Kevin Smith Gets Emotional Talking About Bruce Willis
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
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Kevin Smith was the headlining event at Wondercon on April 1, 2022. He took the stage to answer fan questions and talk about his upcoming projects. At the end of the hour long session, a fan asks him his thoughts about Bruce Willis. Mr. Smith directed the movie "Cope Out," starring Mr. Willis. Mr. Smith gets emotional talking about Mr. Willis' recent medical diagnosis and how it sheds new light on their interactions while making the film.
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Kevin has a big heart. You can tell he really loves Bruce. This is a loving tribute.
Good Deed by Bruce Willis -When my children were in elementary school in the Atlanta area down the road was a waterpark (one of the top 10 water parks in the US). -When Bruce Willis came to the park with his family he bought the dippty dot ice cream, which was expensive, not just for his family -but for everyone in the water park. -He was grounded enough to see the price of the ice cream and understand that many children might not get a chance to have that ice cream. I’ll never forget the teenagers working at the park we’re so excited and overwhelmed by the generosity and I was teaching teenagers at that time. He said a very good example that day. This was the summer of 98 or 99 -The teenagers know who bought the ice cream because they worked in the park. It wasn’t in the news or the newspapers. Nowadays teenagers would have been posting about it. It really made the teenagers think that if you became wealthy doing good deeds of kindness makes a difference.
What a wonderful story! 🙏🏾💯
Thank you for sharing. Ol' Brucy could be a dick,but he has a big heart
@@patrickbateman7802 I'd like the point out what people call a Dick or Asshole are the ones with Big Hearts... And by that I mean to be truthful and saying what you really think is a realness that comes from the heart. There is no fake shit. Some of the nicest people on earth are assholes because they are not afraid to be themselves 24/7... Two Words... REAL ASSHOLE. I am an asshole and I know I wear my heart on my sleeve but I have no problem calling shit out. Truth = Love
💙💚thank you for sharing that beautiful story about Bruce Willis and ice cream 🍨🍦
As far as I know he was on the conservative side politically , and doing this shows humanity which lately you don't see from Republicans . Yeah , he was paid a huge amount for the movies from the major studios BUT he shared his wealth and not just for publicity . He's always been a cool dude .
Damn, that was brilliant. Kevin really does present a masterclass on public speaking. For 14 minutes he was self-reflective, funny, heartbroken, honest and respectful. He has a gift for articulation.
I agree. I was huge fan of his growing up, and while I’ve really fallen out of favor with his film output over the last decade and change, he’s always been a fantastic public speaker. Endlessly listenable.
But the feedback was harsh
Most people would just call that emotionally unstable.
@@zufalllx unstable?? Dude is more grounded and down to earth than any of you RUclips trolls will ever hope to be. At least he has made something of himself and doesn't seek happiness from shitting on others. Do better.
Haha Kevin acts and dresses like a teenager. 90 percent ego and 10 percent annoying.
Glad Kev was able to speak out about this and finally make peace with it. You can tell it had really been eating away at him for all these years.
Man, now i can see all that when he kept cryin over some movies like tlj, it was more cause he had shit buried deep and the nostalgia of some those movies was kinda bringing it out.
It's called virtue signaling. He's a phony
@@billbally4419 Grow up. If you can't see that Kevin is speaking from his heart, I feel sorry for you.
I could listen to Kevin speak for hours, he’s such a great story teller
@Jj Dillon Numero Uno
I wish the recording were better.
He had Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez give him their opinion on a movie of his . Of the three I think Rodriguez is the most successful because of his movies AND his basic cable channel . To me of the three the best director is Kevin who made a religious movie that was not offensive to the Christian peeps because he's still alive and nobody bugs him about it since it's release . It's the only religious movie I didn't fall asleep watching , which makes him ( to me anyway ) the best of the three .
I wish we saw more celebrities that allowed themselves to be this vulnerable and candid in front of their fans.
I’m a huge fan, all the way back to his Moonlighting days with Cybill Shepherd. Thanks for all the fantastic movies, Bruce! 👏🏼💯 Yipee Ki yay !!!
