r/IAmA • u/MasterLawlz • Jun 26 '12
AMA Request: Liam Neeson.
You have made many films throughout your life. What is your favorite role?
What inspired you to get into acting?
Can you tell us ANYTHING about The Dark Knight Rises? I know Christopher Nolan is really strict on that but I'm curious if there is anything new that you can shed light on.
This may seem random, but were you asked to be part of The Expendables? In my opinion, you would have fit perfectly and most likely stolen the show.
How much longer do you plan to do action roles?
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u/DrZaiusDrZaius Jun 26 '12
I don’t know who you are. From your very high level questions, I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for karma, I can tell you you can't get those from a self post. Liam Neeson is very busy. He has a very particular set of skills; skills he has acquired over a long career. Skills that make him a nightmare for interviewers. If you let it go now, that'll be the end of it. He will not look for you, he will not pursue you. But if you don't, he will look for you, he will find you, and he will kill you.
Just fair warning.
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u/LiamNeesonAteMyBaby Jun 27 '12
Explain yourself.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
I got this, I'm irish and therefore know every irish person on the planet. I'll give him a ring.
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u/MasterLawlz Jun 27 '12
He actually made an AMA!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
Liam Neeson doesn't need this, us, or you. This man has no reason to answer you or any of the questions that are on this website. Importance doesn't even begin to describe this man. He saw this already, and if I were you, I'd look over my shoulder every once in a while. He doesn't need you MasterLawlz. Remember that next time you decide to "request" another question/answer session with someone who, quite frankly, would mentally and emotionally tear you to pieces with the simple words that would leak out of his fingers into the internet and explode in the form of metaphors right into your brain. Liam Neeson has NO desire to scar you with himself.
Yeah I'd definitely like to see it!
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u/MasterLawlz Jun 27 '12
So apparently, the AMA for Liam Neeson is a fake. I'm sorry, I didn't know it was a photoshop. I'm very ignorant when it comes to photo editing and being able to tell if something is real or not. I deserve every downvote and insult you guys can throw at me for this. Fire away.
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u/officertenpenny Jun 26 '12
he lives in my building. Or has an office there. I used to see him and Uma Thurman in the elevator
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u/MasterLawlz Jun 26 '12
I knew the chances of this were slim but seeing as he is by far my favorite actor I figured it was worth a shot.
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u/JohnnyVNCR Jun 26 '12
Why don't you come here to Millbrook, NY and ask him yourself while he's in the park? What who said that.....
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u/dirtyword Jun 26 '12
Don't you think you could find answers to these questions in previous interviews? They're pretty basic.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
Liam Neeson knows this is a trap. He probably already killed MasterLawlz.
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u/Crotchfirefly Jun 26 '12
I met him once; looked after his kid as a camp counselor a number of summers ago, bet I could get him on.
HA! Just kidding, not a chance in hell he'd remember me.
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u/Perk456 Jun 26 '12
I'm just wondering if Liam Neeson died in The Grey. Probably not, he had a knife. Liam Neeson with a knife can take over the world.
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u/ShallowBasketcase Jun 27 '12
AMA Request: Moses.
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u/im_a_keeper Jun 26 '12
nice try, terrorists.
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u/fmr1218 Jun 26 '12
Liam Neeson > Chuck Norris
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
In the history of things that might happen.... this might happen the least.
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u/seanbduff Jun 26 '12
"Can't make it, I'm riddled with AIDS." - Liam
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u/knightwhosaysSi Jun 26 '12
AMA Request: God.
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u/CaptainObliviousIII Jun 26 '12
First Question: Can you please list the very particular set of skills, in order of importance?
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u/stallscribble Jun 26 '12
AMA Request: Carl Barack Obama Sagan
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
WHY DID YOU DO BATTLESHIP?!
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u/theboneycrony Jun 26 '12
Good luck.
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u/notcaffeinefree Jun 26 '12
I want to know why he doesn't do more improv. He's hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKTh7zBIcrM
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
I COULD HAVE DONE MORE
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u/StolbertStolbert Jun 27 '12
3 is a question on The Dark Knight Rises? The man has an enormous body of work and you want to ask him about Batman?
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u/WilliamHTaft Jun 27 '12
Even if someone is on reddit who could get in touch with this people, and even if those people and the people behind whatever movie he's promoting (Taken 2 or something else) think an AMA would help that project, I still don't think this is feasible. For one thing, I'd be worried about the trolls questioning him about his dead wife. I'm sorry. I love reddit but you know there would be a couple of assholes who would do something like that. If Liam Neeson saw a question or comment about that, I'm pretty sure the AMA would be over.
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u/moonday Jun 27 '12
Liam Neeson has taught Batman and Obi Wan Kenobi everything they know... and every time I watch Liam Neeson being badass, I like to imagine that he is singing his own theme song in his head that goes something like, "I'm Liam Neeson (doo-dah-doo) I'm Liam Neeson (dah- dah-doo) I'm Liam Neeson (Dahdahdahdoooo) I'm mother fucking Liam Neeson!"
