Quotes About Will Smith

#1. I got a ill gift, I'm real swift
They be like, 'Damn, he's still rich.'
When I send my Men in Black,
Listen, none of them niggas named Will Smith.

Cam'ron

#2. I'm like, "Well, damn, that means that I have to carry a flag." I don't have the freedom to just do anything, because I have the political weight of having this last name and my heritage. It's not like I've transcended, Will Smith-style. It takes a lot to pull that off, to cross over, and transcend.

Michelle Rodriguez

#3. I really look up to Will Smith. He's internationally known, and people know him from everything. I don't know any kid who hasn't seen and liked Fresh Prince, or you'll like one of his movies or his music. He's perfect, and he's done everything. That's my dream: to be internationally known.

Keke Palmer

#4. As we speak, that is what we are doing. Projects that come to you are not written for you. We have to take a lesson from Will Smith, who develops projects he can shine in. We're trying to develop things from the ground up.

Columbus Short

#5. At this point I feel like I could go out and accomplish anything. I'd just love to see Will Smith's face if he found out I, Z-Braff, have the number one rap album in the country. That'd show that no-talent uncle tom.

Zach Braff

#6. Every film by Will Smith, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Don Cheadle will have great acting and carry good messages in the film. The films starring those actors are the films I tell young people to watch for good acting and to view for quality movies.

Brian J. White

#7. I dreamed of doing stuff like Will Smith and films on a big scale.

Cory Hardrict

#8. The actors are different, although I didn't set out to be different. My inspiration came from people like Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The genre is what it is. My inspiration was drawn from great movies like 48 Hours, Bad Boys and Rush Hour.

Tracy Morgan

#9. People like to see will smith reacting to aliens

Megan Boyle

#10. Every year, Hollywood is looking for that new, white leading man and new white starlet that audiences fall in love with. But they're not looking for the next Denzel Washington, Will Smith or Sidney Poitier.

Chadwick Boseman

#11. To be the leading man it's about the celebrity and the looks, and it's tough to do that. People who do it great are people like Tom Cruise and Will Smith - they're built for that. I ain't. I'm more of a character guy.

Jamie Foxx

#12. I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid.

Will Smith

#13. When I saw 'Independence Day,' I said, 'I want to be like Will Smith.' I want to do something like that. If he can do it, maybe one day I can come close to a set like that.

Cory Hardrict

#14. The biggest thing that I get most excited about is, my family and I would watch television together, and we weren't just passive viewers. Something would happen, and then we would talk about it. When Will Smith was shot on 'Fresh Prince,' that sparked a conversation about safety.

Jerrod Carmichael

#15. The big gamble in 'Focus' - it's a Will Smith movie that dares to be small.

Richard Corliss

#16. To be compared to Will Smith is probably one of the coolest things because that's who I came up admiring.

Nick Cannon

#17. Will Smith is fantastic.

Jerry Weintraub

#18. I think there is a way to be formal and elegant and classy, but more modern. Brad Pitt has been changing it, and Will Smith has been doing it in his own way.

Steven Cojocaru

#19. I met Will Smith twice. I didn't talk to him for too long but I was trying to let him know that my age group grew up watching him - he was the coolest guy on television and the coolest guy in movies.

J. Cole

#20. My favourite movie right now is probably 'Hitch', a Will Smith thing.

Chris Moneymaker

#21. I respect people who can do both careers, like Will Smith and a couple of other people who have done it, but I just don't know when they sleep.

Val Kilmer

#22. Parents just don't understand," I said into the blanket, my voice muffled. "What?" she asked. I rolled over and gave her a weak smile. "Will Smith was onto something.

Karina Halle

#23. I think the guy who has had the better films is Will Smith. I don't know if he's a better actor than me. I don't think so. I am a rapper first. Man, I just love what I do. I am just the greatest and I can't help it. I'm sorry man.

LL Cool J

#24. I wanna chase down Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith. I would love to start my film career.

