Will Smith Quotes - Page 7

As a child, I watched 'Dallas' and that was my vision for my life for as long as I could remember.

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

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.

I don't want to be an icon. I want to be an idea. I want to represent possibilities.

I want the world to be better because I was here.

I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school.

Summer, summer, summertime time to sit back and unwind.

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.

I think for me, as a parent, once my children are thoroughly informed, they can make the decisions that they want to make. The only thing that I demand is a complete comprehension [of the information].

When I was growing up, I installed refrigerators in supermarkets. My father was an electrical engineer.

The first eight years of schooling was with all white people. So that helped me to understand how white people think. I think that transition is what helped me bridge the gap, because that's what my success has really been about: bridging the gap between the black community and the white community.

Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard

You might be [outshining me in many ways]. But if we get on a treadmill, there are two things: you're getting off first or I'm going to die. It's that simple, right?

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.

I want to represent the idea that you really can make what you want I believe I can create whatever I want to create.

Even Hitler didn't wake up going, 'Let me do the most evil thing I can do today.' I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good.'

You've got to run your career. What happens is a lot of times artists have this talent and they're just looking for somebody to take it and do something with it. And you have to be the creative force.

My God, my higher power. It's mine and mine alone. I create my connection and I decide how my connection is going to be.

I keep going because I doubt myself. It drives me to be better. I've learned that the mastery of self-doubt is the key to success. It's like being animated by the love of a woman - the need to be worthy of her.

You play a part in every aspect of your life going the way you want or not going the way that you want. It has very little to do with other people.

I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it.

I've always been the goofy kid. Growing up, I always enjoyed the comedic aspect of relating to women. Even on camera, it was always the funny take on it.

When I say I am going to run three miles, I run five. With that mentality, it is actually difficult to lose.

I am inspired beyond my ability to articulate... and now I know what and who I want to be... a soldier for peace.

Life is...the moments that take your breath away.