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" A sex symbol? A symbol of sex? I don't think that I am a sex symbol, although it's very flattering. I'm 59, now, so I think I'm possibly past my sell-by date. I think I am. "

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" 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. "

Liam Neeson

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" 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.' "

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" 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.' "

" I've made many films and only a few times I've played real people. "

" I love doing my own stunts but it's hard. "

" Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking for good. "

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

" I was very slow in maths, geometry I actually enjoyed. "

" It's an ongoing joy being a dad. "

" I'm not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday. "

" It is fun to explore these kick-butt characters. "

" I keep fit as much as I can. "

" 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. "

Liam Neeson

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" 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. "

" I don't do my own stunts, but I do my own fighting. I don't consider fighting to be a stunt. "

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

" It's interesting, the more successful you become the more people want to give you stuff for nothing. "

" The putting on of vestments and lighting candles, it's a wonderful ritual that never changes from one Mass to another. "

" At the Sex Institute in Bloomington, Indiana, they were a phenomenal help, too. We went out there for a few days, and they gave us access to materials. And the biographies, there are four or five, ranging from very poor to excellent. "

" 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. "

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

" And as the hour approached for the execution, in his own mind, Collins became both the executioner and the victim. He would pace up and down, transformed in almost a kind of exorcism when he knew he was responsible for taking someone's life. "

" But, you know, there's still an argument, there's still ten states that outlaw premarital sex, and many more states where adultery is still outlawed and a crime. "

" 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 have friends who have daughters and there's times I think I'm glad I have boys instead of girls. "

" 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 love working with children. "

" I certainly notice the vitality in Belfast, which wasn't 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. "

" 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. "

" I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you. "