Liam Neeson Once Punched Out A Kid That Pulled A Knife On Him

(Neeson, asked what his hardest non-acting job was)
“I tried to be a teacher for two years, many years ago. That’s probably the most difficult job I’ve ever tried to master.

“I found it impossible to teach 12, 13-year-old boys and girls.

“A kid pulled a knife on me once, during teacher training. He was a big guy too, he was about 15 years of age. So… I had to punch him, you know? And then I was reprimanded for it.

“This particular kid, he didn’t want to settle down, he wanted to disrupt the whole class, you know? So I went over to him and I asked him to leave the classroom, and the next thing, he pulled a knife on me, you know? And my immediate reaction was to punch him. Which I shouldn’t have done, but… I felt threatened, so I punched him.”