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Liam on the Early Show
June 17, 2005
Liam appeared on the Early Show: Clip (Please rightclick and save). Thanks to Kathy for recording and sending me this!
edited: Thanks to Sally we have now a transcript for the interview! See below.
Liam appeared on the Early Show: Clip (Please rightclick and save). Thanks to Kathy for recording and sending me this!
edited: Thanks to Sally we have now a transcript for the interview! See below.
Transcript:
Ann
…. Liam Neeson. He has moved effortlessly from dramas like Schindlers list to comedies like Love Actually and even mega block busters including Starwars Episode 1. Well his latest movie is the eagerly anticipated Batman Begins. Liam Neeson, good morning.
Liam
Hi Ann
Ann
The movie's wonderful. Congratulations.
Liam
Thank you, thank you.
Ann
It turned out so very nicely.
Liam
It did, yeah, I was very, very.. I was kinda knocked out by it actually.
Ann
So was I. A lot of people were. Look at this, look at this review from a Hollywood reporter. For director Christopher Nolan to turn Batman Begins into such a smart, gritty brooding, visceral experience is astonishing. Truly batman does begin again.
Liam
Oh that’s great.
Ann
Yeah, but when someone came to you and said they wanted you to do a Batman movie, what was your first reaction?
Liam
It was I have to admit a little bit reticent, um, not least because as a child growing up in Ireland he wasn’t my hero.
Ann
Oh really, who was?
Liam
I have to say it was Superman. This was my guy, you know. I found Batman just a little bit, uh, scary
Ann
In the past Batman movies have not been that well received.
Liam
Well I think the last two were kind of strange you know, lost touch I think. Lost a bit of direction but in this one it was uh. My reticent was put to bed on it when I read the script because it really was.. I really believed. My gosh now I know how this guy Bruce Wayne would end up dressing up in this strange, funky costume and climbing over buildings. The script really.. and the film really delivers as to how and why that happens.
Ann
His story how a normal guy becomes I guess quote, unquote "A super hero…"
Liam
Normal albeit very, very rich of course.
Ann
Very rich and somewhat disturbed and you first encounter him when he’s actually in a Bhutanese prison. So lets take a look at that clip
Liam
Right
<Film clip>
Bruce Wayne
Who are you?
Ducard
My name is merely Ducard, but I speak for Ra’s Al Ghul, a man greatly feared by the criminal underworld.
Bruce Wayne
Vigilantes.
Ducard
No, no, no, a vigilante is just a man lost in his scramble for his own gratification; he can be destroyed or locked up.
But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal and if they can’t stop you, then you become something else entirely.
Bruce Wayne
Which is?
Ducard
A legend, Mr. Wayne
Ann
You’re so fabulous in this movie.
Liam
Oh stop
Ann
Oh come on and how about you’re, you’ve an amazing…
Liam
Great lines to say.
Ann
… amazing fighting technique as well which I can’t believe the incredible scène you guys did in Iceland.
Liam
Yes, yes
Ann
What was, what was filming that day like. Look you’re on the ice here.
Liam
I know and people think that this is computer graphics, it’s not. This is Europe’s biggest glazier, moving at a rate of 5-6 inches every day into a frozen pond.
Ann
Wow!
Liam
And that pond was cracking and fissuring nearly all the time.
Ann
You’re kidding! So you’re filming this fight scene and the ice was cracking, wow!
Liam
And the ice was cracking and we had these ice experts. There job was purely look at the ice all day, every day. And there were various times when we would be called off the ice because it was just not safe and sure enough we’d get off hear this (Liam does a wonderful interpretation of the sound of ice cracking)
Ann
Wow!
Liam
And Christian and I would look at each other and think OK!
Ann
We’d better get this right on the first take (Ann laughs loudly)
Liam
Absolutely.
Ann
Lets film this and get out of town. Um, the movie as you said addresses a lot of things and I don’t really want to give away too much about your character, ah, he’s a very complex person.
Liam
He’s as Austin Powers would say, an international man of mystery.
Ann
Yes he’s a man of mystery. Yes, he is very mysterious and the director said they were looking for someone to play a mentor that the audience would immediately warm to and see as trustworthy.
Liam
Yeah, lets get the big Irish guy right.
Ann
Yeah the big Irish guy, yeah, the people love. Do you feel that? Do you think you have that kind of image with film goers?
Liam
I can’t.. I’m not sure. I played a mentor 2-3 times so that may be what they pick up on.
Ann
Do you like it? Do you like that role?
Liam
I do. Especially now that I’m a dad of two wonderful boys. There’s something extraordinary about passing on information and experience to the younger generation and uh..
Ann
What do the boys think of Batman?
Liam
Well they're just a bit too young to see it.
Ann
Yes, they are a little bit
Liam
There are some scenes in it that are.. I’m not going to bring them.
