Will Smith

Will Smith

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As an American actor and rapper (b. 1968), Will Smith contributed not just to their field but to the broader conversation about what it means to live well. Celebrated for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards, Will Smith brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. 29 of Will Smith's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Love, Work, Life, Women, and Religion. One quote that captures their voice: "Money and success don't change people they merely amplify what is already there."

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

— Will Smith

Time

All Quotes by Will Smith

“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.”

— Will Smith

Business

“When you create art, the world has to wait.”

— Will Smith

Art

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

— Will Smith

Movies

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

— Will Smith

Change

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

— Will Smith

Time

“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.”

— Will Smith

Love

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

— Will Smith

Money

“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.”

— Will Smith

Men

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

— Will Smith

Love

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

— Will Smith

Religion

“Life is lived on the edge.”

— Will Smith

Life

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

— Will Smith

Learning

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

— Will Smith

Love

“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.”

— Will Smith

Movies

“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.”

— Will Smith

Work

“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%.”

— Will Smith

Good

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

— Will Smith

Work

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

— Will Smith

Knowledge

“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.”

— Will Smith

God

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

— Will Smith

Life