Sam Neill Net Worth

Sam Neill's Quotes

• "Of all the characters I've played, I think I have more in common with that guy than with Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) referring to Carl Fitzgerald in Death in Brunswick (1990). Who Weekly (NZ) 8/23/93.
• Referring to The Simpsons (1989): "I'm playing a cat burglar. I've made it. This is the high point of my career. I'm really chuffed". EW, 7/23/93.
• "Perhaps we should look at somewhere else where they recently used the time-old bribe of tax cuts, and see how it worked. In 2000, George W. Bush, under the reasonable sounding 'compassionate conservatism', offered huge tax cuts. And he delivered. Take a look at America now. The rich are certainly richer, but the economy is in the tank, a healthy surplus has been converted into a massive deficit, and the U.S. is a place that cannot even afford the basics. Like maintaining levees in low-lying Louisiana. Might I suggest that tax cuts led indirectly to the flooding of New Orleans?".
• If all I did was acting, I'd go out of my mind.
• The pathetic thing about actors is they don't feel valid unless they're acting.

Interesting Facts about Sam Neill

1. One son, Tim Neill (b.1983), with Lisa Harrow, a daughter Elena Neill with Noriko Watanabe, and a step-daughter Maiko.
2. Met wife Noriko Watanabe on the set of Dead Calm (1989), where she worked as a make-up artist.
3. He has homes in Beverly Hills, Sydney and New Zealand.
4. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1991 for his work as an actor.
5. "Best Actor on British Television" for Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), Australian Film Institute Award "Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" for A Cry in the Dark (1988) (aka "Cry in the Dark (1988)").
6. His vineyard is in the Gibbston Valley, Otago, New Zealand. His wine is a Pinot Noir called Two Paddocks. In S2/E3 of Killing Eve (2018), agent Carolyn Martens (Fiona Shaw) mentions this fact during a conversation with Konstantin (Kim Bodnia).
7. One of the original candidates for the fourth and fifth actor to portray James Bond - 007 in The Living Daylights (1987) and GoldenEye (1995). Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan ended up as James Bond, respectively.
8. Montana is a recurring element in his films: in The Hunt for Red October (1990) he wants to live in Montana; in The Horse Whisperer (1998) he goes to Montana to find with his wife; in Jurassic Park (1993) he is digging up fossils in Montana.
9. He is one of the three founders of Huntaway Films, along with his good friends John Clarke and Jay Cassells.
10. Was considered for the role of the villainous "Doc Ock" in Spider-Man 2 (2004). His wife ended up as the principal make-up & hair stylist for Kirsten Dunst in the movie.
11. He is a big fan of The Beach Boys.
12. Moved to New Zealand at age 7.
13. Good friends with musicians Neil Finn, Tim Finn and Jimmy Barnes.
14. Born to Priscilla Beatrice (Ingham), who was English, and Dermot Neill, a New Zealand army officer. His ancestry includes English, Anglo-Irish (Northern Irish), and Irish.
15. Studied at the University of Canterbury and at the Victoria University in Wellington, from which he graduated with a BA in English Literature.
16. Owns a winery, Two Paddocks, in the Central Otago region of New Zealand. It was started in 1993.
17. Suffered with a stammer when he was younger.
18. Has fluent Irish accent.
19. He was considered for Alan Rickman's roles in Die Hard (1988) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).
20. He was considered for Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).