gosling, Williams notes that one of the things she struggled with for the longest time was dealing with the fact that life can easily change in an instant.

"I can kind of got obsessed with that for a while. A lot of things died," Williams said. "There's a line from a book that gave me so much comfort and it says when you've truly lost everything, then at least you can become rich in loss." See the interview after the jump.

It was surreal for Williams when Heath's death didn't seem true, and she misses that feeling.

"In a strange way, I miss that year, because all those possibilities that existed then are gone," she says. "It didn't seem unlikely to me that he could walk through a door or could appear behind a bush. It was a year of very magical thinking, and in some ways I'm sad to be moving further and further away from it."

Later in the interview, Gosling joins the group to talk about the pleasure of working with Williams.

"She's like a sexy cowboy," Gosling says.

On whether or not they are dating, that's still not true -- yet.

"Creatively. We are 'doing it' creatively," Gosling said. "No, we're professionals. I always look like I'm lying. That's just my face."

See the clip:

Tags: Blue Valentine, heath ledger, Michelle Williams

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Sunday 26 December

By kisswoman

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To those of you say she should just get over it......I hate to tell you but, you never really get over the death of someone that you love....I know. I was with a man for 7 years and had been planning a wedding to take place as soon as we settled a lawsuit with the VA however the day he died the lawsuit died with him. It has been 12 years since and I sometimes find that I still miss him, even though I have been married to a wonderful man for the almost 11 years. I know now that I wasn't meant to be married to the man that died but to my current husband and I couldn't be happier. I just wish I hadn't wasted so much time on a man that really had no intention of getting married to me.

By Honey Ryder

HEY SHE IS TRYING TO USE LEDGER TO GET ATTENTION FOR HER CAREER WHICH IS NOWHERE AND HERSELF SHE IS NOTHIN

By DD

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Ledger might be alive today if the stupid housekeeper had called 911 instead of one of the Olson twins who incidently were thousands of miles away at the time. Stupid, stupid woman!

By ckontheair

Wow, A lot of hate here! I would feel the same way if my husband, the father of my children, died accidentally. Heath didn't know that he couldn't take those medicines at the same time. I'm glad everyone that is critical is a pharmacist and knows all the potential interactions.

By jimmy

wow.....what a sweet heart....wonder how many tears have fallen from those beautiful eyes...

By Dan

This reminds me of how Cher used to badmouth Sonny after their divorce but then acted the grieving widow when he died.

By DJ

Laura, there is NO SUCH THING
as an ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE,
prescription or otherwise -
from one who knows . . .

By Hi Todd

Heidi, love those huge mammaries!

By cantuii

Who are these people?

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