Liam Neeson

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Before 'Schindler's List,' I wouldn't have believed movies had a lot of power for social change.

For all of nature's wonder and beauty, it is also hostile and unpredictable.

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.'

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.

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

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.

I came to water late. I learned to swim at the age of 20.

Hollywood is throwing action movies at me.

It's an ongoing joy being a dad.

I have to make it my job to be careful with my family.

I had done some flimflam movies, but I didn't understand what being an actor meant anymore.

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.

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.

I don't think I'm funny.