Quotes by Liam Neeson

About Liam Neeson:

Liam John Neeson is an Irish actor. In 1976, he joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast for two years. He then acted in the Arthurian film, Excalibur (1981). Between 1982 and 1987, Neeson starred in five films; most notably alongside Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty (1984) and Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission (1986). He landed a leading role alongside Patrick Swayze in Next of Kin (1989).
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I came to water late. I learned to swim at the age of 20.

Liam Neeson

People ask me if I ever feel outside the Hollywood loop, and I never do, because both of us do a lot of theatre, so it's great for New York and it's also half-way between Europe and the west coast, so it's the best of both worlds.

Liam Neeson

It's best to keep acting real.

Liam Neeson

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.

Liam Neeson

I always wanted to be a cowboy, and Jedi Knights are basically cowboys in space, right?

Liam Neeson

I'm not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday.

Liam Neeson

It's extraordinary to look into a baby's face and see a piece of your flesh and your spirit. It makes you realize you are a part of the human race.

Liam Neeson

I try to stay fit. I try and do something every day but I don't jog. My body hates jogging.

Liam Neeson

I'm Irish, so I'm used to odd stews. I can take it. Just throw a lot of carrots and onions in there and I'll call it dinner.

Liam Neeson

I get fed up with plots that are driven by someone constantly getting information on a computer.

Liam Neeson

I offer my performance as prayer for someone I've worked with as an actor or someone who has died. The image that comes into my head as I walk to the stage, I offer that performance up for that person.

Liam Neeson

If I get rejected for a part, I pick myself up and say, 'OK, not today, maybe tomorrow I'll get this other part or something.'

Liam Neeson

I don't do my own stunts, but I do my own fighting. I don't consider fighting to be a stunt.

Liam Neeson

I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you.

Liam Neeson

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?

Liam Neeson

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

Liam Neeson

I'm a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small.

Liam Neeson

It's an extraordinary thing, this tiny little province of Northern Ireland, where carnage happened. And I was part of it. I grew up in it.

Liam Neeson

Well, I think they're all basically the same story. Every culture in the world has them. When you strip it down and analyze 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 M...

Liam Neeson

It's interesting, the more successful you become the more people want to give you stuff for nothing.

Liam Neeson

Author Bio

  • NameLiam Neeson
  • DescriptionIrish actor
  • BornJune 7, 1952
  • CountryUnited States Of America; United Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Film Actor
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire