Administrator Stan 18,403 Posted March 30, 2022 Administrator Share Posted March 30, 2022 Retiring from acting having been diagnosed with aphasia Sad to hear, been a great actor in iconic movies over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ 2,560 Posted March 30, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 30, 2022 That is terrible news to hear. Too many iconic roles and movies to name.. hope he ends up ok out of this.. im not familiar with the disease other then knowing its a brain thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted March 30, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 30, 2022 This is awful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,276 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Fuck sake, poor guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,628 Posted March 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 30, 2022 Not a fan of his, but it does sound like a terrible illness to have. So I do feel sorry for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,364 Posted March 31, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 31, 2022 Bloody hell, one of my favourite actors, tbh I had to look that medical term up and it says it can be caused by a stroke? Many people have aphasia as a result of stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,828 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Very sad. I wouldn't ever class him as one of the all time 'greats', however, when I first started properly watching films, he was one of the main stars of the generation and made some thoroughly enjoyable movies. Die Hard is iconic, but equally The Sixth Sense and Armageddon were also great films he made. I don't think I've watched anything he's starred in since maybe Glass which goes to show how his status has fallen in more recent times but nevertheless, he will always be remembered for his better films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander 166 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 I liked him in the Sixth Sense, that was it. However like Lucas says he was incredibly popular for some time and sad to see him deteriorating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,364 Posted March 31, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 31, 2022 First saw him in Moonlighting with Cybill Shepherd and I didn't think much of him and thought that Shepherd would go a long way and be better acting-wise than him and make a name for herself but I was wrong there. The Die Hard films were the best for me and it's a toss-up between the first one Die Hard, with Alan Rickman or Die Hard with Vengeance' with Samuel L Jackson as the best of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted March 31, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 31, 2022 The Fifth Element and 12 Monkeys are by far my favourite Bruce Willis movies, absolute cult. And of course Pulp Fiction. But I'd say I liked quite a few others, too - Die Hard, Four Rooms, Last Man Standing, Sin City, RED, The Jackal; from the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 6 hours ago, CaaC (John) said: First saw him in Moonlighting with Cybill Shepherd and I didn't think much of him and thought that Shepherd would go a long way and be better acting-wise than him and make a name for herself but I was wrong there. I thought that show was pretty funny, both of them had a few issues with each other off screen which gave it a bit of an edge... such a shame he is having to step back.. I wonder how long he has started to suffer with this from?? he has had a few very low key/low budget films recently and I wonder if his illness has had anything to do with it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted March 31, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 31, 2022 He's also an adept singer and musician... I actually had a copy of his Blues Band album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,364 Posted March 31, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 31, 2022 52 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: he has had a few very low key/low budget films recently and I wonder if his illness has had anything to do with it?? Aye, could have been, some of them films just did not seem the same Bruce Willis of old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,628 Posted March 31, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Bluewolf said: he has had a few very low key/low budget films recently and I wonder if his illness has had anything to do with it?? From what I've heard it has more to do with him being "difficult to work with". Apparently he's VERY arrogant and rude to people, among other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,628 Posted February 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,403 Posted February 16, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted February 16, 2023 No I opened this thread not knowing whether it'll be good or bad news. That's so sad to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,107 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 31/03/2022 at 13:54, Tommy said: From what I've heard it has more to do with him being "difficult to work with". Apparently he's VERY arrogant and rude to people, among other things. 17 minutes ago, Tommy said: Sounds like a correlation. Having family with dementia they can be quite combative and irritable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,628 Posted February 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Spike said: Sounds like a correlation. Having family with dementia they can be quite combative and irritable. Yea, but he's been rude and arrogant to people long before he was ill though. But of course still terrible news. It can happen to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,107 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tommy said: Yea, but he's been rude and arrogant to people long before he was ill though. But of course still terrible news. It can happen to anyone. I’ve only heard that being the case in his older years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted February 16, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted February 16, 2023 It's sad. I don't care if anyone's considered to be a good person or not, it's pretty simple - nobody deserves shit like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,628 Posted February 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2023 I just brought it up because someone said he only did low budget movies recently, and I pointed out that it might be the case because he's difficult to work with. I never said that anyone who might not be the nicest person deserves an illness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted February 16, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tommy said: I just brought it up because someone said he only did low budget movies recently, and I pointed out that it might be the case because he's difficult to work with. I never said that anyone who might not be the nicest person deserves an illness. Oh I didn't mean you at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Tommy said: I just brought it up because someone said he only did low budget movies recently, That was me... I suspected that he might have been taking lower budget films due to his illness and how it was starting to affect him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,198 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 That's sad news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ 2,560 Posted February 16, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted February 16, 2023 Nothing but sympathy. Real sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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