M. Night Shyamalan, who directed Bruce Willis in "The Sixth Sense" and the "Unbreakable" trilogy, penned a heartfelt message to the actor following his aphasia diagnosis.
The filmmaker was among several entertainment figures who wished Willis well after the Emmy winner's family announced Wednesday that he is "stepping away" from acting because of the neurological condition, which impairs a person's ability to speak and understand others.
In Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense," Willis gave one of his most acclaimed performances as child psychologist Malcolm Crowe, tasked with helping a distraught little boy who can "see dead people." He later reunited with the director on the psychological thriller "Unbreakable" and its two sequels, "Split" and "Glass."
