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" I would have absolutely messed up 'The Matrix'. "

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" I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. "

" Life is lived on the edge. "

" 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? "

Doing The Right Thing

" Whatever your dream is, every extra penny you have needs to be going to that. "

" I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic. "

" My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm still a virgin in a lot of ways. I'm not used to being shot down for no reason. "

" The first step is you have to say that you can. "

" Well, all I know is what I read in the papers. "

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

" My first record came out while I was a senior in high school, which is dangerous. "

" A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are. "

" The first time that I performed as an actor was the first day on the set of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' "

" I love producing. I am loving doing that. I think that is my most natural space in the business. I just love producing or editing and that's where I thrive. "

" I mean, I'm very serious with my kids about them comprehending the intricacies of global finance. "

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

" And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. "

" Tommy Lee Jones is hilarious. I would say, if you look at the body of his work, the character he is most like is the one in 'The Fugitive.' That's how he talks and jokes. That is the type of energy he has. "

" My school was 90 percent white, but 90 percent of the kids I played with were black. So I got the best of both worlds. I think that is where my comedy developed. "

" Traditional education is based on facts and figures and passing tests - not on a comprehension of the material and its application to your life. "

" I'm a student of world religion, so to me, it's hugely important to have knowledge and to understand what people are doing. "

" I don't know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived. "

" I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it. "

" As a child, I watched 'Dallas' and that was my vision for my life for as long as I could remember. "

" I know how to learn anything I want to learn. I absolutely know that I could learn how to fly the space shuttle because someone else knows how to fly it, and they put it in a book. Give me the book, and I do not need somebody to stand up in front of the class. "

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

" It's quite highly possible that I have peaked. I mean, I just can't imagine what else I could do beyond this. It's really a bittersweet kind of feeling. "

" Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there. "

" I try to speak my points of view about black America, and how I feel about black men and the role that black men should play in their lives with their children and in their lives with their women. "