Heath plays aspect of Dylan in 'Not There'

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Australian actor Heath Ledger says movie fans don't need to know a lot about Bob Dylan to appreciate "I'm Not There," his new film about the U.S. music icon.

The movie features Ledger, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Richard Gere playing different aspects of the famed performer.

"I don't think you need to be a Dylan genius in order to appreciate it as a story, as a film, as an experience," Ledger told reporters in New York. "It is a movie ... There's no Q&A afterwards. And, quite frankly, I think, the less you know, the better off you are going to be because you're not going to be straining yourself and trying to digest every single line of dialogue. You'll just kind of strap yourself in and enjoy the ride."