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Willis: 'Newman taught me to be a man'

Willis - Praises late film legend Paul Newman
Willis - Praises late film legend Paul Newman

Bruce Willis credits late Hollywood legend Paul Newman with teaching him how to be a man.

The actors starred together in 'Nobody's Fool' and, speaking about the role, Willis said: "I did the film without reading the script because he was in it."

Speaking about the late acting legend, who died in September, Willis said: "I learned the biggest thing about acting, being a movie star and about being a man from Paul."

He recalled a lesson he learned from the star: "There was a storm and because of the snow, I was two minutes late on the set one day.

"He yanked me out of the car and said: 'I want to teach you one thing about acting. Punctuality is the courtesy of kings'.

"I was never late again."

Willis stars as a parody of a spoilt actor in 'What Just Happened', which opens in Irish cinemas on 28 November.

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