I refuse to accept anything less than 100% of what I can achieve.

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

I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid.

I do not have to build a perfect wall today. I just have to lay a perfect brick.

When you're running and you are there, there's a little person that talks to you and that little person says “Oh, I'm tired”, “My lounge's about to pop”, “I'm so hurt”, “I'm so tired”, “There's no way I can possibly continue”. And you wanna quit. Right? That person, if you learn how to defeat that person when you're running you will learn how to not quit when things get hard in your life.

There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?

I'm motivated by fear...a fear of fear. I hate being afraid to do something.