I was always attracted to the type of cinema hero as an adolescent growing up in Ireland. Robert Mitchum springs to mind. Later on, it was Steve McQueen to a certain extent and Charles Bronson. They're these types of grizzled characters who had one foot on the side of law and order and the other foot in the bad guy's camp.
Liam NeesonFor 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 NeesonIf you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely.
Liam NeesonThe putting on of vestments and lighting candles, it's a wonderful ritual that never changes from one Mass to another.
Liam Neeson