Shemar Moore

#25. I honestly believe that if I decided to be the president of the United States, I could do it. That might sound foolish to some. But in my mind, if Ronald Reagan can become president, why not Will Smith?

Will Smith

#26. I'm going to be the Will Smith of the NBA.

Kobe Bryant

#27. Will [Smith] is not like preachy. He's more like lead by example. There's two ways to approach Will. You can follow or you can watch and learn, and I just kind of watched him and learned how he dealt with people, how he dealt with life and how he approaches his own work.

Michael Ealy

#28. I went from working with Will Smith to working with Will Smith's wife. So the Smiths have been very good to me.

Vivica Fox

#29. Whoever said technology would replace all paper obviously hasn't tried wiping their bottom with an iPad. Q. How do you find Will Smith in the snow? A. You look for the fresh prints. Q. Why should you never date a tennis player? A. Because love means nothing to them.

Hudson Moore

#30. Honestly, I want to do films. I want to make that move from actor to producer, like Will Smith.

Michael B. Jordan

#31. One of the skills I had to learn and become proficient in is kissing a man. I had never kissed a man. Will Smith did it in his movies, so did Jake Gyllenhaal, and I figured it was my time. So it was me and Steve Carell - fantastic.

Dwayne Johnson

#32. Will Smith is the most successful money-making movie star on planet Earth, in terms of just how many people have gone to see his films, so Will is a guy who gets movies made.

Peter Landesman

#33. Every job built my career in some way or made me grow as a person or I got to meet someone great. I had one line on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but I met Will Smith and he took 20 minutes out of his day to talk to the kid with one line. To this day, I think that guy is amazing because of that.

Milo Ventimiglia

#34. Initially I thought: 'I would never get cast opposite Will Smith! No one would ever buy it with the age difference, our personalities.' I can't think of a couple that makes less sense in every way, shape and form.

Margot Robbie

#35. Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.

Tatyana Ali

#36. On one show before a live audience, I had to look out the door and call for Will Smith to come in. The audience couldn't see him, but there he was with his naked butt staring me in the face. I didn't normally hang out with twenty-something practical jokers, so sometimes he was a little much.

James Avery

#37. Will Smith is the biggest movie star I've ever met, and he couldn't be more gracious.

Todd Lowe

#38. My biggest hero when I was a kid was Will Smith. I used to watch 'Fresh Prince,' and I was a huge fan of his albums. I bought all of his albums when I was a kid. Now, he is the biggest movie star in the world.

Jesse McCartney

#39. Will Smith is one of my favorite actors, and he's also a triple threat. He successfully crossed over from music into acting. Also, I liked 'I Am Legend' because it was so unexpected. The movie wasn't what I thought it'd turn out to be.

Kat Graham

#40. Will Smith. He's been my career idol for years and years. I used to sit back and watch and study 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' over and over. It's the only TV show that I've watched all the way through maybe five times.

Jessie Usher

#41. The Will Smith that you see in movies is exactly the same as Will Smith in real life. Except for when he plays a superhero, because the real Will Smith can't fly. He can only hover.

Kurt Fuller

#42. I speak to my agent about great roles, and he's like, 'They are all going to Will Smith.'

Cuba Gooding Jr.

#43. I got my ears pierced when I was 12. I looked up to my older cousin, and he had earrings. Will Smith on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' had the left earring. So I started with the left earring, and then two years later, I got the other one pierced.

Shameik Moore

#44. The only way to ensure a film is going to sell is put Will Smith in it and you open it in 3,000 theaters and make sure we have all the top promotional spots in each venue.

Omar Epps

#45. There will never be a reunion, as I will never do anything with an asshole like Will Smith. He is still an egomaniac and has not grown up. This constant reunion thing will never ever happen in my lifetime unless there is an apology, which he doesn't know the word.

Janet Hubert

#46. I don't want to die before Will Smith 'cause then I miss that awesome 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' marathon.

Hannibal Buress

#47. God has been my number one inspiration. I also look up to Will Smith and Jamie Fox who are also personal friends of mine. They give me great career advice. I would also include Chris Stokes, as a filmmaker and music producer. I've been working with him since I was eight.

