Liam Neeson is the star of Schindler’s List, Gangs of New York, Taken, Michael Collins.
He developed a love of acting when he was at school starring in a play when he was 11 years old. He had only signed up to take part in the play because he wanted to impress a girl. He carried on acting all throughout his time at school. See more about his career.
Here are his memorable quotes
America has been very, very good to me.
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For every successful actor or actress, there are countless numbers who don’t make it. The name of the game is rejection. You go to an audition and you’re told you’re too tall or you’re too Irish or your nose is not quite right. You’re rejected for your education, you’re rejected for this or that and it’s really tough.
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Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they’re gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that’s a joy.
It’s an ongoing joy being a dad. Looking out for your children is an ongoing process throughout your life.
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There seems to be more opportunities for old guys like me to do a little fighting and running because the lead characters also require a bit of depth and maturity and gravitas that one is likely to acquire doing drama all those years.
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On 27 September 1998, Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson give a six-figure sum from a libel payout to the memorial fund for victims of the Omagh bomb massacre (car bombing that took place on 15 August 1998 in Omagh).
I certainly notice the vitality in Belfast, which wasn’t there in the Seventies. There was a war going on then. Now there are cranes everywhere. There really is a sense of renewal and hope.
Indeed I regard the enduring support which I have received over the years from all sections of the community in Ballymena as being more than sufficient recognition for any success which I may have achieved as an actor.
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I was an OK boxer, I wasn’t great, I was OK, but I loved the discipline of getting together every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, usually Saturday afternoons too, with a whole bunch of mates and training, very, very hard for about two-and-half hours.
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Whenever I pass a building site or see somebody digging a ditch, I always think, ‘That’s real work.’
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I’m Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist.
I was reared a Catholic but I think every day we ask ourselves, not consciously, what are we doing on this planet? What’s it all about?
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Talking about his film roles:
Well, I think they’re all basically the same story. Every culture in the world has them. When you strip it down and analyse it, it’s the young man or girl who goes through a trial or ordeal and hits a very low ebb but manages to get guidance from a Merlin type figure.
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Sitting down to eat in our house is about sharing, you know, talking about the day you’ve had, be it in school or work or whatever, so that’s very important to us.
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And now, something completely different – Liam Neeson’s “Life’s Too Short” Sketch. The Ulsterman comes to Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Warwick Davis wanting to do comedy.
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