Samuel L. Jackson said he and Hayden Christensen did the same thing. Hayden said that when you do Star Wars, it's just natural for any actor to do the sounds.
That's exactly how I always thought of it. But I saw the movie as a maybe 5 year old Irish kid 😂 Always loved Qui-Gon, and was acutely aware he was played by an Irishman haha
@@Jordanbackland those are ALL great ones, but OMG, Alan Rickman, I want to cry! By all accounts, he was a sweet, sweet man. And played so many villains so well with that VOICE!
That's what happens when you get an amazing actor for an amazing character, it's probably as rare as a total planet alignment. I think it helps too that they didn't keep bringing him back for dozens of cameos, so that his absence really felt stronger.
Careful now - Conan might have incredible force push / pull proficiency (forming an open stretched hand / forming a claw in empty air), which makes the use of the mouth-lightsaber obsolete...
I love that Liam Neeson's awesome movie voice is actually his real voice. Funny to think the role that put him on the map they didn't use that wonderful voice at all.
@@joshhunt4146 That was a great role, but, I was actually referring to Suspect, where he played a mute. That was the first big buzz I remember about him.
Wow, this is one of the best interviews I've seen from Conan. Not from comedic perspective, but from the honest, talking-about-life-experience perspective. Beautiful stuff.
That's awesome. Reminds me of Billy Crystal making the 80's cop movie "Running Scared" and they had to cut because he kept making bang noises when shooting his gun.
Liam Neeson's voice falls into that category of "soothing-raspyness" that Kieth David possesses, it's like listening to you're grandfather lull you to sleep with a bed time story.
Everyone who worked with George on the movies probably thinks the same thing. George was really big on just making movies that were vital episodes to the saga and hardly doing anything else, other than the Clone Wars show.
Everyone who worked with George on the movies probably thinks the same thing. George was really big on just making movies that were vital episodes to the saga and hardly doing anything else, other than the Clone Wars show.
Definitely. A few, well chosen ones would have been good, might've evend added to the plot. Now, they are completely overdoing it, thus watering down the entire franchise till nothing's left of it in substance. Therefore: Booo, Disney, booooooo...👎
I think George always said that star wars worked better in episode (series) form. So I believe he would have made more series about star wars but not sure this many.
Conan's such a good interviewer and i think he's only gotten better in these podcasts where he can really curate what he wants to say and have these genuine interactions with people, without a time constraint or so much censoring
Just over 30 seconds in and Liam Neeson is the first major celebrity I have ever heard say “They’re diluting the whole thing”. He’s absolutely right. I’ve been saying that for years. This is major. He’s so utterly genuine. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a gaggle of nerds who want to silence him because he just said something absolutely true and from a place of care for something. Wouldn’t be the first time, would it?
So I wanna preface this by saying I agree with Liam, I just wanted to add my own two cents. I think you CAN add more to a franchise without it diluting it, it’s just you need to approach it with proper love and respect for the story. What we’ve seen with Disney is they’ve constantly been just dumping stuff to simply add more content. That’s what dilutes the franchise more than anything.
Yea I agree there are so many characters they have added that mean nothing to me. Personally I feel like Clone Wars, Mandolorian, Rebels, and Bad batch are the saving graces for what disney did with the sequels. Hoping Ahsoka ends good so I can add that to the list.@@nfrance999
One of my favorite memories of going to SDCC was seeing a man in his 50's cosplaying as Mace Windu walking a short distance away just strolling with a bag of souvenirs and this must've been just after Attack of the Clones just came out. Spot on look too, he probably could've even nailed the voice, knowing his luck. I hope he's still kicking around.
As an actor myself (30+ years 🎭), it's *REALLY* great for me to learn that Liam Neeson experienced "blanking" on stage. And why? Simple. That happened to me (once) during a performance of "The Hobbit". I was Bilbo. However, I was pretty lucky, improvised right through, and recovered maybe 6-12 seconds later. FEELS LIKE SIXTY SECONDS, though... yes. 😕
They were not the only ones. Laura Dern couldn't stop herself from making blaster noises when filming TLJ. IIRC, some of her "pews" remained in the final movie.
