Heath Ledger Details Filming ‘10 Things I Hate About You’s’ Iconic Serenade Scene In 1999 Interview

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00:00 Hey, your eyes have a little green in them.

00:04 Ten Things I Hate About You is an adaptation of Tami and the Shrew set in high school

00:10 and I play an adaptation of the true P.O. Patrick.

00:12 And basically it's two sisters, the younger one can't date until the older one dates.

00:16 So they go out and they find Cameron, who's Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and David Krumholz.

00:20 They go out on a little mission to find Andrew Keegan to pay me to take out Julia Stiles.

00:26 And I fall in love with her.

00:28 It's a touching story, it really is. Not my problem.

00:32 The Australian actor debuted on screen at a young age in his home country, but at 18,

00:36 the hit 1999 rom-com turned him into a Hollywood heartthrob, especially after showing off his singing talents.

00:42 You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off of you.

00:49 I was really singing. I hadn't sung for a long time, except for the shower.

00:53 So I practiced in the shower for a while.

00:55 I'd pre-record it, get out there, do the dance and mime and sing.

00:59 It was kind of hard. I probably did it 20 or 30 times, running up and down these stairs

01:03 doing this dance number and singing. It was a pretty hot day.

01:07 But it's cute. It's a really fun scene.

01:09 I hate it when you make me laugh. Even worse when you make me cry.

01:13 I like a scene at the end that Julia does.

01:15 Julia reads a poem and it's just knockout. She's incredible.

01:19 It kind of sums up the whole story and to me and our relationship. It's very touching. It's a good scene.

01:26 Heath told us about his own real life experiences trying to charm women.

01:29 I didn't have to sing a song, but I've tried to woo a girl, and I've tried many times,

01:37 but usually it hasn't turned out as cool as that.

01:41 And he had no idea the fame that was in store for him.

01:44 You are considered the next big thing.

01:47 By who? Who considers me the next big thing?

01:51 I do my regular things. I wake up in the morning, have breakfast, and go for a jog and do my stuff.

01:55 It's exciting, I suppose, but I just try not to get too excited.

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