An Actress Moves On, Or Tries To

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  Posted By: laurash @ 12/15/2008 1:54:41 AM

  I think the post by nw09 describe my feelings perfectly about Heath's death. Seeing the pictures and reading the articles about him crushed me and I did start to feel as if I had known Heath. I get extremely sad about it sometimes, particularly now since all of these nominations are coming out for his Joker character and he can't be here to see it.
  
  I can't imagine the pain Michelle and the rest of Heath's family must feel about him. My heart broke when I heard of his death. The more I learned about him the sadder I became. I never knew him so I don't know why I am still so upset about this. I have never been so sad about a celebrity dying. So much potential is gone. I have trouble thinking about it too much or I find myself on the verge of tears...this article brought me to tears. I hope Michelle is okay. Her little girl is the most precious thing she has. I hope she and Heath's family know that many people have them in their prayers every day and I hope sweet little Matilda knows that many people loved her father and how many people care about her.

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  Posted By: nw09 @ 12/06/2008 12:06:52 PM

  Heath's death is so tragic. I know that I shouldn't care this much--I was never even much of a fan. But he is probably the first young celebrity in my lifetime to die such a tragic death that's it's had a great impact on me. At first, I felt like I couldn't care less--I mean, it was shocking, but not to any great extent. But over the next few days after his death, after reading up on articles about him and seeing so many pictures of him, I felt really sucked into the whole ordeal, as if I had known him. It's weird--there are waves of sadness that I experience about his death, which I find hard to explain and a little over-the-top, since there were kids at my high school who died last year, and I don't feel quite as sad or moved by their deaths, which I know is wrong. And I never really had an opinion about Michelle Williams, but over this past year, I've come to respect her greatly. She has dealt with the public spotlight gracefully, yet you can feel a tinge of sadness whenever she talks about Heath (which is rarely, in public). I always think about how sad it is--lost potential, especially in a young talent. That is the saddest part, to me, about death--not being able to become who you could have been and leaving people behind. And I do feel horrible that I look at the paparazzi photos of Michelle and Matilda online whenever there are new ones, but I feel a strange pull and curiosity to follow their lives and see that they are okay.

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  Posted By: Naun @ 11/29/2008 10:49:42 PM

  I feel badly for her because she didn't ask for all this notoriety. She met someone, fell in love, loves to act, has a beautiful little girl and wants to give her a normal life. Gee is that so bad? There are so many other people out there that deserve to be torn apart in the tabloios...but, instead Michelle is the one who is haunted by the pap. I wish here happiness and peace.