Liam and the Lyric Theatre, in Belfast
1) In 2004, Liam gave the SAG-AFTRA Foundation an approximately two-hour interview in which he talked about his life and how he became an actor. At one point, Liam spoke about his time at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. The career retrospective interview with Liam was conducted by Todd Amorde. Liam mentioned that his parents placed great importance on education, and that meant:Education, education, education! Todd Amorde asked Liam, " And how did they feel about you kind of drifting away from that and wanting to be an actor?" "They were very, very, very concerned. Very concerned. And I ... my little story of how I changed from being an amateur actor to a professional actor. I was working in my hometown ( Ballymena) as a reprographic assistant in a architects office, you know, just doing xerox prints of stuff. And I got an audition at the Belfast Lyric Theatre, which is the only then ... the only professional theater in operation in Northern Ireland. And I had ...