Liam Neeson quotes

Liam Neeson is a Northern Irish actor acclaimed for his powerful roles in film and theater. International fame came with his performance in movies such as "Schindler's List," "Taken," and "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace." He continues to be recognized for his distinctive voice and commanding screen presence. Here are 81 of his quotes:

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)
But I was very, very lucky, and it was a wake up call as far as motorbikes are concerned. I never flirted with death on the bike, but now I'm totally convinced they're death machines. View quote
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Acting is invigorating. But I don't analyse it too much. It's like a dog smelling where it's going to do its toilet in the morning. View quote
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Some mornings you wake up and think, gee I look handsome today. Other days I think, what am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift. View quote
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It's interesting, the more successful you become the more people want to give you stuff for nothing. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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And the Institute sent me a little film footage of Kinsey himself preparing to do an interview for television to talk about his work, so that was quite valuable for me. View quote
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At the Sex Institute in Bloomington, Indiana, they were a phenomenal help, too. We went out there for a few days, and they gave us access to materials. And the biographies, there are four or five, ranging from very poor to excellent. View quote
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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. View quote
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I did, although I didn't read from page 1 to page 187 but I read chunks of it. I did a little bit of science when I was in the university so I was able to understand the graphs and pie charts and stuff like that. It was extremely dry. (Liam Neeson)
I love working with children and this young boy, Thomas Sangster, is quite a remarkable young actor. He raises your game, you know. He certainly raised mine. View quote
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Well, from an acting point of view, I bear no relation, I don't look like Alfred Kinsey at all, but I thought somewhere in my artist's soul, my actor's soul, I could capture something of the spirit of the man. View quote
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Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking for good. View quote
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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. View quote
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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? View quote
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Yes, I'm Catholic; I'm proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends. View quote
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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 Merlin type figure. View quote
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I always wanted to be a cowboy, and Jedi Knights are basically cowboys in space, right? View quote
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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. View quote
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But, you know, sex is controversial, it just is and it always will be. (Liam Neeson)
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. View quote
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Well I think people think sex is controversial. Not always, but certainly it's something to be discussed. View quote
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I thought, well of course, Kinsey absolutely adored teaching. He was a wonderful teacher. So these kids really inspired me. So that was a clue I hung onto. He loved young people, he absolutely loved them. And he loved teaching them and trying to help them. View quote
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Well I was on the jury duty on the Deauville Film Festival, a few years ago. View quote
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Liam Neeson

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Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: Irish Actor
Born: June 7, 1952
Quotes count: 81
Wikipedia: Liam Neeson

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