Hollywood director Kevin Smith with harsh attack on Bruce Willis said he is ‘soul crushing’ to work with. The out spoken film maker claimed that the actor refused to help in promoting the movie due which resulted in its weak ticket sales.

Smith said he had never been in a situation where one component is not in the box at all. He also revealed it was difficult to work with Bruce and also denied sitting for promotional photos for the movie’s poster.

Both Smith and Willis grew up in New Jersey. Smith said he was a long time fan of Willis till he came to know his real character.

The making of “Cop Out” cost about $30 million dollars, and grossed only $40 million in North America in spite of having an A-list star playing the lead roll and a popular director behind the camera.

Smith came into Hollywood in 1994 he directed many films like Dogma and Jay, Silent Bob Strike Back. And “Cop Out” is the top movie made by Smith till date.