The ‘Taken’ actor confided that he still looks forward to his wife’s return even though she passed away 5 years ago in an accident.

Liam Neeson appeared on the talk show 60 Minutes, opening up about his sadness and emptiness over the past 5 years since his beloved wife died.

In March 2009, his wife, Natasha Richardson, suffered head injuries and brain death in a skiing accident in Montreal, Canada. Liam had to make the painful decision to let his wife pass away peacefully.

Liam tearfully recounted: “I went to her and said: ‘Honey, you hit your head and you’re never going to wake up. I don’t know if you can hear me. I will.’ take you back to New York and all your family and friends will come to you…

Before, she and I had a pact that if for some reason one of us had to maintain a real life. “It’s the other person’s responsibility to end that situation… After looking at her and looking at all the wires, I pulled out the breathing tube and let her go.”

However, many months and days later, Liam still couldn’t believe that his wife of 15 years was no longer alive. The 61-year-old actor is still waiting for the day when Natasha suddenly returns. The Actually Love star confided: “Her death was never real. For a long time, especially the first two years, when I heard the knock on the door of our New York apartment, I thought it was her”.

Liam also shared that he donated 3 of his wife’s organs to 3 patients: “She helped 3 other people regain their lives at that time, thanks to her heart, kidneys and liver. I I believe Natasha will be very happy about that.”

To this day, the pain of loss still lingers in the action movie star’s heart. He confided: “It’s like a rolling wave. Sometimes those deep emotions come rushing back. I know that life is not eternal, but I still can’t get used to that.”

Liam Neeson has been married to Natasha Richardson since 1994. He and his wife have two sons together, Micheál and Daniel.