I used to love Moonlighting, thought Die Hard was going to be wierd as he was a comic but he aced it 👍🏻
Yes Moonlighting!
David Addison was the man!!
He’s not going to see this….
That Al Jarreau could sure sing a theme song…
Moonlighting strangers, who just met, on the waaaaaaaaayyyyy!
Big respect for Kevin for this and Bruce will always be a legend.
Aaron Carter thinks so.
I was there last night. I was very excited to see that he was speaking. It was the only panel I felt I had to be at. It did not disappoint. He was great. I didn’t know about the feud between he and Willis, but I was impressed by his vulnerability. He always seems like a real person that’s what makes him so likeable and relatable.
You can relate to this millionaire? Is it all the lying, backstabbing, shit talking, fake crying, etc? What about this piece of garbage is likeable or relatable? Where was the vulnerability when most of his stories are complete fabrications. Do you fall for his crocodile tears every time he fakes cries?
2:48 Props to Kevin for saying "bless you" when someone sneezed...
I heard a while back he was making all them crap movies to cash out over his health declining makes sense now he's one of the all time greats.
Man, i feel bad, you just never know what a person is going through behind the scenes, they do what they have to do. Mad respect to Bruce Willis.
Of course he was. He has young children
@@samanthab1923 of course he was what? Young children did I say something wrong you crazy woman
@@dohertycrew5247 Crazy women explaining herself. Yes, he proceeded to make a lot of bad movies for the paychecks. Besides his 3 adult daughters, he has 2 younger girls w/his second wife. Knowing you are going to become unable to work you would want to put money aside for loved ones, small children. Sorry if I spoke in short hand, don’t know why that makes me crazy.
Kevin I fucking love you man thanks for being someone at 30 I can look up to
What an amazing job,Bruce Willis is an iconic movie star,what a way to honor Bruce as a person ,friend,and family man
Respect this guy. Teaching empathy.
Just goes to show you never know what someone is ever going through behind the scenes. Be nice and kind to each other. Always. Even if it's not reciprocated back. Big respect to Kevin Smith. Never too old to learn. Never too late to squash a beef
Yeah right. He would still be talking trash about Bruce if he wasn't sick.
@@billbally4419 I don't think he would disagree with that and that's the point. It's also part of what I was saying, but you sound like you're trying to disagree with me 🤷
@@chrisovak no it's a tough situation. Everyone at some point isn't or hasn't been kind to a person who is sick or dying . I don't think that will change , it's human nature to feel guilt but it bothers me a little because this guy gets on the internet and cries . He is a virtue signaling phony
It would mean more to me if I heard about this from Brice Willis and not Kevin Smith.
If you’re going through something you always have the option to communicate this and let people know so they can be ready, instead of just leaning on everyone’s patience and hoping for the best.
We love you, Bruce. Enjoy your retirement and thanks for everything.
Thank u 4 uploading. As a Jersey boy- that feud was not easy to watch thru the years and it’s nice to see a human moment where someone can sincerely learn a valuable life lesson. So glad to see this moment, so sad to hear of Bruce’s illness. Would love to see a photo of the two of them if they do in fact meet up soon.
Nothing about this was sincere.
@@k1n63d why do you think that?
@@patrickbateman7802 It's Bout Kevin Smith self soothing all the bad memories. It's not sincere It's a actually selfish.
I just want to give Kevin a hug there. His frustration with Willis was the result of being disrespected as a director; when the director asks you to change up something in your act and you deliberately don't do it you waste the director's time and the crew's time, not to mention blowing up the budget with multiple takes. In short, Kevin's frustration was justified. He had a job to do, and in the moment when you're trying to get the job done you can get frustrated. Was Willis' reticence the result of his illness? We'll likely never know, but Kevin sure as hell didn't know. Had he known I'm sure he would've acted differently. But having that come back on him 12 years later is just a gut punch. But he's big enough to apologize and that says a lot about him.
