Decades ago in the 1990s, actor Liam Neeson was in the running to play James Bond. Neeson was interested at the time, but it ultimately didn’t go anywhere due to Neeson’s late wife, Natasha Richardson, telling Neeson she wouldn’t marry him if he took the role.

Speaking to Rolling Stone, Neeson said he was approached by series producer Barbara Broccoli after he starred in 1993’s Schindler’s List and earned an Academy Award for his performance in it.

“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 recalled (via Variety). “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.'”

Neeson added: “She gave me a James Bond ultimatum. And she meant it!” Neeson did get a laugh out of it all, saying he st…