The Terminator actor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke in an interview about his former colleague Bruce Willis, who had to end his film career due to an illness.
Why did Bruce Willis retire? Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Hemming Willis announced in an Instagram post on March 30, 2022, that the actor had recently received a diagnosis of aphasia. This is a speech disorder caused by a brain disease (via Uniklinikum Jena).
On February 16, 2023, the actor’s family announced that Bruce Willis’s illness had turned out to be frontotemporal dementia (short: FTD), which affected the actor’s language system (via AFTD).
Recently, Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked in an interview about his colleague’s retirement. And the Terminator star found touching words for Bruce Willis.
Here you see a trailer for World of Tanks, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger had a big appearance:
“He was a huge, huge star for years”
In an interview with CinemaBlend regarding his new Netflix series FUBAR, Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke about his former acting colleague Bruce Willis and his retirement.
The tough Terminator star found touching words for his colleague and friend. He praised him for his work, but also as a great person:
I think he is fantastic. He was a huge, huge star for years. And I believe he will always be remembered as a kind person and for all his projects.
says Arnold Schwarzenegger about Bruce Willis
Arnold Schwarzenegger further states about his colleague’s retirement: “I understand that he had to retire due to his health circumstances. But in general, you know, we never really retire. Action heroes reload.” (via news.com.au)
With the last sentence: “Action heroes reload”, in the original English: “Action-heroes they reload reload” he refers to a famous quote from the action film Rambo.
There it says “Real heroes don’t die, they just reload” (in German: Echte Helden sterben nicht, sie laden nur nach). The main role in Rambo is played by Sylvester Stallone, who is also a friend of Bruce Willis.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were tough competitors for several years, who couldn’t stand each other. However, they have also become friends now.
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