Liam Neeson turned down JAMES BOND. Oh f**k man, c’mon.

Liam Neeson! Bro! Are you even fucking serious? I got problems with you twice over. Now understand that I’m a fan of Daniel Craig, his craggy face, and his rendition of Bond. So I’m somewhat content. But fuck man, you turned down Bond?! To star in Non-Stop? Unknown Taken 2? (I loved the first one.) Damn, man. And if that ain’t bad enough — now you gotta tell us all about the fact that you turned down the role?

While Liam Neeson has carved out a career in his late 50s and early 60s as an ass-kicking, take-no-prisoners action hero in “Taken,” “Taken 2,” “Non-Stop,” “Unknown” and “The Grey,” with “Run All Night” in the can and “Taken 3” shooting, this renaissance might have come earlier in his career.

Speaking with Hull Daily Mail (via Dark Horizons), Neeson reveals he was pursued for one of the most famous franchise stars in the history of cinema—James Bond. This would have been in the era after Timothy Dalton, where a number of contenders were looked at for the role that eventually went to Pierce Brosnan. So why did Neeson bow out?

“I was heavily courted, let’s put it that way, and I’m sure some other actors were too,” he explained. “It was about 18 or 19 years ago and my wife-to-be [Natasha Richardson] said, ‘If you play James Bond we’re not getting married!’ And I had to take that on board, because I did want to marry her.”

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I mean granted they asked you way before you went awesome-yet-schlocky action star. So there’s that. Still though, keep that shit to yourself. Ignorance is bless and all that happy horse shit. Now I’m just going to picture you rocking out as the spy.