I had not seen this video of Daniel Day-Lewis expressing his regret over the loss of Heath Ledger until jus now, and it's an incredibly touching, heartfelt moment.  Really -- it brought me close to the edge, this one did.

It happened, of course, during an interview on "Oprah" earlier in the week.  Day-Lewis was there, via satellite, to promote his Oscar nominated work in "There Will be Blood," and he had just received the news of Ledge's death.  He had to take a moment and talk about his thoughts because they were aplenty, and to him, it seemed unsettling to talk about anything else at the time.

The shock waves on this thing are so rippling rather than devastating that I truly think it is one of the most caught-off-guard moments in Hollywood history.  Ledger's passing, that is.  Journalists are failing to get comments from the industry, high profile actors are bringing to the stage talk of the dangers of prescription sleep medication, and now, one of the gentlest actors you'll ever meet refuses to speak on his own work without broaching the topic.

Very chilling days.  Very odd days for the industry altogether, I would say.  I think this Oscar season, with its strike implications, its reflection of a year's worth of heavy, weighty subject matter and the passing of a young and promising actor will take a considerable toll.  We'll see.