What if you've been banged in the ass by 132 guys? Does that make you a good pickup artist?

I think the issue isn't that Ledger was particularly talented - it's that untalented actors have become the norm. It's amazing the adulation someone can get for merely being competent in their craft.
That said, there's only a few talented superstar-actors in his generation. There's him, Colin Farrell, and, um…

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I vote C. Flood the sewing room with nerve gas.

It'll work out fine.

It's amazing. If cliches became a well-established New York ethnicity, those lyrics would be their parade.