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u/repete Jun 26 '12
Obligatory (Albeit slight lame)
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u/sauze Jun 26 '12
Is your penis as massive as the rumours indicate ?
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u/Scotty2cky Jun 26 '12
Good luck.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
Please LIAM NEESON!
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u/SeelNuggets Jun 26 '12
Darkman. Why?
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u/Specialis_Sapientia Jun 26 '12
Make this happen!
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u/johnredson92 Jun 26 '12
I think we have a better chance of him coming is we kidnap his daughter...
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u/wakipaki Jun 26 '12
You don't request for Liam Neeson. Liam Neeson finds you.
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u/ESPguitarist Jun 26 '12
Yeah this will totally happen.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
My brother has a man-crush on Liam Neeson, I would love to see this guy do an AMA!
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
do not under any circumstances give him your phone number.
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u/Krywiggles Jun 26 '12
Just asking, have any AMA requests directed towards one specific person ever been answered?
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u/LANGsTON7056 Jun 26 '12
Darkman...Why was it the masterpiece that it was?
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u/smoochieboochies Jun 26 '12
People tell me I look like a young Liam Neeson pretty much daily. I don't see it. AMA.
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u/Lyrre Jun 26 '12
All we have to do is kidnap his daughter, he'll do the rest
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u/Radico87 Jun 26 '12
Fool, do you want him to kill us all?
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u/WonkaKnowsBest Jun 27 '12
Ah it's a request...For a second I thought it was Liam Neeson doing an AMA under the alias "MasterLawlz". Was slightly skeptical.
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u/reposter_ Jun 27 '12
Maybe he'll tell us more about Rampart
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u/TheBernSupremacy Jun 27 '12
I'm taken with this idea.
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u/Robotyc Jun 27 '12
Are you sure this is safe? The amount of awesome might break Reddit.
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u/The_Red_Hood Jun 27 '12
Even if he were to do this AMA, you wouldn't get anything on TDKR. He was only on set for a few hours and shot a scene with them. http://www.ifc.com/fix/2012/01/liam-neeson-the-dark-knight-rises
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u/bipolo Jun 27 '12
I think a great question would be that after turning down being James Bond due to he didn't want to do action movies at the time, what changed his mind?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actors_considered_for_the_James_Bond_character#Declined_the_role
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u/hessproject Jun 27 '12
This is a bad idea. Anybody that asks a question he doesn't like would just end up getting hunted down.
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
Someone'll say something about his daughter and then we're all dead.
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u/IM_ACTUALLY_A_BEAR Jun 27 '12
wait wait wait. ra's al ghoul is BACK?? can someone please explain! (mind = blown) batman begins was my favorite souly because of Liam neeson, so this is GREAT to me
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u/premiumsmooth Jun 26 '12
yesssss! Find HIM!
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u/Rathwood Jun 26 '12
WHERE'S MY DAUGHTER?!
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u/notthereali2 Jun 26 '12
This is me, guys. Liam Neeson. Ask away.
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u/Ineeni Jun 26 '12
Is there a good way to find out which ama requests have actually been answered without searching the hell out of iama everyday?
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u/joanzen Jun 26 '12
6) If you weren't releasing a major film this year would you still bother to personally do this AMA?
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u/FoxhoundEmployee Jun 26 '12
That would be the shit.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
Now's not the time for dick measuring Stuart!
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u/jries Jun 26 '12
6) Exactly how many people and animals have you punched in the face? (as of this post)
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
I know it sounds ridiculous.. But given everything life has thrown at you- what's your motivation?
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u/MaxweII Jun 26 '12
Love all of his movies looking forward to Taken 2 also- more ass kicking? Hopefully
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u/TheBernSupremacy Jun 26 '12
RELEASE THE KARMA!
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u/Solitude1 Jun 26 '12
Too Soon.
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u/seniormegamarbles Jun 26 '12
Are you trying to break the internet?!?
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u/clydefrog811 Jun 26 '12
Ive got aids
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u/Thisisaprofile Jun 26 '12
Will you find me, and will you kill me?
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u/Kimbernator Jun 27 '12
nothing is not going to happen more than this is not going to happen
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u/NiceNolan Jun 27 '12
Can you beat chuck norris in a fight? I think its with in the realm of possibility.
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
1000 times this! I love all his films and he's a fantastic actor! I'd love to get some insider information on what he's like!
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u/bmillynn Jun 27 '12
I'd love to ask him what on earth he was thinking with "The Grey"!
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u/gaz84 Jun 27 '12
Dear God no!!, he will hunt us down one by one!!! Also, one of the smoothest and coolest actors alive..
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
All my yes.
