“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.”
Education
“Hollywood is throwing action movies at me.”
MoviesAll Quotes by Liam Neeson
“I try to be a hard boiled sometimes. My kids see right through it. I'm acting. It's always, 'When I say you'll be back at 11, that means 11, not 11.15. Do you hear me!?' Then, 'Yeah, Dad.'”
Dad“I have to make it my job to be careful with my family.”
Family“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.”
Morning“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.”
Parenting“Before 'Schindler's List,' I wouldn't have believed movies had a lot of power for social change.”
Change“I gravitate toward women.”
Women“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.”
Family“I had done some flimflam movies, but I didn't understand what being an actor meant anymore.”
Movies“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.”
Success“To be honest, I'm scared to death of rollercoaster rides.”
Death“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.”
Teacher“But let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist.”
Religion“For all of nature's wonder and beauty, it is also hostile and unpredictable.”
Beauty“I don't think I'm funny.”
Funny“It's funny, but you get to a time in your life when you think you have all the friends you will ever have.”
Funny“I came to water late. I learned to swim at the age of 20.”
Age“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.”
Science“I'm so touched that complete strangers will send me a script asking me to be in their film. That still amazes me - and sometimes for a lot of money too.”
Money“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.”
Death