Liam Neeson: I’m scared of public speaking

Award-winning actor and action movie star, Liam Neeson, might be able to take down the toughest villains on screen, but he still has fears.

“My fear, and it’s a genuine fear, is public speaking. Everybody says: ‘Oh, you’re an actor, you should be good at that.’ It’s just not true,” he said. He was speaking at Áras an Uachtaráin, yesterday, where he received a special award for Irish people doing outstanding work abroad in sport, science, and the arts.

“I’m very, very humbled and I’m very, very proud to be Irish, especially today. I shall continue to fly the flag for Irish drama,” he said, on receiving the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, from President Michael D Higgins.