Marques Houston

#48. The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have dreams, who want to do things. Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft. - Will Smith

Will Smith

#49. I'm disappointed. I don't care about Will Smith, I don't want to.

Robert Conrad

#50. Will Smith is young, he's cool and my kids have his CDs.

Robert Conrad

#51. I met my husband, Will Smith, when I was 19 and auditioned to be his date on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' They said I was too short to play the part.

Jada Pinkett Smith

#52. I'm all about real drama, real performance, and real people, so my twist on this is: I'm creating a family, a brotherhood here. I'm creating a very real chemistry and I have this incredible ensemble of actors led by Will Smith, who are basically playing dimensional characters with lives and souls.

David Ayer

#53. I've always kinda wanted to work with Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise, and people like that. Probably Will Smith, too.

Cayden Boyd

#54. Don't let success go to your head and failure to your heart." - Will Smith.

Jennifer Hinsman

#55. There's this index that tallies up how much your movies have made, and if they haven't grossed a certain amount, then you're not bankable. I know I'm not Will Smith but, you know, my ranking's pretty low. The only studio picture I've done is 'Zodiac,' and that didn't perform that well.

Chloe Sevigny

#56. If you want something, go get it. Period!" -Chris Gardner (portrayed by Will Smith) in 'The Pursuit of Happyness.

Christopher Nilsson

#57. Will Smith is a funny person, a very likable person, but at the same time he can be serious and really handle his business. I'll stay away from talking about his rapping abilities, though.

Colin Kaepernick

#58. Dante Walker, you're about as gangster as Will Smith.

Victoria Scott

#59. When we met, I never thought in a million years that Will Smith and I would be together.

Jada Pinkett Smith

#60. I always want to execute and maximize off of potential, and this is a natural progression. Coming up as a youngster, I always wanted to be a rapper, but I knew that if I did everything right as a rapper, I'd end up as an actor, following the models of Ice Cube, Tupac [Shakur] and Will Smith.

T.I.

#61. Oh, I laugh hard every day. I mean, my husband is Will Smith! I'm telling you, that's one of the joys of being married to him. My life full of laughter. Thank God I have him. My life is full of laughter because of that man.

Jada Pinkett Smith

#62. My favorite actors are Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith - guys like that.

Liam Hemsworth

#63. I believe that I can create whatever I want to create. If I can put my head on it right, study it, learn the patterns, and - it's hard to put into words, it's real metaphysical, esoteric nonsense, but I feel very strongly that we are who we choose to be.

Will Smith

#64. Boys laugh at what they put girls through - but they won't be laughing when - they're wiping tears off their daughters face for the same reason.

Will Smith

#65. If I don't write it, who will? No one; at least not the way I would because the idea is uniquely mine.

Tanika L. Smith

#66. I believe that eclecticism is a virtue. It may not be a word, but its definitely a virtue.

Will Smith

#67. If we each get on a treadmill right now, one of two things is going to happen ... either you're going to get off first or I am going to die. Period.

Will Smith

#68. Money & success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.

Will Smith

#69. You can't deceive your own mother. That's the one person, the only one, to whom you will always be transparent.

Alexander McCall Smith

#70. Because there is liberating power in each and every truth, the one who walks in the truth in all his ways will be set free. A lie, no matter how "little," gives the powers of darkness an opening for attack, but the truth chases them far away.

Johan Oscar Smith

#71. Your words and thoughts have physical power.

Will Smith

#72. I don't think the Palestinian people or Afghan children or some other things I'm concerned about are at the top of other people's agendas - not right now, when America is going through such a recession and people are suffering across the board financially. But I think all that will change.

Patti Smith

#73. Whatever your dream is, every extra penny you have needs to be going to that.

Will Smith

#74. I am indeed completely nuts, but that doesn't mean I don't care about how I look. Sometimes, I admit, I will privilege appearance over comfort.

Russell Smith

#75. Remind yourself that every second spent scrolling through social media is one you will never get back.

