Quotes by 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.”

“In Los Angeles, its like they jog for two hours a day and then they think theyre morally right. Thats when you want to choke people, you know?”

“I do tend to gravitate toward what guiding light we have. . . . If I read something thats got those ethics in it, then I go towards it. 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 BEING 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.”

“Im not supposed to say anything but lets face it, Jedi knights never die.”

“Were definitely going to do it, ... Weve been working on it since November.”

“I think: Why do I have to do it? Whats it going to prove? After all, its the work that counts.”

“It was quite an intense time in Belfast in 1977 and I remember going to see it in the cinema. It was a very, very dicey area of Belfast. And the cinema was packed. In fact, I had never seen a cinema packed in my life before that -- to see this Episode I. Not Episode I at that time. It was Episode IV. And it was unique. We all got lost in this story for two hours and came back out into the harsh reality of life in Belfast.”

“Its a simple story, yet with all the complexities of myth. The technology was so understated. I thought he (George Lucas) was an amazing director who had created this totally believable world.”

I certainly notice the vitality in Belfast, which wasnt 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.

Its an ongoing joy being a dad.

Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and theyre gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But thats a joy.

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

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.

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.

Acting is invigorating. But I dont analyse it too much. Its like a dog smelling where its going to do its toilet in the morning.

I do believe at the end of the night when youre with your family, the character gets hung up on the door like a coat, and is there to be taken on the next morning.

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

Hollywood is throwing action movies at me.

For all of natures wonder and beauty, it is also hostile and unpredictable.

Its funny, but you get to a time in your life when you think you have all the friends you will ever have.