Highlights
- Bruce Willis had a highly-praised interview promoting the film "A Good Day to Die Hard," with fans hailing it as one of his best chats ever.
- The interview showcased Willis' humor and wit as he discussed topics like inventing a religion and joked about getting free money.
- However, not all of Willis' interviews went smoothly, as some saw him come across as rude or awkward, such as the one where he made remarks about the filming location and expressed his dislike for re-watching the film.
Throughout the course of his career, Bruce Willis had several memorable interviews. Among them included his vicious exchange with Stephen Colbert that was one of his most watched interviews.
However, on the flip side, the actor also had awkward interviews. One of them took place on BBC's 'The One Show' which saw the actor struggling to make sense throughout the interview.
In the following, we're going to take a closer look at the positive side of Willis' interviews. Fans have labeled a certain chat alongside Christian O'Connell and Richie Firth as Willis' final interview that showed the actor has himself.
We're going to take a closer look at what was said during the conversation, and other Bruce Willis interviews that went off the rails in the past.
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Fans Praised Bruce Willis' Interview Promoting A Good Day To Die Hard
Released back in 2013, A Good Day to Die Hard proved to be another successful film for Bruce Willis. The flick generated $304 million at the box office, while receiving mixed reviews. As per usual, Willis was out and about promoting the film at the time. Among his pit stops included Christian O'Connell and Richie Firth from Absolute Radio. Fans had praise for the interview, calling it one of Willis' best chats ever.
Among the topics of conversation included what type of religion Willis would invent. He revealed, "I'm not an inventing religion type of guy, but what about this religion. Two full years, no taxes. Every two years, you don't have to give a dive to the government."
Willis continued on by making a joke that you still have to work, and that getting free money would be considered heaven. The interviewers had a big laugh on Willis' proposition, who then go on to discuss the film. The interview can be seen below.
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Fans had a lot to say about the interview, with some calling it Willis' last true interview.
"This might be the last interview he gave where he was still Bruce Willis." one fan writes. "Outside his late night appearances, this is the best interview with him I've seen. Great approach, fellas!"
It was definitely a great approach to the interview given how loose it all was. However, not every Willis interview was as smooth in the past.
Bruce Willis Had A String Of Awkward Interviews
Fans are looking at Bruce Willis interviews differently now, especially those that saw the actor come across as rude. One interview in particular went off the rails with Willis and Mary Louise Parker alongside Showbiz Jamie, promoting Red 2 at the time. Things take an awkward twist when Willis calls Istanbul his favorite shooting location of the film, even though the interviewer realized that wasn't a location during the film.
From then on, things took a turn. Willis went on to say, "Has any actor ever told you this Jamie, that this part is not acting what we're doing right now, you might be, but we're just selling the film now. The fun part was making the movie."
Willis would also say that, "I would slash my hooves," if he had to watch the film over again.
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The film was released in the same year as A Good Way To Die Hard, perhaps the actor was very fatigued at that point. Clearly, his interviews took a turn along the way.
Certain Individuals In Hollywood Regretted Their Past Words For Bruce Willis, Including Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith worked alongside Bruce Willis for the film, Cop Out. The 2010 film was a negative experience for Smith, who called the project, "soul crushing."
However, following the announcement of Willis' aphasia diagnosis, things changed for Kevin Smith who was very apologetic about his past comments.
“Long before any of the ‘Cop Out’ stuff, I was a big Bruce Willis fan, so this is really heartbreaking to read,” Smith wrote on Twitter. “He loved to act and sing and the loss of that has to be devastating for him. I feel like an a**hole for my petty complaints from 2010. So sorry to [Bruce Willis] and his family.”
Bruce's family would issue a statement along with the announcement of his retirement.
"This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support,” the family said. “We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him. As Bruce always says, ‘Live it up’ and together we plan to do just that.”
Fans will always have so much of Willis' great work from the past to look back on with his acting career coming to an end.