He has Fucking aphasia dude
It's amazing when things like this happen. It turns out something was not what it seemed at all and you can be shook by that already but then you hear something that changes your perspective entirely. And it all turns on just one sentence.
This was perfect. Exactly how I would describe Bruce Willis being a fan. When I was growing up my mom had a David Addison poster in her closet lol! He was the man, no one could have played that part better. So sad.
Stuff like this reminds me why I love Kevin Smith. He wears it all on his sleeve and shows it to you with eloquence.
That was beautiful, man
Everybody canning his recent movies(me included) turns out he's burning his legacy(slightly) to take care of himself and his family. 100% real life hero. I apologize for my cynicism Mr Willis.
His legacy is set in stone, and making bad movies isn't going to change or damage the fact that Bruce Willis is a legend.
How bout him having inappropriate relations with a underage male popstar?
Bruce has his legacy established. Basically his films since 2015 or so have been all direct to Rent, except for a couple. By appearing in these low-budget productions, Bruce was helped boost the careers of the lower level actors and directors.
His legacy is fully intact
@@NORWOODShadow Aaron carter?
Heartbreaking. ❤️ burn your grudges to the ground.
Has Aaron Carter forgiven Bruce willis?
@@oRealAlieNo who's that?
Burn them to the ground, Check!
I met Kevin for the second time at MegaCon this year and it was the first time I ever met Jay (Both so nice and down-to-earth). I told Kevin that I watched him talk about Bruce Willis after his aphasia diagnosis and he agreed with me that he wished that the production of "Cop Out" could've been a better experience for the both of them.
Thanks for all the fantastic movies Bruce willis, your such a great actor, i'm a huge fan🥰👏👏👏👏
I never would have guessed that Silent Bob would become my favorite speaker of all time, LOL.
The personal growth in this speak is inspirational!
You do you! Make us cry and laugh x x
"You're never too old to learn something."
My grandfather cut us out of his life for 10 years over an offhand comment my mother made that he misinterpreted. No matter what we did he refused to want to be a part of our lives and we were so hurt by it and confused. It turns out he had early-onset dementia and it wasn't until the dementia advanced and he forgot about the argument that he accepted us again. We were able to spend a final year with him before he passed. We spent 10 years in a position similar to Kevin and it does hurt. I'm glad he has been able to find closure.
He didn't aleays have a bad time with Bruce. I've seen video of Kevin talking about working on Die Hard 4 and having a great time with him.
That was before he directed “Cop Out.”
Yes, he did, and in a later interview in Cop Out that his interaction with Bruce was "soul-crushing", likely because Bruce was expressing a large degree of frustration with his beginning to have difficulty communicating. Also, because of that difficulty, it may have made that frustration seem about Kevin rather than his difficulty articulating himself.
Kevin Smith is the down to earth star .. he realizes he is lucky to be there and gives his fans respect. That is why everyone should be his fan cause he seems like a really good dude. Same wife, no scandals, helped his buddy Jason Mews with his drug issues. Those are just signs of a really good guy that we all can be like.
The world needs more Kevin Smith’s!
Dear God no.
No... No it doesnt
@@cacadordemaconheiros8249 right, the world has one too many Kevin smiths as it is, it could actually due with one less.
A gem of a human being.
Wow beautiful. Thank you Kevin for sharing this. It is all about forgiveness...I needed to hear that..once again.
I remember hearing something Similar about Michael J Fox when he did the show spin city he would hide in his trailer wouldn't talk to people on set much other cast and crew wrote it off as him being dismissive and rude but they found out later he started going through early Parkinson's disease and tried to hide it from everyone
That's so sad. Poor dude.
Yeah not just that, but also sometimes the crew and actors would have to wait for HOURS for him while he was in his trailer waiting for the medication to kick in and the symptoms to subside.... it generated tremendous resentment for him. He felt absolutely awful but he wasn't ready to share the diagnosis yet.
Kevin has really matured with age!! Like fine wine !! 🍷
Kevin is so genuine
Kevin Smith is my hero.
Kevin we all have to learn at every age. You have a Big ❤. So glad you were told how Bruce felt. I too enjoyed him on moonlighting. As he went on to do movies I was amazed.
