The Support System Within Bruce Willis’ Family
“I don’t know if any marriage could be harder than when both people do the exact same f–king thing, when they are, in the eyes of the world, big shots—celebrities, superstars, whatever you want to say,” Bruce told journalist David Sheff for Playboy in 1996. “We both do the same thing, both travel all the time. We both average 300 hours a year on planes. On the other hand, when I come home after a day at work, how many people are really going to understand what I’ve been through? She’s one of a few.”
Although their union faced scrutiny due to their fame, Demi revealed in her book that their marriage hit a significant obstacle early on. Before Bruce left for Europe to shoot Hudson Hawk in August 1990, she remembered him saying, “I don’t know if I want to be married.”
Therefore, “things were in a very precarious state” when he departed, according to Demi’s account; their initial reunion was described as “tense” and “weird.”
However, after Bruce finished filming the movie, Demi shared that she became pregnant with Scout, and it was as if their previous conversation about his uncertainty never happened.
While working on G.I. Jane, Demi expressed that they were emotionally disconnected and their focus was primarily on their children. Despite Bruce’s pride in her success, Demi reflected, “I don’t know that he was always comfortable with the attention that came with it.”