Part of being an actor is almost self-hypnosis during those brief moments when the cameras are rolling. You want to actually believe you're Chris Gardner or Muhammad Ali.
Will SmithWhen you find things that are tried and true for millennia, you can bet that it's going to happen tomorrow.
Will SmithI've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working. While the other guy's making love, I mean, I'm making love, too. But I'm working really hard at it.
Will SmithWhen you're running and you are there, there's a little person that talks to you and that little person says โOh, I'm tiredโ, โMy lounge's about to popโ, โI'm so hurtโ, โI'm so tiredโ, โThere's no way I can possibly continueโ. 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.
Will Smith