Daniel Smith

#76. Said good-bye to my corner. - What will happen to the tables and chairs? I asked.

Patti Smith

#77. The central idea of love is not even a relationship commitment, the first thing is a personal commitment to be the best version of yourself with or without that person that you're with. You have to every single day-mind, body, and spirit-wake up with a commitment to be better.

Will Smith

#78. 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.

Will Smith

#79. I first wanted to be a comedian when I was six or seven and my dad showed me Laurel and Hardy's "Perfect Day" on tv.

Will Smith

#80. We have to hope, Daniel was saying, that the people who love us and who know us a little bit will in the end have seen us truly. In the end, not much else matters.

Ali Smith

#81. Maybe you just haven't found the right girl yet?" I say softly not wanting him to give up. Saxon's eyes meet mine, "maybe she just hasn't found me yet." - Stephanie Smith, Wherever You Will Go

Stephanie Smith

#82. The sling is to a rifle what the holster is to a pistol. If you have a sling, chances are you will keep the rifle with you. If there is no sling present, you will set the rifle down. When you are at the absolutely farthest point away from the rifle that you can possibly get, you'll need it.

Clint Smith

#83. Now many such things may be done without intitling the people to rise in arms. A gross, flagrant, and palpable abuse no doubt will do it, as if they should be required to pay a tax equal to half or third of their substance.

Adam Smith

#84. My father is from Newark in Nottinghamshire and my mother is from the very north of Ireland. They've ended up in Scotland, where my father - well, both of them - will always be seen as having come from somewhere else.

Ali Smith

#85. 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?

Will Smith

#86. Faith is the subtle chain which binds us to the infinite; the voice of a deep life within, that will remain until we crowd it thence.

Elizabeth Oakes Smith

#87. The God you worship will shape the values you hold, and the values you hold will shape the lifestyle that you choose.

Colin S. Smith

#88. There are five Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and the Christian. Most people will never read the first four.

Rodney "Gipsy" Smith

#89. If it was something that I really committed myself to, I don't think there's anything that could stop me becoming President of the United States.

Will Smith

#90. Welcome to the ring. Enter those who dare, and let them share the spoils. Only they have earned it. Will you win? The ring offers no promises. But one thing's for sure: unless you get in the ring today, you don't even stand a damn chance. Decide what really matters, and get in the ring for it - now.

Julien Smith

#91. There were worlds within worlds, and each will have within its confines values and meaning. It may not really matter to the world at large, thought Isabel, that I should feel happy rather than sad, but it matters to me, and the fact that it matters matters.

Alexander McCall Smith

#92. There's two kinds of people in this world.There's hammers and nails ...
You decide what to be ..

Will Smith

#93. They are trying to hold on to a world that no longer exists. They are blind and terrified because they feel it slipping away from them. They are gripping thin air but they keep trying desperately to hold on to it - hoping the air will turn into something familiar and solid.

Lillian E. Smith

#94. As long as there are young people, and old people, too, who can imagine realities beyond seeing and touching, and as long as there are poets, and artists, and musicians, there will be unicorns.

Jack Clifford Smith

#95. Know that tomorrow will bring clarity where before was only fog. In the final summation, it is not other's expectations that slay us, but our over compensatory reactions in regard

C.B. Smith

#96. Remember the Hottentots?" asked James. "They've become the Khoi now, which means that the Germans will have to retire that wonderful word of theirs, Hottentotenpotentatenstantenattentater, which means, as you know, one who attacks the aunt of a Hottentot potentate.

Alexander McCall Smith

#97. Abandon the idea that you will forever be the victim of the things that have happened to you. Choose to be a victor.

Seth Adam Smith

#98. Be in constant communication with Him so that when times get hard, you will have relationship instead of requests.

Angie Smith

#99. Follow the crowd and you will never be followed by a crowd.

Hannah Whitall Smith

#100. We should not center our lives on receiving praise and admiration. If we are secure in our faith, our identity will be based on the love of God, not the opinion of others.

Patti J. Smith