Coming from sitcom television and coming from music you burn up every single second. You don't leave anything there. You burn it up and you pass out when you walk off stage, so I took that concept into acting.

Boys laugh at what they put girls through - but they won't be laughing when - they're wiping tears off their daughters face for the same reason.

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

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

I can't run away when I'm scared. I always have to attack. That's how I deal with seemingly difficult things.

Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. some people are better at hiding it than others.

Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity. Why would you be realistic? What's the point of being realistic? I'm going to do it. It's done. It's already done. The second I decide it's done, it's already done.