Looking back on Christopher Nolan's monumental Batman film for his memoir, Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over: My Guide to Life, Caine recounted Ledger's aura. "The smeared makeup, the weird hair, the strange voice. It was chilling," he says, per NME. "Absolutely floored me the first time I saw him in action – I was terrified."

Much like the rest of the world, Michael Caine had a big reaction to seeing Heath Ledger’s Joker for the first time in The Dark Knight.

In Sir Michael Caine's new memoir, the legendary actor is full of praise for his late The Dark Knight co-star Heath Ledger, whose take on The Joker he found highly