Bruce Willis gave Samuel L. Jackson priceless advice at the start of his career. Willis and Jackson were filming “Die Hard With a Vengeance” in 1994 when Willis told Jackson to find a character that everybody loves, just like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone did.

"When you make bad movies and they don't make any money, you can always go back to this character everybody loves," Willis told Jackson of joining a franchise.

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.