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

Things work in spite of me sometimes.

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

I'm starting to be a lot more comfortable with allowing people to decide for themselves and almost creating a situation that forces people to decide for themselves whether they like it or don't like it or agree with the character or disagree with the character.

Make a choice of what you want, who you want to be and how you're going to do it. The universe will get out of your way.

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.