Michelle Williams Opens Up About Heath Ledger's Death

Almost three years after Heath Ledger‘s tragic death, Michelle Williams is opening up about how she has coped with his loss.

Here’s what the 30-year-old actress shared with Nightline:

On Heath’s passing: “In a strange way, I miss that year, because all those possibilities that existed then are gone. It didn’t seem unlikely to me that he could walk through a door or could appear behind a bush. It was a year of very magical thinking, and in some ways I’m sad to be moving further and further away from it.”

On handling the news: “I found meanings around the circumstances but the actual event itself I can’t find a, I can’t find it. I can’t find a meaning for it. I can find meanings in things and people and relationships that have sprung up and friendships that have strengthened. I found a lot of meaning in that but not in ‘why.’”

On giving their daughter Matilda a normal childhood: “It’s going well. We’re doing a good job of it. It is of more importance to me than anything in my life. I would rearrange anything to make that possible. If something starts to encroach on that it’s going to be removed from the equation.”

Watch Michelle‘s interview, which also includes her Blue Valentine co-star Ryan Gosling.

Michelle Williams on Nightline