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When I Miss Heath, I Look at Matilda: Michelle

In first interview since Ledger's death, Williams opens up about grief, motherhood

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(Newser) – Michelle Williams was reluctant to talk to the press after the death of Heath Ledger, because “I didn't know what my boundaries were,” she tells Vogue. She has since figured it out: “I can talk about grief, about single parenting, about trying to balance work and kids. But what I don't have to talk about is what happened between Heath and me in our relationship.” Still, her interview with Sally Singer makes it clear she loved Ledger.

“I was holding it together by a string and a paper clip in the fall and winter,” says Williams, a book lover who found comfort in tomes about loss. “I wish we had rituals about grief,” she continues, adding that she found solace in gardening and “being in nature.” But her daughter with Ledger, Matilda, is her greatest comfort: “Every time I really miss him and wonder where he's gone, I just look at her.”

Michelle Williams arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009.
Michelle Williams arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Australian actor Heath Ledger kisses girlfriend Michelle Williams during arrivals at the 15th annual Gotham Awards in New York, in this Nov. 30, 2005, file photo.
Australian actor Heath Ledger kisses girlfriend Michelle Williams during arrivals at the 15th annual Gotham Awards in New York, in this Nov. 30, 2005, file photo.   (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)
Heath Ledger, right, and Michelle Williams arrive for the Australian premier of the movie
Heath Ledger, right, and Michelle Williams arrive for the Australian premier of the movie "Brokeback Mountain" in Melbourne, Australia, in this Tuesday Jan. 10, 2006 file photo.   (AP Photo/Steve Holland)
Heath Ledger arrives with Michelle Williams for the 78th Academy Awards in 2006.
Heath Ledger arrives with Michelle Williams for the 78th Academy Awards in 2006.   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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She can know her dad in so many ways, and so many of his friends who will be able to tell her so many stories. His friends, his family—they were a big part of his life, and they will be a big part of her life.
- Michelle Williams, on her daughter

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cognitivefilter
Sep 16, 09 3:11 PM CDT
great actor.....SUPER hot, miss him a lot......and matilda is a really adorable and funny child Reply
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Spydiggity
Sep 17, 09 1:29 AM CDT
he married the dawson's creek chic?? haha Reply
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