You yourself are also talented. So glad for you.
There is a respect between some actors and directors. Like Robert Shaw and Richard Dryfuss, they may fight in the set but the respect for one another is always there.
I was there for this. It was heartbreaking.
Bruce Willis man, i mean it just makes you know when you fall out with some friends or family, it's kinda stupid cause like what if they got aphasia or something like that!? I mean it just makes you think abit, just to cherish the people around you while they're here cause once they gone that's it. I wish Bruce Willis all the best man. that dudes done some fuckin badass movies back in the day - Last boy scout, 16 Blocks are rather underrated.
Celebrate Bruce Willis and watch your fav movies of his and make up with someone you've fallen out with, it takes a bigger person to reach out and try make amends; and if they don't want to know and brush you off atleast you can say you tried, life's too short.
Met Kevin smith at moobys in AZ totally down to earth dude
It feels like when your two favorite uncles quit fighting
Never too late. There’s hope for Will/Chris.
Kevin Smith seems like a really good person.
Didn't Kevin do an entire monologue sh-tting on Bruce and how snide he was to fans? Guy completely mercenary.
I waved at a guy everyday on my commute to work for 6 months and he never waved back so one day I flipped him the bird to which he reacted by raising his handles arm up and giving me a confused kind of nod. I learned a valuable lesson that day.
Kevin is as genuine as they come. Always has been. 💙🤘🏽
Lol. Yeah right. The dude is a virtue signaling phony
@@billbally4419 Know him personally, do you? 🤣 I'm going to have to go with the guy who has a clean track record, not the guy who feels compelled to use trendy words he acquired through his overused social media. Good try, though, kiddo.
@@Anonymous27376 here is a thought Niko. How about being a man and not airing your dirty laundry about someone on the internet and then acting like a little bitch about it?
@@billbally4419 That, I can agree with. Remind me again why you're doing that. 🤣
@@Anonymous27376 I was referring to Kevin saying how awful Bruce Willis is and then feeling bad about it. Why not just say nothing at all? It seems to me that the internet has turned people into little cry babies.
We love you, Kevin!
Beautiful!!
Unfortunately, there's almost always a good reason for shitty behavior. So many people are ignorant or abuse victims and have weird defense mechanisms. I wish our culture taught us more about how to mediate and work through ego issues.
I hate how true this is. We all have trauma and problems in our lives and some of us are just better at growing beyond it and not blaming others for our behaviour and other people are just stuck in that ego cycle and continue to hurt others regardless. It doesn't excuse it and I do think we are all responsible for our actions but yeah, ignorance and abuse and defense mechanisms are at the core of so much destructive stuff that people do.
absolutely
the last BoyScout... Bruce Willis...
"R" (there is no end) "as we know it time times and to the moon" ((thank you Bruce))
I'm thinking of the movie "bandit" where one Bruce's songs was used. It was beautiful and I was amazed at his voice.
Leave it to a pop culture aficionado Kevin Smith to hip out what a fun, great album 'The Return of Bruno' was to so many people...I was a young teen when that came out and although I forgot how I got the cassette, I had it and played it incessantly
Including now as I Spotify it
No you didn't and no you don't.
Blessing 🙏🏼
Man, this video got me.
Seek professional help for your poor mental health.
Good man Kevin
i've never been big on the pothead humor driven movies (except up in smoke) and never followed kevin smith so it was a whim that brought me here so after listening to him in an absolutely moving way he's shown (me at least) one of the biggest problems with this country/world. we've lost the ability to allow ourselves to be wrong. i grew up when admitting you were wrong was the cornerstone to becoming right . too many people nowadays would rather double down on being wrong rather than admit that they're just like the rest of us and stumble even long after running becomes natural. admitting imperfection doesn't make you weak in fact it's what makes us stronger because you give extra attention to that aspect of life so as not to find ourselves having to relearn the same thing for a third time. personally i think the weakest among us are those who don't see themselves as being wrong about anything because you can only lie to yourself in public when you're alone you see just how small and afraid you truly are.
