South Jersey Attitude
In the current issue of Entertainment Weekly, Die Hard was named the best action movie of all time. What caught my eye was Bruce Willis’ interview in which he gave props to growing up in South Jersey for his performance. Although born in Germany (he was an army brat), he grew up in Penns Grove, NJ in Salem County. Explained Willis,
“I’d only been in L.A. for a couple of years. I was still learning how to act, so most of what went into John McClane … was the South Jersey Bruce Willis — that attitude and disrespect for authority.”
Right on Bruce. Another actor who has always projected that particular Jersey attitude is Jack Nicholson from Neptune, NJ.
Bruce, we love you for praising your South Jersey roots.