Heath Ledger was widely seen as one of the greatest actors, taken too soon at just 28. Despite his short career, he earned major respect and praise, especially for his iconic role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. From the start, it was clear he had a natural talent for acting and the potential to win top awards. Sadly, he passed away before reaching those heights. It's now been nearly 20 years since his untimely death.Even when he was just 22, Heath Ledger seemingly knew that acting was perhaps the only thing he could have done in life. He discussed this in an interview with Cinema.com, where he was asked if he could imagine life doing something other than acting, to which the young actor had replied:"No. I couldn't. If I didn't do this I don't know what I'd do. I don't think I could do a regular 9 to 5 job. The only thing I've ever done professionally is acting. Maybe I'd do something close to a beach (laughs). Other than that I'd probably take photos. I'd probably have to draw on something I could do, and that's photography, but I'd hate to ever think I'd have to turn a passion into a profession."He further elaborated on his passion for photography in this same interview and revealed what kind of photos he liked to take."I'm documenting life"- Heath Ledger on his other passionHeath Ledger was a genius of an actor, and perhaps this also had to do with how he viewed life. In this particular interview, the actor revealed that he could not have done anything other than acting in his life, but also revealed that he liked taking photos.This was a passion that he said he would not want to turn into a profession, but he liked doing it nonetheless. He was further asked in this interview about what sort of photography he did, to which the actor said:"I hate to try and analyze it but it's more documentary. I'm documenting life. It doesn't really have a style or shape. It's very open to suggestion and just capturing the moment, and I love doing it."Over the course of the next few years, Heath Ledger proved more concretely why he could not have been anything other than an actor, with performances that would be remembered through the ages.One of his final roles, Joker in The Dark Knight, even won him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2009. Despite the many iterations of the character since then, with some coming from prominent stars like Joaquin Phoenix, none have come close to Ledger's role.Heath Ledger passed away from an accidental overdose as a result of prescription drug abuse in January 2008. He remains one of the finest young actors to ever grace Hollywood.