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Will Smith: Jaden has 1 pair of shoes & ‘refuses to be a slave to money’
Will Smith: Jaden has 1 pair of shoes & ‘refuses to be a slave to money’
On fame: “I have the spirit of desire to make people’s lives better. Being famous is such a gift for me because small things make people’s lives brighter. You just shake some****’s hand. You just smile and write your name and people Will talk about it for the rest of their lives.”
On Ferguson: “It’s been rough for me trying to find my position in the struggle and where my voice is needed and helpful. You know, I grew up in Philadelphia, and Philadelphia has a really rough police-brutality history. I grew up in a neighborhood where it was very clear that the police were ‘them’ and we were ‘us.’ I also know that when I was seventeen years old, I had a $20,000 car, which made it certain that I got pulled over all the time. I had a red IROC-Z, the full stereo system and the rims and the paint job.”
On staying “cut” at age 46: “I like to look good, but I like my **** to function well more than anything. For me, it’s as spiritual and intellectual as it is physical. And emotional. I enjoy pushing myself. There is nothing like having to change your physical form to put you in contact with every weak part of yourself, to train yourself in discipline. You get confronted with all of the things you’ll be confronted with in your marriage, confronted with in your parenting, confronted with in your job. Put some**** on a treadmill and I’ll tell you how good they are at any other thing they do in life.”
On living like a pseudo monk: It’s such a strange thing. Jaden, my sixteen-year-old, he has one pair of shoes. He has three pair of pants and he has five shirts. Total. He has refused to be a slave to money. I so respect that. The younger generation is less of an ownership generation, anyway. And it’s such an interesting thing to watch, because I came from a middle-class background, but, you know, our lights and gas would be cut off from not paying the bill. I grew up in a house where you would need the kerosene heaters in the winter in case the bills didn’t get paid. And he’s from the complete other end of the spectrum. And it’s so interesting to me that from growing up in that space, he could see the need for things in a way that he’s rejecting. He’s like, ‘I’m not gonna let myself need things in that way’ — but I would like him to get another pair of shoes.”
[From Esquire]
Cele|bitchy | Will Smith: Jaden has 1 pair of shoes & ‘refuses to be a slave to money’
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith In Azzaro Couture – ‘Focus’ LA Premiere
Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, Jaclyn Smith, Lily Tomlin, & Susan Sarandon at recent events
Jada Pinkett Smith in a Bikini: Vacationing with Will and Willow in Hawaii
Jada Pinkett Smith in a Bikini: Vacationing with Will and Willow in Hawaii
From dailymail.co.uk
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith on a family getaway to Hawaii over the weekend, June 7-8, 2024
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Will Smith: ‘Jada and I like to give our kids complete responsibility’
Will Smith: ‘Jada and I like to give our kids complete responsibility’
Will Smith is back on the big screen in Focus, playing a con man extraordinaire who teaches the ropes to a beautiful protégé played by Aussie actress Margot Robbie (Wolf of Wall Street).
The actor, 46, talked to The Mid contributor Jeanne Wolf about his insecurities, unstoppable optimism, and a few of his bad habits.
There’s plenty of suspense and action in Focus, but you and Margot make time for some romance.
Every movie is a love story. My theory is that there is no other kind of movie. Even films like Bad Boys are "bromance"—we ride together, we die together, bad boys for life. Everything is about human relationships.
Being a part of Hollywood must make you no stranger to con men.
Are you kidding? I’m an actor. Every**** is running a con. There are certain things that people want and they’re going to do the things they need to do to get them. All right? They’re gonna wear the clothes and say things they need to say. Every**** is trying to get what they want. At the heart of human interaction is a daily con.
After all the movies you’ve made, does it get easier?
Ninety percent of the time I’m uncomfortable and uncertain when I’m making a movie. I don’t want people to know how difficult it is. I think it’s part of my job to make sure that the audience doesn’t know and that they only experience the joy of the process when they see me on the screen.
How do you conquer your insecurities?
I think I learned very young to attack fear. There are tons of things that I’m scared of. It’s frustrating to me when I’m scared of something, so I’m forced to go and attack it. It’s been helpful, but it’s been painful.
Your son Jaden and daughter Willow are following in your footsteps and pursuing their own acting careers. What advice are you giving them?
My great-grandmother used to say, "Bought sense is better than that you borrow." I always took that as doing it yourself. Earning that lump on your head is always better than listening to someone else about the lump they got on their head. Jada and I like to give our kids complete responsibility. Outside of life or death, we like to give them their own choices and put the responsibility of their lives on to them as much as they can handle it.
Do you have any bad habits you’d like to change?I have that artist’s mind, so I never know where my keys are, where my wallet is, and I don’t really care a lot about clothes. I take my clothes off and drop them. I don’t clean up stuff. I’m always trying to create something, and I need my creative state to be kind of cluttered.
How do you deal with the pressure to stay on top in a tough business?
The more success that I have, the more difficult it becomes to do something new, to do something different, to find something creative and special. I’ve still got a little bit of room out there, but as I move along the margin for error is getting smaller and smaller.
What’s guiding you?
I must have some sort of weird anti-negativity filter, rose-colored glasses or something. I try not to acknowledge obstacles and boundaries. I still identify with what Barack Obama called "the audacity of hope." I know some people may call it the arrogance of hope, or the foolishness of hope, but I believe something gets created when you believe in something.
