Liam John Neeson OBE is a Northern Irish actor. He has been nominated for a number of awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. Profoundly inspirational Liam Neeson quotes will make you look at life differently and help you live a meaningful life.
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Famous Liam Neeson Quotes
Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking for good. Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
In bed at night, I could be reading some book, and I’ll come across a sentence that’s totally unrelated to some scene I did years ago. But I’ll play the scene back in my mind and think, I did that wrong I should’ve opened the door more slowly. Liam Neeson
You are not what you were born, but what you have it in yourself to be. 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 Merlin type figure. Liam Neeson
We live in an age where revenge seems to be the most important thing for individuals and countries. Liam Neeson
I’m a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small. Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
There’s periods now in our New York residence when I hear the door opening, especially the first couple of years. Anytime I hear that door opening I still think I’m gonna hear her. Liam Neeson
Yes, I’m Catholic; I’m proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends. Liam Neeson
Your compassion is a weakness your enemies will not share. Liam Neeson
I’ve had an unbelievable life. I’ve been very lucky. You do create your own luck too, you know? I never forget where I’m from. Whenever I pass a building site or see somebody digging a ditch, I always think, That’s real work. Liam Neeson
I gravitate toward women. Liam Neeson
We live in such a corporate world where everyone is passing the buck, it seems to me. Therefore I like stories where the individual takes responsibility for beıgn the individual, and not just for himself, but for his comrades, his society and ultimately for his country. Ultimately, we can all learn a lesson from that and not be browbeaten by the corporate world which is taking over. Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
Northern Ireland is the world’s best kept secret, both in the character of its people and its scenery. Liam Neeson
It’s funny, but you get to a time in your life when you think you have all the friends you will ever have. Liam Neeson
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? 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
You traveled the world. Now you must journey inwards to what you really fear it’s inside you. Liam Neeson
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 Liam Neeson
For all of nature’s wonder and beauty, it is also hostile and unpredictable. 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. Liam Neeson
It’s still a great, big, beautiful, wonderful world no matter what the headlines of the newspapers are and it’s there to be explored. It’s there for our children to go out and explore and explore different cultures and learn from it. I never lose hope. Liam Neeson
I can always act. Liam Neeson
You can’t act being a boxer. It’s like being on stage. Liam Neeson
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? Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
I was very slow in maths, geometry I actually enjoyed. Liam Neeson
Every time I see Anthony Hopkins I think that, to some extent, he has just been getting away with it all these years. 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
I have often found that no matter where I meet people in the world, there is a path that leads back to Queen’s. 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
A sex symbol? A symbol of sex? I don’t think that I am a sex symbol, although it’s very flattering. I’m 59, now, so I think I’m possibly past my sell by date. I think I am. Liam Neeson
I’ve had an unbelievable life. I’ve been very lucky. You do create your own luck too, you know? I never forget where I’m from. Whenever I pass a building site or see somebody digging a ditch, I always think, That’s real work. Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
I keep fit as much as I can. Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
It’s interesting, the more successful you become the more people want to give you stuff for nothing. Liam Neeson
I always wanted to be a cowboy, and Jedi Knights are basically cowboys in space, right? Liam Neeson
It’s funny, but you get to a time in your life when you think you have all the friends you will ever have. 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
Listen, I know how old I am and that I’m just a shoulder injury from losing roles like the one in Taken. So I stay with the training, I stay with the work. It’s easy enough to plan jobs, to plan a lot of work. That’s effective. But that’s the weird thing about grief. You can’t prepare for it. You think you’re gonna cry and get it over with. You make those plans, but they never work. Liam Neeson
In real life, wolves will do anything to avoid contact with mankind. Liam Neeson
We’re all always acting. You need to be able to sit in silence and not beat up on yourself. It’s hard to say to yourself, You are human. Welcome to the human race. Liam Neeson
