Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Liam John Neeson, OBE is an actor from Northern Ireland. In 1976, he joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast for two years. He then acted in the Arthurian film, Excalibur. Between 1982 and 1987, Neeson starred in five films; most notably alongside Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in The Bountyand Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission. He landed a leading role alongside Patrick Swayze in Next of Kin...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 June 1952
CityBallymena, Northern Ireland
CountryIreland
I love doing my own stunts but it's hard.
I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you.
I'm not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday.
I always wanted to be a cowboy, and Jedi Knights are basically cowboys in space, right?
Yes, I'm Catholic; I'm proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends.
I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?
I've made many films and only a few times I've played real people.
In Los Angeles, it's like they jog for two hours a day and then they think they're morally right. That's when you want to choke people, you know?
It is fun to explore these kick-butt characters.
Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking for good.
But, you know, there's still an argument, there's still ten states that outlaw premarital sex, and many more states where adultery is still outlawed and a crime.
I have no desire to play King Lear or Hamlet. I never had a grand ambition. I just followed my nose.
I came to water late. I learned to swim at the age of 20.
The Irish Catholic side was married to the life of an actor and I found out acting could be a form of prayer.