Will Smith

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

“Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.”

“Life is lived on the edge.”

“I love producing. I am loving doing that. I think that is my most natural space in the business. I just love producing or editing and that's where I thrive.”

“If you're not willing to work hard, let someone else do it. I'd rather be with someone who does a horrible job, but gives 110% than with someone who does a good job and gives 60%.”

“I'm a student of world religion, so to me, it's hugely important to have knowledge and to understand what people are doing.”

“The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school.”

“So if you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready, and that is how I run my life.”

“We all want to be in love and find that person who is going to love us no matter how our feet smell, no matter how angry we get one day, no matter the things we say that we don't mean.”

“Love is the ultimate theme, but it's not just for women.”

“I love being black in America, and especially being black in Hollywood.”

“I try to speak my points of view about black America, and how I feel about black men and the role that black men should play in their lives with their children and in their lives with their women.”

“Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.”

“My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm still a virgin in a lot of ways. I'm not used to being shot down for no reason.”

“I think with movies I am really connecting to the Joseph Campbell idea of the collective unconscious.”

“I don't necessarily believe in organized religion.”

“The first time that I performed as an actor was the first day on the set of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'”

“And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.”

“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.”