Actor Liam Neeson has revealed the importance of getting his voice right for a role.
The Taken actor, who is well-known for his sultry husky tones, admitted that he uses his voice to alter the seriousness of a character.
“I think you can work on a certain gravitas with a voice. I haven’t consciously decided on it,” he said.
Voice-control: Liam revealed it’s very important to his voice right for the characters he plays
“In Taken, he’s a man of few words, lots of action. He never struck me as someone with a high-pitched voice.
“I remember Steven [Spielberg, director] wanted a rich cigarette, cognac voice [for Schindler’s List]. I never drank cognac. I used to be a smoker, so maybe I had a residue left,” he told US Esquire.
“But it was a beautiful script by Steve Zaillian. There was maybe one comma changed in that.”
Life experience: Liam admitted that his experiences in life helped him prepare for the role | VIPIRELAND.COM
Lending his vocal skills to Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, where he voiced poet Mustafa, the Irish actor revealed his experiences helped him prepare for the role.
“[When I read it] I thought it was beautiful, but it bounced off me – I didn’t have life experience,” he admitted.
“Now that I’m 63, I’m the father of two boys, reading it again, it’s a richer experience.”