This is lovely.
My family was at that convention centre before it’s a nice place
Kevin Smith is a great human being !
bless you Kevin x
God bless them both
Great job 👌
Wow, I've never seen Kevin Smith cry before
Narrator: he had, in fact, seen Kevin cry many times prior.
Kevin Smith to Hollywood, for me, is much like how Dave Grohl is to mainstream music. He's one of the few truly authentic dudes doing it at that level, making it happen, with a goal as simple as just "follow your dreams."
Respect. Maturity
And everytime my eyes get dry from too much screenwork...I watch this clip.
A somewhat redundant title, as Kevin Smith would probably get emotional discussing his favourite breakfast cereal.
Hardly an insult, more a statement of fact. He's notorious for blubbering at anything designed to elicit even the slightest emotion in films. The bar for him 'getting emotional' is not high.
Nothing wrong with having empathy
lol
@TheGonzoArtThat’s not an insult, a literal fact.
And he’s damn good at it 🫡
Kevin smith is an amazing man. Met him one time during his reboot tour and I will cherish that memory FOREVER.
When I heard of the announcement of Bruce Willis I IMMEDIATELY thought of Kevin Smith
Bruce is definitely in the top 5 of action stars
Kevin always loved Willis . You know from his oath : Jersey represent . He told a story about how Willis did the acting like his Moonlighting character for a certain scene even though Willis didn't like repeating of an act like that . He did it anyway and when they finished the scene Willis said " That was for you Kevin " cool dude
Great Upload Video!
Kevin is looking good. Sounds good too. 🙏
Powerful
Mr. Kevin Smith is right , Bruce Willis is a G.O.A.T ! But so is Kevin Smith !
Bruce willis a normal man.... In great extraordinary klassics like mr smith
Appreciate his speaking talents - he’s a world class storyteller - but the real lesson here is maybe not to publicly crap on people you worked with. You might never get a chance to apologize. He did the same thing with Prince.
It's so crazy going from watching "a night with Kevin Smith" where he talks about bruce willis and makes a lot of jokes to watching this. It's such a different take...
A night with Kevin Smith was better.
Merci Bruce Willis pour tout vos films.
Bonne retraite et peut être ont vous retrouvera dans un film en second rôle qui parlera de la maladie ce serais bien.
Bonne chance longue vie et bonheur.
All the nonsense we beings do to each other means less the older you get.
Shit gets real when we get sick and suddenly none of that means anything anymore.
Unfortunately Kevin knows this lesson well.
Excellent speech, very touching and wise. (But I must say, those are some of the worst computer-generated closed captions I've ever seen!)
I wish the sound was better
Better version here ruclips.net/video/WNNdSQ2u8GA/видео.html
Its a weird thing realising someone you thought had lost it was just really sick.
Never assume anything about anyone. Always make sure to ask.
Wow I forgot about the morning cartoon show Bruno that Willis voiced. Ha!
The audio is too indecipherable to appreciate his prose.
Better version here ruclips.net/video/WNNdSQ2u8GA/видео.html
Kevin has the biggest heart even if he no longer has the biggest belly to match🤣 well done Sir! But in all seriousness, it really shows the depth of his emotional state when Kevin can put aside his feelings and just let Bruce know how much he respects the debilitating actor.
Kevin Smith...always honest I love him.
He looks soooooo much better thin
Good 👍
Do u invite Kevin Smith to speak at n event n decide to have 'two' microphones just n case nobody can hear him?
Wonder if that meeting ever took place?
Kevin Smith gets emotional talking about the weather.
Sometimes, sufferers will use the wrong word in place of what they meant, like my sister's dad began referring to his bicycle as his car...very painful.
The audio... can I get a transcript?
Much respect. Especially how it was on Cop Out
It's so weird because I've always liked cop out, and I never knew it was a Kevin Smith movie until years after the fact. I thought he did a great job just making the movie as it needed to be, not a prototypical "Kevin Smith" movie, but a good buddy cop film.
I love Kevin Smith more and more everyday.