Ann
Well let’s put it his way. I watched some of the scenes like this. (holds hand in front of her face) So I can understand but it is a lovely movie, wonderful
Liam
Well thanks
Ann
And best of luck with every alright.
Liam
Thank you very much.
Ann
…. Liam Neeson. He has moved effortlessly from dramas like Schindlers list to comedies like Love Actually and even mega block busters including Starwars Episode 1. Well his latest movie is the eagerly anticipated Batman Begins. Liam Neeson, good morning.
Liam
Hi Ann
Ann
The movie's wonderful. Congratulations.
Liam
Thank you, thank you.
Ann
It turned out so very nicely.
Liam
It did, yeah, I was very, very.. I was kinda knocked out by it actually.
Ann
So was I. A lot of people were. Look at this, look at this review from a Hollywood reporter. For director Christopher Nolan to turn Batman Begins into such a smart, gritty brooding, visceral experience is astonishing. Truly batman does begin again.
Liam
Oh that’s great.
Ann
Yeah, but when someone came to you and said they wanted you to do a Batman movie, what was your first reaction?
Liam
It was I have to admit a little bit reticent, um, not least because as a child growing up in Ireland he wasn’t my hero.
Ann
Oh really, who was?
Liam
I have to say it was Superman. This was my guy, you know. I found Batman just a little bit, uh, scary
Ann
In the past Batman movies have not been that well received.
Liam
Well I think the last two were kind of strange you know, lost touch I think. Lost a bit of direction but in this one it was uh. My reticent was put to bed on it when I read the script because it really was.. I really believed. My gosh now I know how this guy Bruce Wayne would end up dressing up in this strange, funky costume and climbing over buildings. The script really.. and the film really delivers as to how and why that happens.
Ann
His story how a normal guy becomes I guess quote, unquote "A super hero…"
Liam
Normal albeit very, very rich of course.
Ann
Very rich and somewhat disturbed and you first encounter him when he’s actually in a Bhutanese prison. So lets take a look at that clip
Liam
Right
<Film clip>
Bruce Wayne
Who are you?
Ducard
My name is merely Ducard, but I speak for Ra’s Al Ghul, a man greatly feared by the criminal underworld.
Bruce Wayne
Vigilantes.
Ducard
No, no, no, a vigilante is just a man lost in his scramble for his own gratification; he can be destroyed or locked up.
But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal and if they can’t stop you, then you become something else entirely.
Bruce Wayne
Which is?
Ducard
A legend, Mr. Wayne
Ann
You’re so fabulous in this movie.
Liam
Oh stop
Ann
Oh come on and how about you’re, you’ve an amazing…
Liam
Great lines to say.
Ann
… amazing fighting technique as well which I can’t believe the incredible scène you guys did in Iceland.
Liam
Yes, yes
Ann
What was, what was filming that day like. Look you’re on the ice here.
Liam
I know and people think that this is computer graphics, it’s not. This is Europe’s biggest glazier, moving at a rate of 5-6 inches every day into a frozen pond.
Ann
Wow!
Liam
And that pond was cracking and fissuring nearly all the time.
Ann
You’re kidding! So you’re filming this fight scene and the ice was cracking, wow!
Liam
And the ice was cracking and we had these ice experts. There job was purely look at the ice all day, every day. And there were various times when we would be called off the ice because it was just not safe and sure enough we’d get off hear this (Liam does a wonderful interpretation of the sound of ice cracking)
Ann
Wow!
Liam
And Christian and I would look at each other and think OK!
Ann
We’d better get this right on the first take (Ann laughs loudly)
Liam
Absolutely.
Ann
Lets film this and get out of town. Um, the movie as you said addresses a lot of things and I don’t really want to give away too much about your character, ah, he’s a very complex person.
Liam
He’s as Austin Powers would say, an international man of mystery.
Ann
Yes he’s a man of mystery. Yes, he is very mysterious and the director said they were looking for someone to play a mentor that the audience would immediately warm to and see as trustworthy.
Liam
Yeah, lets get the big Irish guy right.
Ann
Yeah the big Irish guy, yeah, the people love. Do you feel that? Do you think you have that kind of image with film goers?
Liam
I can’t.. I’m not sure. I played a mentor 2-3 times so that may be what they pick up on.
Ann
Do you like it? Do you like that role?
Liam
I do. Especially now that I’m a dad of two wonderful boys. There’s something extraordinary about passing on information and experience to the younger generation and uh..
Ann
What do the boys think of Batman?
Liam
Well they're just a bit too young to see it.
Ann
Yes, they are a little bit
Liam
There are some scenes in it that are.. I’m not going to bring them.
Ann
Well let’s put it his way. I watched some of the scenes like this. (holds hand in front of her face) So I can understand but it is a lovely movie, wonderful
Liam
Well thanks
Ann
And best of luck with every alright.
Liam
Thank you very much.
Posted: Sa - Juni 18, 2005 at 05:47 nachm.