Liam Neeson's interest in playing James Bond prompted

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Liam Neeson was once interested in playing James Bond 

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The "Marlowe" actor, 70, revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone

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 that he once expressed interest in playing the suave British secret agent

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until Natasha Richardson told him that, if he took the part, she wouldn't marry him

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Neeson and Richardson married in 1994

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In 2009, Richardson died at age 45 following a head injury sustained while skiing

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They looked at a bunch of actors. 'Schindler’s List

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