That was the first time I was introduced to Liam Neeson before he became notable in his future roles and I can say the same thing with other actors I've seen for the first time and then some became A-Listers
"Mine was green, cos I'm the Irish Jedi yano" Exactly why I always assumed he had the green saber since I was a little Irish kid growing up loving Qui-Gon the Irish Jedi!
it's true. that's my experience with actors. they always do that. I was a vfx supervisor on set. actors always add the sound effects with their mouths. I've experienced this countless times with gun scenes and we always have to tell them to cut it out cause the sound effects are gonna get added in post.
I think it's safe to say, that it is universal understanding, that if you pull a lightsaber - it has to sound like a lightsaber. I would have loved to see that first time lightsaber unsheathing, LOL😂😂😂
"Going up" in front of a live audience (blanking on your lines) is an absolutely mortifying experience for an actor. When you've done the show night in & night out for any period of time, sometimes you might get a bit complacent & take for granted that the lines will be there. Then all of a sudden, they're not. The harder you try to remember, the worse it gets. You can't yell "Cut, sorry, let's try again." Every eye in the house is on you. Any stage actor knows that feeling. Live theatre can be beautiful. It can also be cruel to the people doing the work.
Liam Neesons voice is majestic.
He would be a great narrator
Well he is Aslan/zeus/qui gonjinn after all.
Optimus Prime 😂
@@y121gigawatts3he narrates a 2014 nature documentary called love thy nature.
@@TheIrishBosnian O'Ptimus McPrime
Sounds like Conan is having a discussion with a distant thunder storm
😂
That's apt considering that Liam Neeson once played Zeus.
Haha
Its not a thunder storm just Liam Neeson walking towards you from a distance
best voice for Stormfather if they make an adaptation for Stormlight Archives
Samuel L. Jackson said he and Hayden Christensen did the same thing. Hayden said that when you do Star Wars, it's just natural for any actor to do the sounds.
Natalie portman did it with her gun..."piu piu piu....piu"
That is actually a spot-on Watto-impression. 😂
Lmao yes
I was thinking the same thing. 😂
NERD.
He’s starting to sound like Watto with his normal voice
Right? I was surprised he couldn't remember the name but still did an awesome impression.
"My lightsaber was green... cuz you know im Irish" hahaha wow i never thought of it that way 🤣🔥
It's also very apt then that Ewan's was blue 😄
That's exactly how I always thought of it. But I saw the movie as a maybe 5 year old Irish kid 😂 Always loved Qui-Gon, and was acutely aware he was played by an Irishman haha
Why is Liam not doing more voice acting work!?! His voice is spectacular!
He was great in the Lego Movie. Underrated performance.
And a Monster Calls
He voiced the villain in Ponyo, too (the ninth film directed by Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki), and was great in that as well!
He absolutely captured the majestic voice of Aslan in the Narnia movies.
Was also the dad in fallout 3
When conan does his true laugh it's just so beautiful.
Very few people bring it out, I was listen to him with Burr, and you could just tell the laugh was real.
I frequently watch him and Norm for this exact reason
Eh
You really think that's true laughter? He's laughing way too hard at mildly amusing stories.
It would make a great Joker laugh now that Hamill is out. Am I the only one who thinks so?
Liam Neeson's voice is so satisfying to the ear. He should start a podcast just reading random things in that fantastic voice.
I just want him to read these if he does and still send chills down your spine:
Rubber baby bumpy bumpers
Butterscotch
He and Morgan Freeman are THE voices for me. Can you think of others on their level?
The Freeman/Neeson Podcast - Today: NYC Telephone Book of 1984 Letter 'A'
I'd listen in!
@@Gringa_L John hurt, Alan Rickman, Christopher judge (kratos), Ian McKellen, Ian mcdiarmid who plays the emperor.
@@Jordanbackland those are ALL great ones, but OMG, Alan Rickman, I want to cry! By all accounts, he was a sweet, sweet man. And played so many villains so well with that VOICE!
We need ewan mcgregor next
I want them both together, same interview about star wars filming
I would love to see ewan and hayden come on
It's crazy how Liam was Qui-Gon for one movie and from that he became such an Iconic characeter. He voiced Qui-Gon in Clone Wars too, but still.
