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Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, film producer and rapper. He is one of a small group of people who have enjoyed success in three major entertainment media in the United States. Newsweek has called him the most powerful actor on the planet. Smith has been nominated for a Golden Globe, two Academy Awards, and has won multiple Grammys

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Money and success don't change people they merely amplify what is already there.

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My biggest emotional defeat and the greatest emotional pain I've had as an actor was when 'Wild Wild West' opened up to $52 million. The movie wasn't good. And it hurt so bad to be the No. 1 movie, to open at $52 million and to know the movie wasn't good.

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What Robin Williams did with this character - he just didn't leave a lot of room to add to the genie. So I started off fearful but then when I got with the music, it just started waking up that fun, childlike, silly part of me, this was the most joyful experience of my career.

Found on Reuters 1 month ago Entertainment

So we been doing this, me and him hanging out at the F1, and he just hit me with,' You know what dad ? I just realized you're not just my dad.' He paused and he said,' I'm pretty sure you're my best friend.'.

Found on CNN 7 months ago Entertainment

Tyler doesn't want to say but Tyler's my m **** f *** ing boyfriend, and he's been my my m **** f *** ing boyfriend my whole f ** king life.

Found on CNN 7 months ago Top News

I recently said that Tyler, the Creator is my boyfriend, and that's true, so, just so you know.

Found on CNN 7 months ago Top News

I just saw the video of you slapping the dude in Russia, I just want you to know you’ll never make a better piece of entertainment, it’s the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Me and B [Beyonc], we got a show tonight, but we thinking about canceling and just staying in and just watching you slap this dude.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Entertainment

Behind the scenes of that, James Avery was relentless on me to elevate. He wouldn’t give me a damn inch. Everything I said, everything I did, for James Avery it was like, ‘Nope, not good enough. You have this position, look where you are, look what you are blessed with. I’m sorry but I’m not accepting anything other than absolute, committed perfection,’.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Entertainment

It's an honor to be asked to perform at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, collaborating with Nicky, (producer) Diplo and Era on this track represents harmony, eclectic flavors and genres coming together. At the end of the day, we just want to see the world dance.

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Entertainment

A lot of people have been asking why I’ve been wearing turbans, well, I haven’t talked about it. It’s not easy to talk about, but I am going to talk about it.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Entertainment

My hair has been a big part of me, taking care of my hair has been a beautiful ritual and having the choice to have hair or not. And then one day to be like, ‘Oh my God, I might not have that choice anymore.’.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Entertainment

I really had to put it into a spiritual perspective, like the higher power takes so much from people. People are out here with cancer. People have sick children. I watch the higher power take things every day.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Entertainment

I met a dude named Benny Medina. Benny Medina is the real-life Fresh Prince of Bel Air, i meet Benny and he pitches me the idea for this show, and I’m like, you know, ‘I’m not an actor.’.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

I hear,' Hey,'... and I turn around and Michael Jackson is behind me in the closet.

Found on CNN 1 year ago Entertainment

I don't know anything about no comic books but I'm here with Michael Jackson, I ain't gon na tell Michael Jackson that.

Found on CNN 1 year ago Entertainment

Sophia the robot represents state of the art artificial intelligence. She is a super-advanced humanoid robot, capable of showing over 60 different human expressions, interpreting human language and emotion. She’s been in development for over two years. She’s a learning artificial intelligence, but, she wouldn’t kiss me… so there’s probably, you know, some development flaws that they need to work on.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

I’m looking at that girl and I’m like, ‘Got it. I understand. You will not have this trouble out of me ever again. Let’s go, baby. We can go,'.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

There’s really no in-between.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

Growing up and trying to figure out your life … while people feel like they have some sort of entitlement to know what’s going on, is absolutely, excruciatingly terrible — and the only way to get over it, is to go into it, you can’t change your face. You can’t change your parents. You can’t change any of those things.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

She shaved her head bald in the middle of her ‘Whip My Hair’ tour. I was like, ‘Oh, s—t. i’m looking at that girl and I’m like, ‘Got it. I understand. You will not have this trouble out of me ever again. Let’s go, baby. We can go,'.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

I feel like most kids like me end up going down a spiral of depression, and the world is sitting there looking at them through their phones, laughing and making jokes and making memes at the crippling effect that this lifestyle has on the psyche.

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

We were investing in something that wasn't even there, she just kind of shrugged it off as if we knew what we were getting into.

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

I think people had expectations that may have been different, but I'm excited for the fans to get to vote.

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Company News

Today, Jada & I mourn with all of you the loss of a beautiful poet, a true inspiration, and one of the most magnificent artists to ever grace this earth.

Found on Reuters 3 years ago People

Today, Jada & I mourn with all of you the loss of a beautiful poet, a true inspiration, and one of the most magnificent artists to ever grace this earth, prince.

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Company News

I had watched my son play football for four years, and I didn't know. And just as a parent I felt like I had to be a part of this.

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Top News

Dr. Omalu is an immigrant, and a big part of why he fought so hard to have this information come out is because he believes in America and American ideals.

Found on CNN 3 years ago Top News

As I look at the political landscape, I think that there might be a future out there for me, they might need me out there.

Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

America is the only place on earth that I could exist, no other country on earth produces Will Smiths, no other country on earth produces Denzel Washingtons or Oprah Winfreys...or Barack Obamas. You look back historically at how black people have had it on the planet, you know, America is elevating quite well based on the history of our people.

Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

When I sat down to meet with Bennet, I was like, 'please say something to make me not take this movie, please,' and then I was just so compelled by the story and the fact that I didn't know, i had watched my son play football for four years, and I didn't know. And just as a parent, I felt like I had to be a part of this.

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Entertainment

It was personal for me from day one, when I sat down with Dr Omalu and ... he said to me, when he was a boy growing up in Nigeria all he ever wanted to be was an American, the thing that was a revelation for me with this is that is not really the big hits that are the problem, it's definitely an issue, but more the issue is the repetitive head trauma.

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Entertainment

Studios make the decision that if they're going to Comic-Con, they have to bring their A-game, if you don't come with something that's going to get people excited, it could actually backfire ... It's not cheap to make a splash at Comic-Con.

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Company News

I had dinner with Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali. I would say that was probably the high point of my career, that was the pinnacle. Nelson Mandela was on my left, and Muhammad Ali was on my right. And so I got fully aware that I meant absolutely nothing in this world.

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Entertainment

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