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 think I survived by running away some. Running away to work.
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.
It's easy enough to plan jobs, to plan a lot of work.
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.
I love it when a plan comes together
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But, you know, sex is controversial, it just is and it always will be.
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.