United Kingdom, April 21 -- Haley Joel Osment says Bruce Willis "took a deep interest" in helping him nail his performance in 'The Sixth Sense'.

The 37-year-old actor is best known for having starred opposite the Hollywood action legend in the 1999 thriller, when he was just 10 years old.

Osment has recalled how committed the 70-year-old actor - who is suffering with with frontotemporal dementia - was to helping him succeed as a child star.

From his experiences, Osment has followed in Willis' footsteps and will do anything to "protect" fellow child stars.

Speaking on 'The Three Questions with Andy Richter' podcast, he shared: "The kids I've worked with seem like they're coming from good family situations and everything, but you do hav...