Samuel L. Jackson recalled some priceless advice he received from Bruce Willis while they were shooting Die Hard With A Vengeance in 1994. "He told me, ‘Hopefully you'll be able to find a character that,

I've got John McClane.'" Bruce Willis gave Samuel L. Jackson sage career advice about movie stardom — and the Secret Invasion star inadvertently heeded that advice with one of his most iconic roles. Jackson recalled shooting Die Hard With a Vengeance in a Vanity Fair piece celebrating Willis' 70th birthday and shared his costar's wisdom about maintaining a steady career in Hollywood.

Bruce Willis gave Samuel L. Jackson billion-dollar advice while filming "Die Hard With a Vengeance" in 1994. Willis told Jackson to be like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.