‘It won’t ever be right’: Michelle Williams on raising daughter Matilda without Heath Ledger

MICHELLE Williams has opened up about the emotional struggles of raising daughter Matilda without Heath Ledger.

Michelle Williams attends the 8th Annual Governors Awards in 2016.

MICHELLE Williams has opened up about the emotional struggles of raising daughter Matilda without Heath Ledger.

In her latest movie, Manchester by the Sea, Williams plays a heartbroken mother trying to start a new life. And in an interview with Porter magazine, the actress said it was an emotional character to take on.

“I couldn’t stop crying,” she told the magazine. “It’s like the darkest part of your heart, something happening to your child ... She’s making a brave choice, moment by moment, hour by hour, day by day. Because it is a choice. I would exit. It would be so much easier than living with the loss.”

It’s been eight years since Ledger died from an accidental overdose in 2008, and Williams says the loss “won’t ever be right”.

Michelle Williams on the cover of the latest issue of Porter.

“In all honesty, for pretty much everything else, I feel like I’m a believer in not fighting circumstances, accepting where you are and where you’ve been. In pretty much all senses but one,” she told the magazine. “I would be able to go totally down that line of thinking were it not for Matilda not having her dad. You know that’s just something that doesn’t ... I mean, it just won’t ever be right.”

The 36-year-old added her main focus is making sure Matilda, now 11, lives a happy life.

“I watched [Matilda] warm in the sun, in her swimsuit, get on her bicycle and smile and wave as she rode off to go meet her friends,” she said. “I went back into the house and sobbed because of this incredibly simple moment ― common everyday happiness. I really felt like in that moment, like wow, we’ve done it. Not only are we OK, she’s happy. Life has brought us to a place that’s not just surviving, but thriving.”