Daniel Robert Epstein wrote in a 2006 newsarama article:I recently got the chance to talk with Heath Ledger at a press roundtable for the movie Candy. While on the hot seat I got the chance to grill Ledger about his upcoming role of The Joker in The Dark Knight.DRE: Have you read many Batman comics?HL: No and I think that's kind of helping me a little bit. I was never really a fan of comic books or comic book movies. I never despised them but I was never one to read them. I never sought out the films but I would sit down and enjoy them. So because of that I really feel that I'm not carrying much pressure.DRE: Have they given or asked you to read certain comics?HL: The Killing Joke was the one that was handed to me. I think it's going to be the beginning of The Joker. ...
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