Liam Neeson NEVER did James Bond because of THIS reason

Liam Neeson had to do what his late wife Natasha Richardson said.

Saying no to any James Bond was Natasha Richardson's lone requirement for marriage, according to Liam Neeson's late wife.

Neeson, 70, emphasized in an interview with Rolling Stone about his newest film, Marlowe, that he "was not offered James Bond," but had thought about playing the renowned spy before Richardson, whom he married in 1994, stepped in.

"They looked at a bunch of actors. Schindler's List had come out and Barbara [Broccoli] had called me a couple of times to ask if I was interested, and I said, 'Yes, I would be interested,' " Neeson told the outlet.

"And then my lovely wife [Natasha Richardson], god rest her soul, said to me while we were shooting Nell down in the Carolinas, 'Liam, I want to tell you something: If you play James Bond, we're not getting married.' "

“I would tease her by going behind her back, making my fingers as though I’m holding a gun, and then [hums the James Bond theme]. I loved doing that shit!”

Liam Neeson got the 'The James Bond Ultimatum'

The Taken actor claimed that Richardson, who passed away from blunt force trauma in 2009 at 45 after collapsing while skiing at Quebec's Mont Tremblant, gave him "a James Bond ultimatum" regarding the role.

"And she meant it! Come on, there's all those gorgeous girls in various countries getting into bed and getting out of bed," Neeson told Rolling Stone, laughing. "I'm sure a lot of her decision-making was based on that!"

In another part of the Rolling Stone interview, Neeson recalled the passing of his late wife and stated that he did not "know how to answer" a question about how he managed to carry on following Richardson's death.