M. Night Shyamalan calls Bruce Willis his 'big brother' in the wake of actor's aphasia diagnosis

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M. Night Shyamalan opened up about his longtime friendship with Bruce Willis, who he first collaborated with on the 1999 psychological thriller The Sixth Sense.After working together on four movies over the past two decades, the visionary  filmmaker, 52, said he considers the 67-year-old Hollywood veteran his 'big brother.''For him to be so pivotal in my life and start my career means so much,' Shyamalan told The Hollywood Reporter. 'Our families are also very close.'  Sweet: M.

Night Shyamalan opened up about his longtime friendship with Bruce Willis, who he first collaborated with on the 1999 psychological thriller The Sixth Sense; seen in 2019Shyamalan, who was born in India, and raised in Pennsylvania, continued: 'I will always think of him as a big brother and remember how much he protected me.' While nodding to Willis' aphasia diagnosis, the Padma Shri Award winner said 'the things that are happening with him are happening to a family member.''He's a true movie star,' the director said of Willis. 'I'm not being self-deprecating here, but I'm a nerdy, boring dude most of the time.

But when I first got to hang out with him, I felt the electric charm of this blue-collar, great-looking guy.' Like family: After working together for more than two decades on three movies, the visionary filmmaker, 52, said he considers the 67-year-old Hollywood veteran his 'big brother' (pictured in 2017) 'For him to be so pivotal in my life and start my career means so much,' Shyamalan told The Hollywood Reporter.