London, Sep 30 : Brit filmmaker Terry Gilliam has put down speculations that late Aussie actor Heath Ledger had become depressed after his role as The Joker - insisting the tragic star enjoyed the part.

Ledger died from a prescription drug overdose in January 2008 and received a posthumous Oscar for his performance in last year’s (08) Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight’.

And some reports speculated he had gone too far inside the head of the villainous character, leading to a lack of sleep and depression prior to his death.

But Gilliam, who was directing Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus when he died, has rubbished the theory.

“That’s all b***ocks. We spoke about The Joker, and he said it was fun beyond belief to play that character,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

“Honestly, when people are giving out all those s**t stories about him getting so dark and inside the character... this was just utter fun for him,” he said.

But the moviemaker admits Ledger was suffering insomnia - although he was happy and energetic when he was working. (ANI)