"People ask me if I ever feel outside the Hollywood loop, and I never do, because both of us do a lot of theatre, so it's great for New York and it's also half-way between Europe and the west coast, so it's the best of both worlds"
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Neeson’s answer politely sidesteps the premise that Hollywood is the only loop worth being inside. He’s doing PR, sure, but it’s the rare kind that smuggles in a worldview: relevance isn’t a zip code, it’s a practice. The line “I never do” lands as a quiet flex, not bravado. He isn’t denying Hollywood’s gravity; he’s refusing to orbit it.
The telling move is how quickly he shifts from “me” to “both of us.” Whether he means a partner, a creative unit, or simply his household, the subtext is stability. In an industry built on individual myth-making, Neeson frames belonging as something shared and chosen, not conferred by red carpets. Then he reaches for theatre as the credential that outranks celebrity. Theatre implies craft, repetition, risk, and a live audience you can’t edit. It’s also a subtle rebuke to the Hollywood attention economy: you can disappear into stage work and still claim artistic centrality.
The geography talk sounds like travel-chat, but it’s strategy. New York becomes a cultural hinge: prestigious enough to counter any “outside” narrative, practical enough to justify a transatlantic career. “Best of both worlds” is the softest phrase here, yet it does the hardest work - reframing a potentially defensive question into a statement of control. Neeson isn’t outside the loop; he’s chosen a different circuit, one that trades industry gossip for the long game of craft and mobility.
The telling move is how quickly he shifts from “me” to “both of us.” Whether he means a partner, a creative unit, or simply his household, the subtext is stability. In an industry built on individual myth-making, Neeson frames belonging as something shared and chosen, not conferred by red carpets. Then he reaches for theatre as the credential that outranks celebrity. Theatre implies craft, repetition, risk, and a live audience you can’t edit. It’s also a subtle rebuke to the Hollywood attention economy: you can disappear into stage work and still claim artistic centrality.
The geography talk sounds like travel-chat, but it’s strategy. New York becomes a cultural hinge: prestigious enough to counter any “outside” narrative, practical enough to justify a transatlantic career. “Best of both worlds” is the softest phrase here, yet it does the hardest work - reframing a potentially defensive question into a statement of control. Neeson isn’t outside the loop; he’s chosen a different circuit, one that trades industry gossip for the long game of craft and mobility.
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