What Would Batman Do?

I was listening to NPR the other day when they had an interview with Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale (this was presumably recorded before he was arrested for killing his entire family). They had a lot of interesting things to say, particularly when Nolan discussed his influences for the Joker’s look. He looked at a lot of classic artwork and tried to make an aura of uncleanliness about the Clown Prince of Crime. They both agreed that Heath Ledger pulled off a god-like performance worthy of 100 Oscars and fervently denied accusations that he killed himself because of the stress of playing such a sadistic character. And seriously, killing yourself over a movie?

I have a greater respect for Nolan and Bale because of the interview and a greater admiration (if that’s even possible) for The Dark Knight itself. The full interview can be found here:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92581365&ft=1&f=13

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