Will Smith has one of the most decorated careers in film. He’s played every role you can imagination and will also be featured in 2016’s Suicide Squad film. In order to celebrate Smith’s success over the years we decided to compile 28 Incredible Will Smith Quotes that show how colorful and inspiring his personality is.
The Smith family made recent headlines after Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett made a stand against the Academy Awards for not nominating a black actor. However, it seems as if Will Smith is still concentrating on his career and moving forward from the conflict. Smith has been a matchmaker, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, a poor father trying to provide for his son, a drunken superhero and a super-villain turned hero.
It’s as if there is no role that Smith can’t tackle and tackle in grand fashion might we add. Don’t forget his awesome rapping ability as one half of the hip-hip duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Over the years Smith has also managed to stay away from scandals and kept a very good name in Hollywood. Fans will be able to see Smith assume the role as Deadshot on August 5 when Suicide Squad hits theaters. Check out our 28 Incredible Will Smith Quotes below.
“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.”
“I’ve always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.”
“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.”
“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.”
“Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.”
“Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.”
“I don’t know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived.”
“The first step is you have to say that you can.”
“Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.”
“Greatness is not this wonderful, esoteric, elusive, godlike feature that only the special among us will ever taste, it’s something that truly exists in all of us.”
“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.”
“A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.”
“Love is the ultimate theme, but it’s not just for women.”
“The keys to life are running and reading. When you’re running, there’s a little person that talks to you and says, “Oh I’m tired. My lung’s about to pop. I’m so hurt. There’s no way I can possibly continue.” You want to quit. If you learn how to defeat that person when you’re running. You will how to not quit when things get hard in your life. For reading: there have been gazillions of people that have lived before all of us. There’s no new problem you could have–with your parents, with school, with a bully. There’s no new problem that someone hasn’t already had and written about it in a book.”
“Life isn’t how many breaths you take, but it’s the moments that take your breath away.”
“In my mind, I’ve always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y’all just didn’t know yet.”
“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%.”
“Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions.”
“Don’t chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people – the ones who really belong in your life – will come to your. And stay.”
“If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other people’s lives better.”
“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.”
“And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy’s sleeping? I’m working.”
“Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. Some people are better at hiding it than others.”
“There’s no reason to have a plan B because it distracts from plan A.”
“Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can’t do something themselves, they are going to tell you that you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.”
“Well, all I know is what I read in the papers.”
“I’m a student of world religion, so to me, it’s hugely important to have knowledge and to understand what people are doing.”
“Basic principles: no matter what, no matter when, no matter who… any man has a chance to sweep any woman off her feet. He just needs the right broom.”