Michelle Williams Opens Up To Vogue

Shot by one of Lady GaGa‘s favs, photographer Mario Testino captured Michelle Williams looking simply gorgeous in Vogue‘s October issue.

It’s nice to see her looking happy and smiling!

During the interview Michelle opens up to the mag about Heath Ledger‘s passing and how life has changed.

Below are some of the highlights:

Coping after Ledger’s untimely death:
“I was holding it together by a string and a paper clip in the fall and winter. I didn’t know if I could keep it all together… You console yourself by saying it’s all a deepening process. But it’s wired. After the first year, the pain is less intense; it’s less immediate. But the magical thinking goes away too. And that’s a whole new reckoning. But every time I really miss him and wonder where he’s gone, I just look at [Mathilda.]”

The happy times:
“Brokeback Mountain was an unrepeatable moment in time, a very charmed time in my life. I was in love; I was in a movie I was proud to be a part of, and with a beautiful brand-new baby. Everything was good in that moment.”

Dealing with the paparazzi presence:
“It’s because of this tragedy that there’s more paparazzi. That is hard to be graceful and understanding about… It’s hard to be the man and the woman in that [paparazzi] situation. Heath always used to do that for us.”

On waiting so long before she started to do interviews:
“I didn├óΓé¼Γäót know what my boundaries were for a long time, which made interviews feel very unsafe. I can talk about grief, because that├óΓé¼Γäós mine; about single parenting; about trying to balance work and kids. But what I don├óΓé¼Γäót have to talk about is what happened between Heath and me in our relationship.”

On dating while having a daughter:
“I obviously don├óΓé¼Γäót know how to [date with a child, but] I├óΓé¼Γäóm falling more and more in love with her and I think she deserves the bulk of my attention. We├óΓé¼Γäóre lucky. I can work. She can go to a good school. There├óΓé¼Γäós a lot there for her. And she can know her dad in so many ways, and so many of his friends who will be able to tell her so many stories. His friends, his family ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ they were a big part of his life, and they will be a big part of her life.”

Falling in love:
“I thought falling in love again was the only thing that was going to save me from the pain. This erroneous idea: It just makes things more complicated.”

What the future holds:
“I feel hopeful and grateful. For a while I thought we had lost everything. It makes you want to love better and live better and treat people better. There is a great Gloria Steinem quote ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ and I├óΓé¼Γäóm paraphrasing ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ ├óΓé¼╦£Become the man you want to marry.├óΓé¼Γäó I├óΓé¼Γäóve taken that on. What qualities do I find attractive, and can I find them in myself? What am I missing? Can I be that for myself?”