I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don’t spar with anyone. Liam Neeson
Getting married and settling down isn’t the most important thing in my life. Liam Neeson
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. 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 Merlin type figure. Liam Neeson
Well I think people think sex is controversial. Not always, but certainly it’s something to be discussed. Liam Neeson
I will never become a director or a movie producer. I was always looking at picture directing because I didn’t know what to do! You can’t be a movie director without real preparation. Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
But let’s just say, I’m Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist. Liam Neeson
No man is an island, as they say. No. I’ve tried it. I’ve gone on retreats at various times in my life for three or four or five days. I was desperate to get out of there and talk to somebody. But I fly fish a lot, and I can only do that really by myself. I find I’m never lonesome when I’m on a river, far from it, but it’s a lonely practice. Liam Neeson
I will never become a director or a movie producer. I was always looking at picture directing because I didn’t know what to do! You can’t be a movie director without real preparation. Liam Neeson
I’m keeping myself to myself. And I like it that way. I’m not hunting. I’m the opposite of a what would a male cougar be? Is there such a thing? Whatever it is, I’m not that. Liam Neeson
America has been very, very good to me. Liam Neeson
Standing under freezing cold showers every morning, I did that. I got up to seven minutes most mornings, and it actually works; it immunizes your body, and your body starts getting used to the cold. It really works. Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
Girl Rising reminds us that educating the girls of today is an investment in everyone’s tomorrow. Liam Neeson
I do believe at the end of the night when you’re with your family, the character gets hung up on the door like a coat, and is there to be taken on the next morning. Liam Neeson
Rihanna is a very talented person. One of those people who are able to do whatever they want with great results. Liam Neeson
Looking out for your children is an ongoing process throughout your life. 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
I never thought about becoming a professional singer, but I am in touch with Bono about releasing a musical movie. It will be about an Irish band during the 70s who are looking for fortune in Las Vegas. I should play the singer of the band but I don’t want to sing in front of anybody. Liam Neeson
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. Liam Neeson
I’ve never been in a street fight. Liam Neeson
I don’t know if I’m a strict parent or a pushover. 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
Well I was on the jury duty on the Deauville Film Festival, a few years ago. Liam Neeson
The population of America is roughly 300 million and there are 300 million guns in this country, which is terrifying. Liam Neeson
When I see great boxers, it’s like reading a wonderful poem. Liam Neeson
You just get this profound feeling of instability the Earth isn’t stable anymore and then it passes and it becomes more infrequent, but I still get it sometimes. Liam Neeson
I think I’m past my due date. I just feel it. Liam Neeson
I’m fairly comfortable in fight sequences and stuff like that. I’ve done a few of them. I’m comfortable with that sort of stuff as long as I’m reasonably fit, and it’s fun to do actually. I’m like a kid in a toy shop doing that stuff. Liam Neeson
I get fed up with plots that are driven by someone constantly getting information on a computer. Liam Neeson
Looking out for your children is an ongoing process throughout your life. 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 am totally for gun control in the U.S. The population of America is roughly 300 million and there are 300 million guns in this country, which is terrifying. Every day we’re seeing some kid running rampant in a school. And do you know what the gun lobby’s response to Newtown was? The National Rifle Association’s official response was, If that teacher had been armed It’s crazy. Liam Neeson
For all of nature’s wonder and beauty, it is also hostile and unpredictable. 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’m still a proud Irishman, of course, but I’ve become an American citizen. I’m very, very proud of that. Liam Neeson
I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don’t spar with anyone. 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
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. Liam Neeson
It’s an ongoing joy being a dad. Liam Neeson
In bed at night, I could be reading some book, and I’ll come across a sentence that’s totally unrelated to some scene I did years ago. But I’ll play the scene back in my mind and think, I did that wrong I should’ve opened the door more slowly. Liam Neeson
The putting on of vestments and lighting candles, it’s a wonderful ritual that never changes from one Mass to another. Liam Neeson
Hollywood is throwing action movies at me. Liam Neeson
As you know, Hollywood loves to pigeonhole all the actors and actresses, and suddenly I got re pigeonholed as an action actor. Liam Neeson
