Will Smith

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.

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

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

I don't necessarily believe in organized religion.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Life is lived on the edge.

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

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

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

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%.

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.

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

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.

When you create art, the world has to wait.