That's what happens when you get an amazing actor for an amazing character, it's probably as rare as a total planet alignment. I think it helps too that they didn't keep bringing him back for dozens of cameos, so that his absence really felt stronger.
And Tales of The Jedi
Today I learned Conan cannot do lightsaber sounds. Which obviously means he’s powerless and unworthy of our fear.
His sounds make me Sith. Just Sith to my stomach.
He’s a sith, @jauricchio. If you understood his true intentions you’d be frightened. I sure as hell am.
Careful now - Conan might have incredible force push / pull proficiency (forming an open stretched hand / forming a claw in empty air), which makes the use of the mouth-lightsaber obsolete...
"kush kush"
He wasn’t trying to do the actual sounds, he was purposely making them sound cringe, learn comedy before you comment
“Funny Conan” is my favorite Conan, however, the 2nd half of this video interview is so genuine, honest and joke-free and it’s absolutely wonderful.
Such a great interview. Liam sounds like such a guy in the pub telling you a story.
Funny, I was thinking he sounded like a guy in a pub telling you a story after a funeral.
@@PneumanonHaha totally yeah
Liam. One of the greats. What an electrifying screen presence.
I love that Liam Neeson's awesome movie voice is actually his real voice. Funny to think the role that put him on the map they didn't use that wonderful voice at all.
His voice was probably a little different in 93 aswell but your right. Oskar Schindler didn’t sound like Liam Neeson haha
@@joshhunt4146 That was a great role, but, I was actually referring to Suspect, where he played a mute. That was the first big buzz I remember about him.
@@Gringa_L ahh I beg your pardon… I have to plead ignorance on that one… I will be sure to check it out :)
I thought we were talking Darkman!
@@jaerivus Looks like Suspect preceded Darkman by a few years, I haven't seen it, not info horror. is he mute in that movie was well?
This talk is defintely a source of wisdom, it feels genuine, authenthic and real, it's human.
I think Liam Neeson's accent is getting stronger as he ages. He doesn't cut out the colloquialisms at all.
Wow, this is one of the best interviews I've seen from Conan. Not from comedic perspective, but from the honest, talking-about-life-experience perspective. Beautiful stuff.
I agree to great irish men all thees missing is a pint 😅😅😊😊
That's awesome. Reminds me of Billy Crystal making the 80's cop movie "Running Scared" and they had to cut because he kept making bang noises when shooting his gun.
what a fresh, calm and thoughtful piece of chat, more of this CONAN !
My God! The voice!!!
I'm melting!!
😍😍
Liam Neeson's voice falls into that category of "soothing-raspyness" that Kieth David possesses, it's like listening to you're grandfather lull you to sleep with a bed time story.
Liam's voice is so deep and raspy that it made my headphones vibrate, which in turn shook my head.
Liam Neeson could grind coffee beans with just his voice
Bless this man for saying the spin-offs dilute the core of "Star Wars" instead of some diplomatic Disney sentence on how it's all great.
Everyone who worked with George on the movies probably thinks the same thing. George was really big on just making movies that were vital episodes to the saga and hardly doing anything else, other than the Clone Wars show.
Everyone who worked with George on the movies probably thinks the same thing. George was really big on just making movies that were vital episodes to the saga and hardly doing anything else, other than the Clone Wars show.
Definitely. A few, well chosen ones would have been good, might've evend added to the plot. Now, they are completely overdoing it, thus watering down the entire franchise till nothing's left of it in substance. Therefore: Booo, Disney, booooooo...👎
I think George always said that star wars worked better in episode (series) form. So I believe he would have made more series about star wars but not sure this many.
Star Wars is 9 episodes. Rest got nothing to do with it. To each his own
One of the greatest actors of all time. Qui-Gon is my favourite character in all of Star Wars!
He did a great job with the role, despite anyone's other criticisms of Episode I.
You have good taste!
Eu chorei quando ele morreu.
Conan's such a good interviewer and i think he's only gotten better in these podcasts where he can really curate what he wants to say and have these genuine interactions with people, without a time constraint or so much censoring
I remember reading that Ewan McGregor was kinda notorious for always doing the saber effects even thru Ep III. Just couldn't get the kid out him
Two great Irishmen having a chat! 😍 One of the best CONAF episodes so far!
