Art Helps Heal The Heart

Liam Neeson, in his first public appearance since the death of his beloved Natasha Richardson, quoted Paul Muldoon on how he has coped with his tragic loss. He received an honorary doctorate from his old school, Queens University Belfast.

He told students “art builds from pain, from misery, from a deep seated hurt, a monument to the human heart that shines like a golden dome among roofs rain-glazed and leaden.” With him in the ceremony were sons Michael and Daniel, Liam Neeson confessed “everybody assumes that actors are great public speakers, it’s terrifying, forgive me for reading it.”