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Bruce Willis with Misery costar Laurie Metcalf

12/16/2015 AT 12:15 PM EST

Even with his 35-plus years in showbiz,

admits he's still prone to pre-performance nerves.

The actor, who stars alongside

, opens up about the jitters he gets before going onstage eight times a week.

"When I was a kid, I had a stutter, and it sometimes trips me up," says Willis, 60. "And I don't eat during the day because it's hard to do a play on a full stomach for me. So I've lost a little weight."

novel – which was also adapted for screen, with Kathy Bates and James Caan starring in the 1990 film –

finds author Paul Sheldon (Willis) held captive by an unhinged fan (Metcalf) after an accident. (It plays through Feb. 14; tickets available

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd on the cover of PEOPLE

And while Willis has some stage experience, having appeared off-Broadway early in his acting career, the thriller marks his Broadway debut. But daughter

– gave him some tips on taking the Great White Way.

"She said to 'go home and go to bed.' You have to look after your voice," says Willis, add of his daughter's turn as Roxie Hart. "I was very proud of her."
What are the most important parts of this text?

A: The Die Hard alum costars with Laurie Metcalf in Misery on Broadway, through Feb. 14


Barack Herbert Hoover Obama

Government has to start living within its means, just like families do. We have to cut the spending we can’t afford so we can put the economy on sounder footing, and give our businesses the confidence they need to grow and create jobs.

Yep, the false government-family equivalence, the myth of expansionary austerity, and the confidence fairy, all in just two sentences.

Read this and this to see why he’s wrong. This is truly a tragedy: the great progressive hope (well, I did warn people) is falling all over himself to endorse right-wing economic fallacies.

Summary: Cue the confidence fairy.


Q: Iraq Leader Says No Pardons for Attacks on Soldiers

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 27 —Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq said today that attacks on American soldiers would not be pardoned under the rules of a new Iraqi amnesty plan.

In his first meeting with Western reporters since becoming prime minister last month, Mr. Maliki sought to allay concerns raised by many in the United States that the plan, which he unveiled Sunday as part of a broad effort to draw down insurgent violence, would essentially allow attacks on Americans.

"There will be no amnesty for those who have killed Americans," Mr. Maliki said during the briefing, which lasted almost an hour and was held in a conference room in his office. "I think this would bring a very negative reaction among Iraqis who are related to those who were killed and among Americans who are related to these people."

A loud public debate about the amnesty has followed Mr. Maliki's announcement on Sunday, as Iraqi political leaders Sunni, Shiite and Kurd try to understand whom it covers. The wording was left purposely vague, said one Iraqi government official, in order to satisfy all Iraq's fractious groups.

"Everybody needs to be ambiguous here," the official said.

Today, insurgent violence claimed the lives of 26 Iraqis and one American soldier, and wounded another 41 people. The casualties include more deaths from a bombing on Monday in the Shiite village of Khairnabat north of Baghdad while the locals were watching soccer.

American military officials released new details about the deaths of the three American soldiers killed by insurgents near Yusufiya, the Qaeda stronghold southwest of Baghdad.

A: The prime minister sought to allay concerns that an amnesty would essentially allow attacks on U.S. soldiers.


IN: Rudy Giuliani named as top pick for Secretary of State
Rudy Giuliani is reportedly a top contender for Secretary of State under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

The former New York mayor was floated as a top candidate for U.S. Attorney General ahead of Trump’s unanticipated victory, but now sources close to the increasingly fluid White House transition say Giuliani may instead tackle foreign relations, according to The Associated Press.

Giuliani coyly avoided confirming his place on Trump’s shortlist and offered former UN ambassador John Bolton as another good candidate for the coveted State position while attending the Wall Street Journal CEO Council event Monday night.

Asked if there was anyone better to assume the position once held by failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the former federal prosecutor replied: “Maybe me, I don’t know.”

Fifth Ave. to shut down around Trump Tower when Prez-elect in NYC

A senior Trump official told the AP the State job is his — if Giuliani wants it. The official was not authorized to speak on the record and requested anonymity.

GiulianI, a longtime Trump cheerleader along the campaign trail, said he is no longer being considered as the nation’s top prosecutor.

Just last week, Giuliani boasted he had the energy to replace Attorney General Loretta Lynch — suggesting nothing is concrete as Trump progresses with his Oval Office takeover.

“There’s probably no one that knows the Justice Department better than me,” Giuliani told CNN’s Chris Cuomo.
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assistant: Rudy Giuliani is a reportedly top contender as Secretary of State.