Those close to Heath Ledger reflect on the man they new...

Less than two months after HEATH LEDGER's untimely death, some of those who knew the actor best reflected on him for the upcoming issue of Interview Magazine which hits newstands March 18.

MICHELLE WILLIAMS "I think that the interesting thing about Heath, which maybe people have only really fully discovered in his death, is how vulnerable he was. You can pick up on it in his performances, but it's easy to overlook because he was so physical and beautiful and strong and masculine. But there was always that underlying sensitivity. That's who he was."

NAOMI WATTS: "I think he wanted to be someone who was doing the observing -- not the one being observed. He hated not being able to go about his life in an ordinary way. But I think that, deep down, he enjoyed that he was being recognized for his talent. I think he was starting to own that and that's the deepest tragedy, in terms of his work. He was just beginning to own it and embrace it."

PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN: "I remember that whenever Heath talked about something he liked, he did it in the way that any fan would. He wasn't somebody trying to cover up his excitement about something, or someone. When I think of him, I see him in a state of dance or something -- this constant state of movement. It didn't seem like anxiety to me. It seemed like excitement."

ELLEN DEGENERES: "He was good at anything he did. He and Michelle came over to the house once, and they were really late because he was directing a BEN HARPER video. He was coming straight from that and he was telling us about it and how much he loved it. And then we played poker and he proceeded to take all of our money."