Just saw this story. At least he didn't go the politically correct route. Perhaps it's his age or maybe it was the two-and-a-half feet of snow that blanketed Manhattan the night before, but Bruce Willis pretty much defined the term "loose cannon" when appearing before the press to discuss his new movie "16 Blocks" a few weeks ago. Warner Bros. had to be a tad disheartened that he didn't spend much time talking about his fine performance in Richard Donner's new thriller. Instead, Willis had a ball discussing a number of other topics, such as politics. Willis has identified himself as a Republican in the past, and before a journalist could even ask for his opinion on recent current events, the star interrupted him to set something straight. "I'm sick of answering this [expletive] question," he says. "I'm a Republican only as far as I want a smaller government, I want less government intrusion. I want them to stop [expletive] on my money and your money and tax dollars that we give 50 percent of... every year. I want them to be fiscally responsible and I want these [expletive] lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I'll say I'm a Republican... I hate the government, OK? I'm a-political. Write that down. I'm not a Republican." Willis was so riled up that given more time he might have actually announced his candidacy for something (there's always next time). And yet, Willis wasn't done! Entertainment Weekly just listed "Die Hard 4" as one of the top movies the magazine never wants to see made. Talk about setting someone off... "Entertainment Weekly hates me. They've hated me since they've been a magazine," Willis says. "[Expletive] them, and you can go and tell them that. Why does anybody hate anybody? Y'know, because they have some beef. Who cares?" The next thing we know, Willis has segued into a rant about disgraced author James Frey and the dress-down Oprah Winfrey recently gave him on her TV show. "[To have Frye be] sucker punched on Oprah by one of the most powerful women in television just to grind [her] own ax," Willis says visibly frustrated. "Oprah, you had President Clinton on your show, and if this [expletive] didn't lie about a couple of things, I'm going to set myself on fire right now. James Frey's a writer, he can write whatever he wants. It's shameful how he was treated." Willis then smartly frames Frey's dilemma in the context of the paparazzi-filled world he deals with every day. "Have you heard of these magazines called In Touch or Us Weekly or People or any of these types of magazines?" he asks. "They lie about people, and they just make up [expletive] all week long, and you have to sue them to get it changed. I mean, this is the world we live in. They're all [full of] lies, and nobody's yelling at them, so let's leave James Frey alone." And just in case no one could figure it out, Willis states the obvious. "I'm pissed off today."
Bruce Willis is to acting what Pee Wee Herman is to ultimate fighting. "I'm not an actor! I'm a movie star!!!"
Just remember how much you appreciate movie stars commenting on their political beliefs next time Barbara Streisand starts pontificating.
What do you call them if they are NOT going side by side to be unparalleled, but across each other: unperpendiculared?
I've always liked Bruce Willis. His upbringing was rough and has many challenges most ppl in Hollywood havent had to face. I admire that.
blashphemy!! not even chuck norris is the second coming of chuck norris. chuck norris can divide by zero.
I'm not a big fan of Bruce Willis in movies like Die Hard but the guy has been in some GREAT flicks: Sin City, The Sixth Sense, The Fifth Element, Twelve Monkeys, Pulp Fiction and Hudson Hawk. The guy's pretty cool, especially for being 50.
One of my favorite actors, never came across a bad movie for him, although he hasn't made many great ones either. Probably the best thing I can say about him is that all his movies are at least 'watchable', sort of like Denzel Washington; their acting abilities can off-set a bad script.
he just regained whatever respect I lost for him when demi moore left him for ashton kutcher. anyone willing to take on oprah like that is an instant hero in my book!
Yeah, definitely shut up higher on my respect list. Tore into everyone and I agree with him on most of it.
As long as he's not singing!! I'd rather listen to Shatner than Willis. As far as music is concerned his heart is in the right place,unfortunately for us his voice isn't.
Ditto, let's see if the usual suspects at Fox and on this board to go after another celeb shooting their mouth off about things they don't understand. Of course, personally, I think Willis can say whatever the hell he wants and I can't wait to see 16 Blocks.
