I don't necessarily believe in organized religion.

Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocrity. What's the point of being realistic? It's unrealistic to walk into a room, flip a switch, and have light come on, but fortunately Edison didn't think so.

Why is life at this point in the twentieth century so focused upon the very beginning of life and the very end of life? What about the 80 years we have to live between those two inexorable bookends?

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

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

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

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