Bruce Willis used to call big film stars just to let them know he is a ''huge fan''.

The 57-year-old actor recalls a time when he contacted the late 'Sorry, Wrong Number' actress Barbara Stanwyck to praise her talents, but at the time he didn't realise he was ''bothering'' his idols.

Bruce Willis just wanted to ''smoke weed and not go to meetings'' when he was at high school.

The 'A Good Day to Die Hard' actor was made student-body president at his educational facility and while he admits it was an ''honour'' to be given the title, he only made speeches to make his friends laugh and would have preferred to have been smoking marijuana.

Bruce Willis' favourite job is making his kids laugh.

The 57-year-old actor - who has daughters Mabel, 10 months, with wife Emma Heming-Willis and Rumer, 24, Scout, 21, and Tallulah, 19, with ex-wife Demi Moore - loves nothing more than joking around with his girls and admits he sometimes takes on film roles simply to entertain his children.

Bruce Willis can change his baby's nappy in under seven seconds.

The Hollywood tough guy has a 10-month-old daughter, Mabel, with his wife Emma Heming-Willis and when it comes to dealing with poop he is the quickest in the house.

Bruce Willis used to think he was ''handicapped'' because of a speech impediment.

The 57-year-old actor lacked confidence when growing up due to his stammer and relied on visual acts to get himself noticed when he was a boy in the Club Scouts.

Bruce Willis became a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in Paris on Monday (11.02.13).

The 'A Good Day To Die Hard' star was presented with the prestigious accolade - the highest cultural award France has to offer - for his contribution to cinema at a ceremony at the Ministry of Culture.