Liam Neeson says he turned down James Bond role for `GoldenEye`

Hollywood star Liam Neeson turned down the chance to play James Bond 007, because he has never been interested in starring in action movies - reports ContactMusic.

The "Kinsey" actor was approached to replace Timothy Dalton as the suave super spy in 1995's "GoldenEye", but film-makers settled for fellow Irishman Pierce Brosnan after Neeson spurned their advances.

The 52-year-old says, "I was approached very heavily, but I wasn't really interested."

Thanks to `JP` for the alert.

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