{"id":433440,"date":"2022-04-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/memory-makes-me-think-of-bruce-willis-every-day\/"},"modified":"2022-04-18T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T11:00:00","slug":"memory-makes-me-think-of-bruce-willis-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/memory-makes-me-think-of-bruce-willis-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Memory&#8217; makes me think of Bruce Willis &#8216;every day&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28cda1b4171\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28cda1b4171\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/memory-makes-me-think-of-bruce-willis-every-day\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Memory_makes_me_think_of_Bruce_Willis_%E2%80%98every_day%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Memory&#8217; makes me think of Bruce Willis &#8216;every day&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;&#8216;Memory&#8217; makes me think of Bruce Willis &#8216;every day'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In his latest action movie \u201cMemory,\u201d opening April 29, Liam Neeson plays a deadly assassin facing his toughest battle: the onset of Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>While his character copes with his cognitive impairment as a precision hitman, the 69-year-old star has had Bruce Willis on his mind since his fellow action flick staple, suffering from aphasia, recently retired from acting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart goes out to him. I think about him every day,\u201d Neeson told The Post, noting that aphasia \u2014 which affects the ability to express and understand language \u2014 is especially cruel for an actor such as Willis. \u201cIt\u2019s particularly poignant, isn\u2019t it? I wish him all the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But even as the Irish icon gets ready to turn 70 in June, Neeson has no plans on slowing down. In fact, he\u2019s refuted reports that he\u2019s retiring from action <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Scot Williams and Liam Neeson in &quot;Memory&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21919658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Liam Neeson plays a deadly assassin suffering from Alzheimer\u2019s in \u201cMemory.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rico Torres\/Open Road Films\/Bria<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat was a joke,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was at the Toronto Film Festival a few years ago \u2026 One of the Hollywood Foreign Press said, \u2018Liam, what is it with you and these action moves?\u2019 I said, \u2018I was stubborn \u2026 [but] I\u2019ve had enough of action movies.\u2019 But I meant it as a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, playing Alex Lewis in \u201cMemory\u201d \u2014 which costars Guy Pearce and Monica Bellucci \u2014 made Neeson confront the harsh realities that some face as they get older, including loss of mental faculties. In fact, this notoriously tough guy admits to having a fear of Alzheimer\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Liam Neeson in &quot;Memory&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21919695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Liam Neeson says he is not retiring from action movies after his latest one, \u201cMemory.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rico Torres\/Open Road Films\/Bria<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt has crossed my mind a few times, especially when you can\u2019t remember a name of an actor I worked with two or three years ago,\u201d he said. \u201cThat bugs me. But maybe we all suffer that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn doing some research for this, I watched some very traumatic documentaries on the affliction of Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia, and read some books on it of course. And I have a friend in Ireland, who is older than me, [who] has very definite early stages of dementia, which is traumatic to see \u2026 It is a horrible affliction. It really is.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Liam Neeson in a scene from &quot;Memory&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21919722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-memory-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In \u201cMemory,\u201d both Liam Neeson\u2019s character, Alex Lewis, and his brother suffer from Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rico Torres\/Open Road Films\/Bria<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And, for an actor, remembering lines is perhaps the most important tool of the trade. \u201cI know several actors in London \u2026 who have lost the ability to learn lines,\u201d said Neeson.\u00a0 \u201cThey just can\u2019t learn the material. And these are actors who have given extraordinary performances on stage and on film and television.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One thing that Neeson certainly hasn\u2019t forgotten, though, is how to kick ass onscreen. He\u2019s been doing it ever since he got the part of former CIA operative Bryan Mills in 2009\u2019s \u201cTaken\u201d thanks to a fortuitous meeting with director Luc Besson at the Shanghai Film Festival.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-taken-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Liam Neeson in &quot;Taken&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21919830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-taken-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-taken-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-taken-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Liam Neeson\u2019s starring role in 2009\u2019s \u201cTaken\u201d turned him into a bonafide action star.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">20th Century Fox<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roached him and said, \u2018As a kid, I was an amateur boxer, and I\u2019d love to be in a film where I have to beat up some guys or get beaten up,\u2019\u201d said Neeson. \u201cThey eventually offered \u2018Taken\u2019 to me, and I thought, \u2018This is great. I get to be in Paris for three months, and we\u2019re going to be working \u2026 with these stunt guys, fight choreographers and stuff. And then it will go straight to video.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the sleeper box-office success of \u201cTaken\u201d led to two sequels (in 2012 and 2015) and turned Neeson into a bonafide action star. Now, though, he\u2019d like to flip the script and do a romantic comedy. \u201cI\u2019d love to,\u201d he said. \u201cYeah, that would be cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-love-actually-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Liam Neeson and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in &quot;Love Actually&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21919844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-love-actually-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-love-actually-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-love-actually-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Liam Neeson played stepfather to Thomas Brodie-Sangster\u2019s character in the 2003 rom-com \u201cLove Actually.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Universal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, Neeson co-starred in the beloved rom-com \u201cLove Actually\u201d in 2003, and the film still holds a special place in his heart. \u201cYou know, sometimes I\u2019m flicking through channels at 2 o\u2019clock in the morning, \u2018Love Actually\u2019 starts, and \u2026 you hear Hugh Grant talking about the last messages from people [in the planes that hit] the Twin Towers. And all the messages were messages of love. I defy anyone to switch channels when they hear that. I really do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, Neeson\u2019s real-life romance with actress wife Natasha Richardson came to a tragic end when she died from a brain injury incurred in a skiing accident. And, 13 years later, the widower doesn\u2019t believe he\u2019ll ever get married again. \u201cNo, I think I\u2019m gonna be on my own,\u201d he said, wistfully.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-3.jpg?w=739\" alt=\"Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson\" class=\"wp-image-21919873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1478 1478w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1109 1108w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=739 739w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=370 369w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/liam-neeson-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\"\/><figcaption>Liam Neeson and his late wife Natasha Richardson in 2008, a year before she died.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">UK Press via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No doubt keeping Richardson\u2019s memory alive, Neeson will be celebrating with the couple\u2019s two sons \u2014 Mich\u00e9al, 26, and Daniel, 25 \u2014 when he turns 70 on June 7. \u201cAnd,\u201d he added, \u201cif one person says to me, \u2018Liam, it\u2019s just a number,\u2019 that\u2019ll be it!\u201d\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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