See what she said that made him turn down 007 (via toofab)
"They looked at a bunch of actors," Neeson recalled."'Schindler's List' had come out and Barbara [Broccoli] had called me a couple of times to ask if I was interested, and I said, 'Yes, I would be interested.' And then my lovely wife, God rest her soul, said to me while we were shooting 'Nell' down in the Carolinas, 'Liam, I want to tell you something: If you play James Bond, we’re not getting married.
Turns out his love for Richardson overpowered his interest in taking on the role of the international super spy. Though he had no problem rejecting the offer, Neeson shared that he used to tease the"Parent Trap" star by"going behind her back, making my fingers as though I'm holding a gun, and [humming the James Bond theme]," he laughed."I loved doing that s---!"
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