I see one actual Irishman and one American of Irish decent having a conversation.
This is such a relaxed conversation, it's great
The most fascinating podcast episode to listen in a long while from Conan. My work day hour flew listening this conversation
Just over 30 seconds in and Liam Neeson is the first major celebrity I have ever heard say “They’re diluting the whole thing”.
He’s absolutely right. I’ve been saying that for years. This is major. He’s so utterly genuine.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a gaggle of nerds who want to silence him because he just said something absolutely true and from a place of care for something.
Wouldn’t be the first time, would it?
So I wanna preface this by saying I agree with Liam, I just wanted to add my own two cents.
I think you CAN add more to a franchise without it diluting it, it’s just you need to approach it with proper love and respect for the story. What we’ve seen with Disney is they’ve constantly been just dumping stuff to simply add more content. That’s what dilutes the franchise more than anything.
Yea I agree there are so many characters they have added that mean nothing to me. Personally I feel like Clone Wars, Mandolorian, Rebels, and Bad batch are the saving graces for what disney did with the sequels. Hoping Ahsoka ends good so I can add that to the list.@@nfrance999
@@nfrance999 So, in the context of the conversation, this is right.
@@nfrance999 Which is basically what Liam was saying, just in brief.
The voice of kanan from rebels Freddie Prince jr has also said the same thing when asked if he ever would do a live action version
One of my favorite memories of going to SDCC was seeing a man in his 50's cosplaying as Mace Windu walking a short distance away just strolling with a bag of souvenirs and this must've been just after Attack of the Clones just came out. Spot on look too, he probably could've even nailed the voice, knowing his luck. I hope he's still kicking around.
The funny stuff is perfect and then this interview is perfect. You can't stop Conan.
Star Wars has the craziest fans of all, their passion is incredible
That's such a Padawan comment. 😁
Said the person who never met a Deadhead.
They ruined several lives and careers, so yeah, they are crazy
@@lordbuddybeartell me more i loved the original star wars and even enjoyed 1, 2, 3 (i know i know) but haven’t seen anything after that
@@pixelated23-b9zJake Lloyd, who played Anakin in Phantom Menace, was bullied by fans and kids at his school. That's why he quit acting.
Green lightsaber for the Irish Jedi haha
😂
Everyone does the sound effects 😂
Now it does them for you.
As an actor myself (30+ years 🎭), it's *REALLY* great for me to learn that Liam Neeson experienced "blanking" on stage. And why? Simple. That happened to me (once) during a performance of "The Hobbit". I was Bilbo. However, I was pretty lucky, improvised right through, and recovered maybe 6-12 seconds later. FEELS LIKE SIXTY SECONDS, though... yes. 😕
I love both of these guys so much!!
They were not the only ones. Laura Dern couldn't stop herself from making blaster noises when filming TLJ. IIRC, some of her "pews" remained in the final movie.
I'm glad someone pointed this out, it's one of my favorite bits of TLJ trivia
I haven't even watched the clip yet and already love it.
Literally my favorite Star Wars character.
Darkman was the one of the best movies I have ever seen as a kid.
i loved darkman..
Terrified me as a kid
That was the first time I was introduced to Liam Neeson before he became notable in his future roles and I can say the same thing with other actors I've seen for the first time and then some became A-Listers
"Mine was green, cos I'm the Irish Jedi yano"
Exactly why I always assumed he had the green saber since I was a little Irish kid growing up loving Qui-Gon the Irish Jedi!
Conan has a particular set of skills
But these are no match to the ones Jordan Schlansky mastered to be able to performing his Various Tasks 🥱
I really miss Conan on late night... he is the best!
💕 If I could just bottle that voice of his 🗣🧴
Liam’s voice is so iconic.
This interview was lovely to watch.
Your voice speaks to the deep soul, Sir Liam. Stay safe ..
Amazing Watto impression
I watched Citizen Kane the other day again.Some of the old classic black and white movies are amazing
I need yall to just start posting the full episodes
Thank you!
