Willard (did not expect that, huh?) Carroll Smith II - a world-famous actor, rapper, comedian, and producer that has taken the pop culture stage by storm ever since he first appeared on our TVs on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air back in the 1990s. His personality, charm, and wits won the audiences instantly and definitely not for nothing! After all, he’s a man of intelligence that shines through in each and every performance or skit he delivers. It also shines through in his famous quotes! And if you’d like to hear a bit more about it, check out our list composed solely of Will Smith quotes.
Some of these winged phrases are actually movie quotes in which he has taken either the center stage or delivered a stellar and unforgettable role as a side character. Sure, you could accredit those words to the writers, but it was his delivery that made them as memorable as they’ve become. Also, his quotes about life, love, and everything in between are as relatable as if he’s just your neighbor sharing the same everyday problems and the very same realities as you. And unlike some other famous people's quotes, he does quite well without any pomp and circumstance - just another point of being relatable and understandable.
So, get ready for our selection of the best quotes by Will Smith - they are just, as usual, a bit further down. Once you are there, don’t forget to vote for the phrases that you liked the most and share this article with your friends.
#121
“Whatever you have is gonna die and you are gonna have to rebirth something new. You have to be willing to ride the waves.”
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#122
“I like to look good, but I like my body to function well more than anything. For me, it’s as spiritual and intellectual as it is physical. And emotional. I enjoy pushing myself.”
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#123
“What people are perceiving will dictate what their life and ultimately what your interaction is.”
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#124
“You can’t break poor people mentality. Once you grow up poor, you don’t take anything for granted. It can have the negative side also because you can never truly be relaxed.”
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#125
“I believe that eclecticism is a virtue. It may not be a word, but its definitely a virtue.”
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#126
“Being famous is such a gift for me because small things make people’s lives brighter. You just shake somebody’s hand. You just smile and write your name and people will talk about it for the rest of their lives.”
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#127
“When I was young, and I’d get A’s, I’d get this good feeling of all the things that I could be. And then I’d never became any of them.”
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#128
“The execs don’t care what color you are. They care about how much money you make. Hollywood is not really black or white. It’s green.”
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#129
“For me, there is nothing more valuable than how people feel in a movie theater about a movie.”
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#130
“I think it would be arrogant and borderline foolish to believe there’s no other life forms that exist out there.”
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#131
“I’m a student of patterns. At heart, I’m a physicist. I look at everything in my life as trying to find the single equation, the theory of everything.”
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#132
“I believe that my connection to my higher power, is separate from everybody else’s. I don’t believe that the Muslims have all the answers and I don’t believe the Christians or the Jews have all the answers.”
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#133
“There’s so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I’ve got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father – and how come that’s not as newsworthy?”
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#134
“I love being black in America, and especially being black in Hollywood.”
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#135
“One of my teachers used to call me Prince, because I always had a way of charming myself in and out of different situations.”
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#136
“Part of being an actor is almost self-hypnosis during those brief moments when the cameras are rolling. You want to actually believe you’re Chris Gardner or Muhammad Ali.”
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#137
“I think with movies I am really connecting to the Joseph Campbell idea of the collective unconscious.”
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#138
“It’s great to be black in Hollywood. When a black actor does something, it seems new and different just by virtue of the fact that he’s black.”
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#139
“I was raised in a Baptist household, went to a Catholic church, lived in a Jewish neighborhood, and had the biggest crush on the Muslim girls from one neighborhood over.”
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#140
“Tommy Lee Jones is hilarious. I would say, if you look at the body of his work, the character he is most like is the one in ‘The Fugitive.’ That’s how he talks and jokes. That is the type of energy he has.”
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