Liam Neeson holds American, British, and Irish citizenship.The Northern Irish actor is well known for starring in a number of popular movies, including ‘Schindler’s List’, ‘Taken’, ‘Batman Begins’, and ‘Star Wars’. Neeson has previously talked about hope, real work, different cultures, and the power of own luck.Through his profession, he has been recognized with numerous honors. He has received nominations for the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival, the British Academy Film Award, two Tony Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and an Academy Award. He was ranked seventh on The Irish Times’ list of Ireland’s 50 Greatest Film Actors for the year 2020. In her 2000 New Year Honours, Queen Elizabeth II gave Neeson the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).Liam Neeson is also well-known for his remarkable stage performances. His 1993 Broadway debut as Matt Burke in the premiere of Eugene O’Neill’s ‘Anna Christie’ got him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a play. In the 1998 play ‘The Judas Kiss’ directed by David Hare, he played Oscar Wilde. His portrayal in the 2002 Broadway version of Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ earned him his second Tony Award nomination.Continue reading this article to read more Liam Neeson quotes for your daily dose of inspiration.Liam Neeson Quotes About FamilyFamily is the most important part of our lives. Read out these fantastic Liam Neeson quotes about family.“I’m still a proud Irishman, of course, but I’ve become an American citizen. I’m very, very proud of that."“I have to make it my job to be careful with my family.”“Looking out for your children is an ongoing process throughout your life.”“I don’t know if I’m a strict parent or a pushover.”“Getting married and settling down isn’t the most important thing in my life.”“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.”“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.”“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 Quotes About ActingRead what Liam Neeson has to say about acting!“Hollywood is throwing action movies at me.”“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.”“The Irish Catholic side was married to the life of an actor and I found out acting could be a form of prayer.”“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.”“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.”“Acting is invigorating. But I don’t analyze it too much. It’s like a dog smelling where it’s going to do its toilet in the morning.”“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.”“I’ve made many films and only a few times I’ve played real people.”“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.”“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.”“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.”“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.”“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”“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 Quotes About LifeEvery individual has one life to live. Read out what Liam Neeson has to say about life!“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.”“Forget the statistics…we have to do more. You cannot look these children in the eye and see how desperate is their situation without wanting to help.”“I love it when a plan comes together.”“Live and die on this day… Live and die on this day.”“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.”“Yes, I’m Catholic; I’m proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends.”“Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking for good.”“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.”“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.”“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.”“It’s funny, but you get to a time in your life when you think you have all the friends you will ever have.”“It’s interesting, the more successful you become the more people want to give you stuff for nothing.”“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.’”“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.”“If someone stands in the way of true justice, you simply walk up behind them, and stab them in the heart.”“You traveled the world… Now you must journey inwards… to what you really fear… it’s inside you.”“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?”“We live in an age where revenge seems to be the most important thing for individuals and countries.”“A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can’t stop you, then you become something else entirely.”Liam Neeson Quotes About AmericaRead out these interesting Liam Neeson quotes about America.“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.”“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?”“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 Other QuotesRead out these Liam Neeson quotes everyone should know!“Young people were once considered relatively safe from HIV/AIDS. Today, their lives and futures are at risk throughout the world because of this disease. I believe it is young people throughout the world who offer us the greatest hope for defeating this deadly pandemic.”“I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don’t spar with anyone.”“Rihanna is a very talented person. One of those people who are able to do whatever they want with great results.”“Girl Rising reminds us that educating the girls of today is an investment in everyone’s tomorrow.”“I believe that UNICEF is the most important branch of the U.N.; they do exceptional work to help the neediest children around the world”“Power is when we have every justification to kill… and we don’t.”“Honor is what no man can give you, and none can take away. Honor is a man’s gift to himself.”“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.”“You can’t act being a boxer. It’s like being on stage.”“For all of nature’s wonder and beauty, it is also hostile and unpredictable.”“The cause of making the world a better place for children unites us all.”“Why would anyone ever tell anything personal to a journalist?”“Northern Ireland is the world’s best kept secret, both in the character of its people and its scenery.”“I’m a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small.”Famous Liam Neeson Movie QuotesLiam Neeson is a famous actor and has starred in many great films. Read here for some of his best movie quotes.“If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely.”- Henri Ducard, ‘Batman Begins’, 2005.“Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society’s understanding.”- Henri Ducard, ‘Batman Begins’, 2005.“Your compassion is a weakness your enemies will not share.”- Henri Ducard, ‘Batman Begins’, 2005.“Men fear most what they cannot see.”- Henri Ducard, ‘Batman Begins’, 2005.“You are not what you were born, but what you have it in yourself to be.”- Godfrey De Ibelin, ‘Kingdom Of Heaven’, 2005.“Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.”- Bryan Mills, ‘Taken’, 2008.“I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career.”- Bryan Mills, ‘Taken’, 2008.“You either give me what I need or this switch will stay on until they turn the power off for lack of payment on the bill.”- Bryan Mills, ‘Taken’, 2008.
Liam Neeson holds American, British, and Irish citizenship.
