Michelle Williams: I Will Watch 'Brokeback Mountain' With My Daughter One Day

Michelle Williams met late ex-fiancee Heath Ledger on the set of 'Brokeback Mountain,' but so far, it's been too difficult to show their daughter, four year-old Matilda.

The actress, nominated for a Golden Globe for this year's indie hit 'Blue Valentine,' spoke with Angeleno Magazine about, among other things, growing up herself alongside a daughter without her very famous father. In some ways, it's baby steps for the young girl.

"I was just an actor who happened to be lucky enough to be in the right place, and it was the place where I met Matilda's father, and that is a lot," she said. "It was a lot. And it will be a lot for Matilda too, when she gets around to watching it. I will watch it with her, when she's ready. It is hard to imagine what that would feel like, but one day, yes, we will watch it together."

For now, Matilda is maturing in other ways -- one slow day at a time.

"Her hair is down to her chin and she has decided she can have her bangs trimmed, but she doesn't want a bob anymore," Williams explained. A bob is cute for a three-year-old but she is five now... It's crazy how fast time is going for me and how agonizingly slow it is going for her. When she was four she would say 'I am four and a half,' 'I am four and five-sixths,' 'four and seven-eighths,' because all the increments mattered."

With time moving so quickly for Williams, she has grown a lot in her own ways, in large part because of what she went through.

"I've done a lot. I have taken on a lot of things earlier than would be the standard in terms of working, of being in a serious relationship and having a child. I was 25 when I had Matilda and so I feel like I have caught up to myself, and 30 feels like a number that maybe matches all those things a little bit better."

Comments

[Cole 33]

09:47 AM on 01/03/2011

She's a surprisingly good actor.

[LMPE]

01:28 AM on 01/03/2011

it would have been nice for Matilda to get to know her father, but at least she'll get to know her mother

[Samantha Monteleone]

11:28 PM on 01/02/2011

I hope she finds some peace in Heath's death, and good for her for not exploiting her baby girl.

[TigersEye]

09:43 PM on 01/02/2011

I think it's admirable the way she's trying to raise her daughter out of the public eye, unlike some performers who sell photos of their children to magazines or seem to call the paparazzi every time they take their kids to the park.

[Angel Wood-Morton]

05:35 PM on 12/31/2010

I wasn't always a fan of Michelle's, but she definitely won me over as an actress. She also appears to be a grounded, sane and stable mother for her daughter. She's showed incredible poise and courage in dealing with the loss of Heath. People can nitpick that they were not married and had split up when he passed, but these two shared a child together; a child that Heath absolutely adored. I'd always hoped they'd find their way back together because they just seemed so perfect for one another.
Anyway, I'm glad that Michelle is now speaking more openly about Heath. It's good for his daughter to hear her dad spoken about regularly; especially since she'll have no real recollection of him.

[lalilyman]

11:53 AM on 12/31/2010

wow the cattiness on this site. she's just another human y'all. stop hatin'.

[SPQR1052]

11:26 AM on 12/30/2010

"....Michelle Williams met late husband Heath Ledger..."

Never married nor were they a couple when Heath  passed. 

Geesh HP hire better bloggers or toss in the damn towel.

[Jerome Morrow]

12:14 PM on 12/30/2010

Thinking the same thing myself...

[Witkacy]

10:52 AM on 12/30/2010

If there's anyone who's read this and hasn't yet seen Williams in "Wendy and Lucy," I urge you to watch it...

[mikroskopic]

11:49 AM on 12/31/2010

Saw it in the previously viewed dvd bin for $3.99. I might go back and get it even though I don't like buying dvds.

[ubatuba]

12:43 PM on 01/02/2011

I love her as an actress, but I found that movie painful to watch. So slow and no plot...just self-absorbed, lost soul.

[mutton]

10:31 AM on 12/30/2010

It's hard to believe that Mr. Ledger died nearly three years ago.

[Samantha Monteleone]

11:25 PM on 01/02/2011

Man, yeah, I agree. It feels like it has only been less than a year. My, time flies, doesn't it?

[presto30]

10:26 AM on 12/30/2010

My new favorite actress.

[CorkiDeCat]

09:36 AM on 12/30/2010

Again?

[francesk]

09:31 AM on 12/30/2010

She sounds like a nice woman but enough already about Heath Ledger....he's dead and she can honor his memory with their daughter privately....it's getting boring to keep hearing her talk about this...death affects everyone...it is part of life, unfortunately

[no exit]

09:42 AM on 12/30/2010

For people who have lost a loved one, the sweetest word they can hear is that person's name. Speaking his name is a way of keeping his memory alive. If that "bores" you, then I think perhaps you are a shallow person and probably shouldn't read any more articles about her.

[shawnepink]

10:25 AM on 12/30/2010

There you have it! I guess no one else's opinion matter but yours.

[francesk]

07:14 PM on 12/30/2010

ok...good advice:)

[chiodo08]

10:00 AM on 12/30/2010

speaking of that...what up with memorializing people with a vinyl sticker on your rear windshield?...are you looking for sympathy?...do you want to talk?....I honestly don't understand why people do that. It's private and personal and is far from billboard material...just sayin

[jonesll]

09:29 AM on 12/30/2010

I see why Heath fell for her and at the same time makes me miss the extraordinary talent of Heath all the more.

[pbnyc59]

09:29 AM on 12/30/2010

Very talented woman, look forward to watching her work grow as she does as well.

[valeskas]

08:43 AM on 12/30/2010

I love Michelle Williams and I love the way, she protects Mathilda.