I’ve got an idea for how we can get people to rent this DVD. OK, how?

We can tell them about your nude scene. When am I nude?

The love scene—in the beginning. Well, OK. I’m fairly nude. I’m half nude. I jumped off the cliff in “Brokeback Mountain” completely nude. That was a 45-foot drop into freezing cold glacier water.

You didn’t use a stuntman? No, that was me. And a stuntman. Jake [Gyllenhaal] chose to sit it out. I love jumping off things. I was chomping at the bit to get up there.

Are the reports true that you and Michelle Williams got married? We try not to talk about it, to keep it our own kind of thing. It’s obviously very sacred. People write stories regardless. The stories haven’t necessarily been bad. So we’re letting people run with their assumptions.

It’s not like people won’t eventually find out. That’s right.

And yet, how will we ever know for sure if you never say anything? They take photos of us wearing our wedding rings.

I’ve seen those photos. So I take it that you are married. You can write whatever you wish.

Why don’t you just make the announcement now and get it over with? We’re not ones to announce.

As the Joker in the new “Batman” movie, have you tried on the mask yet? Metaphorically, yes. I’ve been bouncing around like a lunatic for four months. I definitely have a different take on him, but I’ve yet to do a proper makeup run. It’s on the agenda.

Do you walk around the house all day practicing your laugh? I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been.


The Sanjaya Conspiracy Tone deafness never hurt anyone on “American Idol”—remember Kevin Covais? But Sanjaya Malakar has hijacked this year’s show. He’s not even one of the lowest vote getters. How did that happen? His lousy voice and ridiculous hairdos have actually become his secret weapon. “I think Sanjaya is embracing the fact that he’s the worst and he’s going crazy,” says Dave Della Terza of Votefortheworst.com, which is campaigning for him. Many of the “fanjayas” (including Howard Stern) are voting for the wayward warbler in hopes of discrediting the talent show—he’s the “Idol” haters mascot. Simon Cowell says he’ll quit if Sanjaya actually wins. On second thought, vote for Sanjaya!

Deconstructing Harry The final “Harry Potter” drops July 21, and Scholastic gave fans an early look last week. Even though you can’t judge a book by its cover, we’re going to try: