The legendary actor disconnected his wife's life support systems.

Natasha Richardson’s death was brought up in a recent interview by Irish actor Liam Neeson, who also compared their bond to that of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Actress Richardson, a victim of a ski accident in Canada, died from brain injuries in March 2009 at the age of 45.

In an interview with the US program 60 Minutes that was conducted in his New York State farmhouse, where the couple wed in 1994, Neeson, 61, opened up openly about his loss.

The cast member of Non-Stop recalls sharing a stage with Richardson in the 1993 production of Anna Christie.

She was stunning in every way. I seem to recall that the flowing hair was really appealing,” he remarked. “I never had such a close connection with a singer or actress before. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and I have a lot in common. Every night on stage, we simply had this amazing free dancing, you know?

While Neeson was filming a movie in Toronto, Richardson was skiing in Quebec when she collided with her head, suffering a severe brain hemorrhage. Because she was not wearing a helmet, it appears that she rejected the provided medical attention and went back to her hotel, where she later fell ill.

She replied, “Oh dear,” the Star Wars actor remarked. I fell after slipping in the snow. She said it in such a manner.

I left right away,” he stated. She will be sent to the — the main hospital in Montreal, and your flight should be diverted there, the captain was told while I was in the air. I took a cab to the hospital, where a physician who appeared to be a little older than 17 handed me the patient’s X-ray. Furthermore, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand what was going on.

It had a cartoonish quality. The blood is trying to escape while being pressed up against the side of the skull by the brain.

“I was told she was brain dead,” he stated. And when I saw this X-ray, I said, “Wow.” But it was clear that she was being kept alive. I went up to her and confessed my love for her. said, “Sweetie, you’re not getting out of this alive.” Your head has been struck. This is what happened. You might not be able to hear me, but that is what happened.

In the event that one of us lost consciousness, she and I agreed to turn off the electricity. So when I first saw her, I said, “These tubes have to go.”

But she is currently keeping three others alive because I donated three of her organs. She had no issues with her heart, liver, or kidneys.

The actor acknowledged that it’s still hard for him to understand how she died.

Never was it real. But it’s not really, he acknowledged.

There are now times when I hear the door open in our New York apartment; she would always set the keys on the table and smile. I consequently continue to believe that I will hear her anytime I hear the door open.

“Grief comes at you like a wave, leaving you feeling quite unsteady. You have a three-legged table sensation. The stability of the earth has been lost. I still experience it occasionally, but less frequently.