New Zealand actor Sam Neill breaks down in tears over simple question in heartbreaking interview - following shock blood cancer diagnosis

Sam Neill, who is currently fighting stage-three blood cancer, was left in tears during a heartbreaking interview when he was asked a simple question about his parents. Sam Neill, 76, who is currently fighting stage-three blood cancer, was left in tears during a heartbreaking interview when he was asked a simple question about his parents 'I said, "Oh, I think I'm having a breakdown and I've got exams in a couple weeks and I don't know how I'm going to go",' he explained. The New Zealand actor broke down on the debut episode of ABC series The Assembly when asked what the 'best lesson' he learned from his parents was. Pictured are Sam's father Dermot and mother Priscilla Sam revealed last year he found out he had cancer in 2022 during his first trip back to New Zealand after lockdowns made returning home to see his family virtually impossible for two years.