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France Honors Actor Bruce Willis


"France pays homage to an actor who represents the force of American cinema and the power of emotions that he invites us to share on screens throughout the world," Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres said as he presented the award to Willis in an ornate salon at the ministry.


Willis, 50, thanked both France and the minister for what he called a "great, great honor."


The actor, who does not speak French, read from a script during his brief speech but still managed to make some grammatical slip-ups.


"I'm nervous. Bonjour Paris," Willis said.


"I am extremely touched by this medal .... We all belong to the same artistic community."


He concluded by saying, "Vive la France!"


The award is conferred on those who have particularly distinguished themselves in an artistic or literary fields.


Willis was in Paris promoting his latest movie, "Hostage." It is directed by France's Florent-Emilio Siri.




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"face it....perhaps your only purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others!"

Well shave my legs and call me grandpa!

"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"-Captain Lloyd Williams, 2nd Marine Division, Belleau Wood, France, WWI

To paraphrase from "A Knight's Tale"..."Break it up, melt it down, see what you can get for it."<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

"Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together...." - Carl Zwanzig

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\"Those who hammer their guns into plows
will plow for those who do not.\"
- Thomas Jefferson

Break what down? His award, or my shaven grandpa legs?

"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"-Captain Lloyd Williams, 2nd Marine Division, Belleau Wood, France, WWI

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Break what down? His award, or my shaven grandpa legs?

"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"-Captain Lloyd Williams, 2nd Marine Division, Belleau Wood, France, WWI
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Either or. People will buy <u>anything</u> on e-bay.

They wail and wail because matt hale went to jail. Wait a minute, that rhymes!

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Yeah, save the shavings, BR, maybe someone'd want to make a moustache.

"Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together...." - Carl Zwanzig

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\"Those who hammer their guns into plows
will plow for those who do not.\"
- Thomas Jefferson

Which reminds me. I keep meaning to put my conscience on eBay cuz I never use it... I wonder if I'll get more than a buck and a half?

"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"-Captain Lloyd Williams, 2nd Marine Division, Belleau Wood, France, WWI