The actor admitted he makes action films for money after recently appearing bored in promotional interviews for Red 2
Bruce claims he is bored of making action films
Hollywood actor Bruce Willis has said he is “bored” of making action movies but does them to make lots of money.
Willis, 58, has been criticised in recent weeks for virtually refusing to speak in some UK interviews and not appearing to properly promote his own films.
And last week Sylvester Stallone kicked him off Expendables 3 allegedly because of his “greedy” pay demands. Bruce and Sylvester are said to have argued on set
In a new interview, Die Hard star
Willis was asked if he was fed up with action movies and replied:
“Explosions are one of the most boring parts of my job. When you have
seen a few fireballs, its not exciting anymore. I know part of my
audience enjoys the explosions, but to be honest, I’m a bit bored of it
now.
“I am very clear with who I am. I work in all sorts of films,
but the action movies are the ones that generate the most revenue. I
like to earn lots of money from those, but I do all types: small
productions, megaprojects, medium sized, even science fiction.”
Despite
mentioning money and not working on Expendables because of a cash row,
Willis insisted he did not “dance for joy” when he got his pay cheques
from his films. He added: “Not because I am used to it, but because I only
think about money in moments like this, when another person mentions
that I am a rich man. I’m not someone who spends the whole day counting
bank notes.”
Speaking to XLS magazine in Spain, hardman Willis
also claimed he only cried “every so often” and one thing that prompted
tears was sporting events.
Giving an example, he said: “During the
Olympic Games. I always get emotional with the excitement of victory
and the agony of the defeat. It really moves me to see people that
overcome obstacles that look insurmountable. And my daughters also make
me cry - but with laughter.”
