Quotes from Liam Neeson

Rihanna is a very talented person. One of those people who are able to do whatever they want with great results.

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?

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.

Well, I think I've made 44 films and only like four times I've played real characters I'm just drawn to people who have a pioneer spirit, this extraordinary energy and commitment to their cause.

If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely.

I have no desire to play King Lear or Hamlet. I never had a grand ambition. I just followed my nose.

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.

I gravitate toward women.

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 believe that UNICEF is the most important branch of the U.N.; they do exceptional work to help the neediest children around the world

I'm still a proud Irishman, of course, but I've become an American citizen. I'm very, very proud of that.

It's an ongoing joy being a dad.

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

I think I survived by running away some. Running away to work.

I've never been in a street fight.

I don't know if I'm a strict parent or a pushover.

Queen's University flies the flag for the arts in Northern Ireland and beyond.

To be honest, I'm scared to death of rollercoaster rides.

I don't think I'm funny.

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

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.

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.

But let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist.

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.