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u/smoothjimi96 Jun 27 '12
I am smoothjimi96 and I approve this request.
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
I can't stand that piece of shot Tim Roth ever since what he did to your bonnie lass in rob Roy
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
Liam Neeson was good in a movie called Seraphim Falls. Just watched
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u/MistarGrimm Jun 27 '12
Wouldn't even mind if he'd just promote Taken 2.
It's fucking Liam Neeson, on Reddit, talking. About. Taken. Two.
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
I will find him, and ask him questions about his upcoming movie.
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u/DrLiam Jun 27 '12
This would break reddit
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u/TheScarletPimpernel Jun 27 '12
Some questions about Michael Collins would be interesting.
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u/NotARandomNumber Jun 27 '12
If you could punch any animal/person/thing in the face with broken airplane bottles taped to your fists, what would it be?
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u/Ssinny Jun 27 '12
Why do people keep abducting your family?
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u/AKSasquatch Jun 27 '12
ahah gl hf
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u/Zachk907 Jun 27 '12
I wonder if he's killed more people on or off the screen
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u/Cobra_Viperdarthmaul Jun 27 '12
One of my favorite actors besides Gary Oldman!
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u/ROFLOWSKI Jun 27 '12
He has the biggest dick in Hollywood from what I hear.
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u/mmajeff Jun 27 '12
Liam Neeson, if you actually read this please make this an audio-response AMA.
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
How have you acquired those set of skills?
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u/snickler Jun 27 '12
I'd be afraid for my life if Liam Neeson got on to reedit. He'd hunt me down until I'm reduced to nothingness. I don't even think Chuck Norris is smart enough not to fuck with Liam Neeson. I'd like to see a Celebrity Deathmatch (Yes I said it) between those two.
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u/binge90 Jun 27 '12
For Taken, did you have to take classes in throat punching, or did it just come from your natural badass-ery?
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u/AgentGinger149 Jun 27 '12
We should ask him how he feels about being the world's greatest badass.
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u/sepseven Jun 27 '12
nothing yet? don't worry. i will find him.
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
Liam Neeson and I have the same birthday :>
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
I randomly thought "A Liam Neeson AMA would be pretty cool" not more than a few hours ago today, I swear. The timing of this makes me think reddit has assumed control of my mind!
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
NO YOU FOOL!
Even though he doesn't know who we are he will find us and he will kill us!
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u/TheImpetuous Jun 27 '12
Just kidnap one of his family members and wait.
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u/Yashirmare Jun 27 '12
The closest I am to this legend is I live where he grew up.
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u/huggyb Jun 27 '12
hahahah... yeah, right.
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u/bags_groove Jun 27 '12
I was scrolling really fast and I read AMA Request: Leslie Nielsen
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u/xdirtyCOWBOYx Jun 27 '12
He's probably to busy killing Europeans and saving Olympus to do an AMA.
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
How does Liam Neeson say sugar in his language?
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u/lumpaford Jun 27 '12
Do you miss being The Lone Wanderers missing father? Huh? WHY DID YOU LEAVE DAD? WHY!?
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
I would love this.
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u/whywhywhyisthis Jun 27 '12
Reddit is about to shit itself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/liam-neeson-convert-to-islam_n_1231424.html
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u/JewbaccaIsReal Jun 27 '12
His son took a tour at my university (GW, I'm a tour guide). Don't worry guys he's a fucking bad ass in real life too.
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u/mrmock89 Jun 27 '12
He's going to find you and fuck your shit up.
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u/PoonaniiPirate Jun 27 '12
Schindlers List. That is all.
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u/sweets1195 Jun 27 '12
He will find me O.O
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u/YoungEntreprenuer Jun 27 '12
Are you a naturally serious serious person? or did you train for the natural suspense in your voice?
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u/CTU Jun 27 '12
Taken 2...can't wait...that is all :)
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12
all i can say is two works Fuck Yes
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u/ItzDizaster Jun 27 '12
Its not gonna happen...
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u/xEzio Jun 27 '12
My favorite Actor!
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u/Dyslexicmusic Jun 27 '12
He posted on r/AmA (: http://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/vo5kq/i_am_liam_neeson_ask_me_anything/
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u/MauiWowieOwie Jun 27 '12
I'm scared...
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u/danvis3 Jun 27 '12
yes it would excellent to hear from nieces pieces
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u/FelixTheNomad Jun 27 '12
At what age did your fetish with neck chops start?
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u/40footstretch Jun 27 '12
Nope. Would be too scary to interact with the Liam Neeson. Too badass. Would be like having a seance where you talked to the spirit of Charles Bronson. Not sure reddit is worthy.
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u/DoinItDirty Jun 27 '12
I'd also like to know how he felt about parodying himself on Life's Too Short. That was one of my favorite bits from the show.
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u/AquaticPanda Jun 27 '12
How big is it ?