Val Kilmer was put off ever getting a tattoo by the thought of wearing the same dirty T-shirt forever.

That’s what one tattooed colleague likened his own skin art to when the actor approached him with his own tattoo thoughts.

Kilmer, who plays a heavily tattooed thug in new movie Felon, recalls, “When I was a kid, about 14, I worked in a warehouse and there was the guy who had a tattoo – a standard sort of hula girl lady thing that looked all nasty.

“I said, `What’s that like? I’m thinking of getting a tattoo,’ and he said, `Imagine waking up in the same T-shirt for 15 years.’ That sort of soured me because he was an ugly dude so I was picturing him waking up in the T-shirt. It still haunts me.”

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Val Kilmer is happy pal Heath Ledger got to show off his acting talents in challenging roles before his untimely death – because now he’ll be considered one of the greats.

The Doors star discovered a soulmate in Ledger but always worried the “interesting and successful” roles he played never showed his true talents.

But, thanks to Brokeback Mountain and the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, the late Aussie’s legacy will be spot on.

Kilmer tells WENN, “I’ve known him for a number of years and there was a gravity to him that came up.”

“It’s tough, but when I think about him, in terms of the tragedy of his life ending, I’m happy that he got to do a couple of roles that matched what he was capable of because he always seemed to me an actor doing interesting and successful work, but he was better than some of those roles.”

Former Batman Kilmer and the new Joker Ledger met up a month before the latter died from an accidental drug overdose in January and Kilmer still has fond memories of their last meeting.

He recalls, “He was very proud of having quit drinking. We were in a nasty smoke-filled club and I was drinking water and Heath’s like, ‘Hey, you’re drinking water,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, you’re drinking water too,’ and he was excited about drinking water. He said he hadn’t had a drink in about a year.”

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Hollywood star Robert Deniro has reportedly pulled out of forthcoming film New Orleans – only to be replaced by his Heat co-star Val Kilmer.

De Niro was due to team up with rapper/actor 50 Cent in the Charles Winkler-directed movie, about a police officer who uncovers a trail of deceit and corruption in the police force as he searches for the killer of his former partner.

According to Kilmer’s official website, he will be taking on the role of “a burly rough but loyal cop. 50 is my partner…”

It is not yet clear whether De Niro is still attached to the project, reports Moviehole.net. New Orleans, also known as Microwave Park, would have been De Niro’s second movie with 50 Cent – the pair has just finished filming the upcoming crime drama Righteous Kill.

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Wow, he’s sooo hot.

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Val Kilmer at the premiere for TV mini-series Comanche Moon at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, California on January 8th.

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