Liam Neeson recently shared why he turned down the role to play James Bond.

Liam said about being approached several times in the ’90s, “They looked at a bunch of actors. 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.'”

He continued, “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.’ She gave me a James Bond ultimatum. And she meant it!”

He added, “Come on, there’s all those gorgeous girls in various countries getting into bed and getting out of bed. I’m sure a lot of her decision-making was based on that!”

Source: Ultimate Classic Rock