I just listened to the podcast- it was so delightful that I had to see it! ❤❤❤
Liam Neeson's voice is insane, i was listening to it and not looking at the screen, as soon as he started talking i was kinda stunned, lol
Liam neesons voice makes me feel safe
It's somehow simultaneously soothing and intimidating.
Which is strange, seems he attracts chaos.
Because he has a certain set of skills.
Love to hear these to talents talking. So grounded and funny.
Liam Neeson is an awesome actor! Hopefully we see more of him in the Star Wars universe.
"Irish Jedi" :D :D :D
This is so asmr.
Reminds me of how, in The Last Jedi, apparently when Laura Dern had a blaster she just instinctively started saying “Pew! Pew!” when she fired it.
my two favorite people!
Liam seems like such a down to earth nice guy with a great set of pipes.
The perfect Schindler. His voice just evokes humanity.
How cute these two together is perfection ❤
Somebody’s gotta mod Liam’s lightsaber sound into a real lightsaber
I love Liam Neeson❤️❤️❤️❤️😁 I love his voice and humor . Thanks for your action movies from🇧🇬 Bulgarian fan.
This is fantastic love these pair 😊
I had no idea making lightsaber sounds was among his very particular set of skills.
Thanks for specifying channel 38 and channel 56! My childhood too. "LVI is part of living: Living 56." Amen.
I want to fall asleep laying my head on a pillow made of his voice.
Watto is the Character he is referring to. His Scenes on Tattooine.
I got headphones on. I shoulda been prepared for Neeson's voice. I'm entranced.
keep up hard work on your show for uploading videos conan
"well the trick is sometimes it's not good." 😂😂😂
I finally understand when books say someone has a rumbling, growling voice
I'd imagine Liam's voice to have the face of Simba or Aslan, and I picture Conan's to be Pink Panther's
The Irish Jedi 🤣🤣🤣🙌
Even Liam thinks Disney is diluting Star Wars with these subpar spinoffs.
He also said Ewan’s lightsaber was red so…
@@jaradsage8546 nah, he said the aluminum tube Ewan used was red
I grew up outside boston in New Bedford. I remember channels 38 and 56.
dude is a class act, this is how you carry yourself
Mr. Neeson's voice sounds like a quiet earthquake.
Liam Neeson & Conan O’Brien 👑
it's true. that's my experience with actors. they always do that. I was a vfx supervisor on set. actors always add the sound effects with their mouths. I've experienced this countless times with gun scenes and we always have to tell them to cut it out cause the sound effects are gonna get added in post.
Love you liam neeson please live forever ❤
Interesting Pod cast, thanks for putting this together!
Hey folks watch Charlie Hopkins. His Qui gon, Obi Wan and Anakin hanging out together watching SW material comedy is simply brilliant and hilarious!
2:25 Great Watto impression XD
May the Irish be with you...always!
No one's going to talk about Conan's face turning red immediately when he does the lightsaber sounds
I think it's safe to say, that it is universal understanding, that if you pull a lightsaber - it has to sound like a lightsaber. I would have loved to see that first time lightsaber unsheathing, LOL😂😂😂
Im surprised how good liam is at impressions... idk why lol
"Monkey smoking a pipe" in that accent is golden 😂
Ha, ha! Growing up in the Boston area, shout out to channels 38 and 56! Old movies, Creature Feature, Willie Whistle, etc..
5:11 Wow from that angle you can really see how he’d get mistaken for Ralph Fiennes.
I just realized that.
The Scot got a blue lightsaber, the Irishman got green.
Lol did he voice watto because that was perfect.
I didn't hear a word he said but I felt it all.
"Going up" in front of a live audience (blanking on your lines) is an absolutely mortifying experience for an actor. When you've done the show night in & night out for any period of time, sometimes you might get a bit complacent & take for granted that the lines will be there. Then all of a sudden, they're not. The harder you try to remember, the worse it gets. You can't yell "Cut, sorry, let's try again." Every eye in the house is on you. Any stage actor knows that feeling. Live theatre can be beautiful. It can also be cruel to the people doing the work.
Can we talk about Conan's lightsaber noises for a second? I'm not sure this man has ever seen Star Wars.