Scottish actor ALAN CUMMING wants to make the most of his life – after realising how precious it is following the tragic death of NATASHA RICHARDSON earlier this year (09).

Liam Neeson’s wife passed away in March (09) after she was removed from life support following a skiing accident on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal, Canada.

Following the actress’ passing, Cumming, who worked with Richardson during her Tony-winning Broadway run in Cabaret, spoke of his “devastation” over losing his friend.

Now the news has sunk in, the actor wants to learn from her tragic end and enjoy life to the full.

He says, “I realised after Natasha’s death that the most positive thing to learn from it was to seize the day – look at what could happen to someone who was so full of life, then boom, it’s over.”