The 31-year-old actress says in
the magazine's October issue that experiencing loss has changed her daily
interactions, career and how she acts as a parent and friend. She says she now
looks at life from a "lens" where everything is
"impermanent." Ledger, 28, died in January 2008 after an accidental
overdose of prescription drugs. Williams plays another Hollywood star whose
life was cut short, Marilyn Monroe, in the film, "My Week with
Marilyn."
It's about a week of Monroe's life in 1956 while filming the
movie "The Prince and the Showgirl." Williams says she tried to gain
weight for the role to have some of Monroe's famous curves but it all went to
her face. She opted instead to fill herself out with padding. Williams says
channeling Monroe made her feel "like being reborn." The October
issue of Vogue hits newsstands on Sept. 20.
"My Week with Marilyn" opens Nov. 4.
