Best 40 Will Smith Quotes To Find Motivation To Succeed

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Will Smith is also known as The Fresh Prince and is famous for his groundbreaking work in film, music, and television. He has won many awards and recognition for his phenomenal work in his film career. Here you can read some motivational Will Smith Quotes to find some motivation.

Who is Will Smith?

Will Smith is an American actor, rapper, and film producer who is known for his superb acting skills in many Hollywood movies.

When was Will Smith born?

Will Smith was born on September 25, 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father Willard Carroll Smith Sr. was a U.S. Air Force officer and refrigeration engineer, and his mother Caroline Bright was a Philadelphia school board administrator.

How did Will Smith start his career?

Will Smith started his career in music with his childhood friend Jeffrey “DJ Jazzy Jeff” Townes, where he was named as the Fresh Prince. In 1986, the duo released their first single together called “Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble”. In 1988, they released a new single called “Parents Just Don’t Understand” and they won the Grammy Award for the music.

When did Will Smith make his film debut?

Smith made his Hollywood debut as an actor in 1992 with the film “Where the Day Takes You”, where he appeared as a disabled homeless man. But he got the lead role in “Six Degrees of Separation”.

How many movies has Will Smith acted in his career?

Will Smith has worked in 48 films so far in his career, in which many movies are inspirational, full of action, and adventurous. The names of some best movies are Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, Ali, Aladdin, Independence Day, Men in Black film series, Bad Boys film series, Seven Pounds, and King Richard. You can find here the list of Will Smith’s movies on Wikipedia.

What has Will Smith got for his work?

For his phenomenal work in movies, Smith has received many numerous accolades including four Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics’ Choice Movie Award. Smith holds several American and international box office records. As of 2021, his films have grossed over $9.3 billion globally. You can find here the list of awards and recognitions received by him.

Inspirational Will Smith Quotes

1. “I want the world to be better because I was here.” ― Will Smith

2. “You can cry, ain’t no shame in it.” ― Will Smith

3. “For me, there is nothing more valuable than how people feel in a movie theater about a movie.” ― Will Smith

4. “I’ve always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.” ― Will Smith

5. “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.” ― Will Smith

6. “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.” ― Will Smith

7. “In my mind, I’ve always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y’all just didn’t know yet.” ― Will Smith

8. “When you create art, the world has to wait.” ― Will Smith

9. “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.” ― Will Smith

10. “I don’t necessarily believe in organized religion.” ― Will Smith

11. “I think with movies I am really connecting to the Joseph Campbell idea of the collective unconscious.” ― Will Smith

Will Smith Quotes on Hard work

12. “If you’re not willing to work hard, let someone else do it. I’d rather be with someone who does a horrible job, but gives 110% than with someone who does a good job and gives 60%.” ― Will Smith

13. “And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy’s sleeping? I’m working.” ― Will Smith

14. “Whatever your dream is, every extra penny you have needs to be going to that.” ― Will Smith

Self Growth Quotes by Will Smith

15. “Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you, and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.” ― Will Smith

16. “The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school.” ― Will Smith

17. “I’m a student of patterns. At heart, I’m a physicist. I look at everything in my life as trying to find the single equation, the theory of everything.” ― Will Smith

18. “I’ve viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic.” ― Will Smith

19. “I’ve trained myself to illuminate the things in my personality that are likable and to hide and protect the things that are less likable.” ― Will Smith

20. “I’ve never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I’ve viewed myself as slightly above average in talent.” ― Will Smith

21. “A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.” ― Will Smith

22. “I’m a student of world religion, so to me, it’s hugely important to have the knowledge and to understand what people are doing.” ― Will Smith

23. “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.” ― Will Smith

24. “The first step is you have to say that you can.” ― Will Smith

25. “I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my ‘Will Smith’ thing and get paid.” ― Will Smith

Life motivational Quotes by Will Smith

26. “So if you stay ready, you ain’t gotta get ready, and that is how I run my life.” ― Will Smith

27. “Life is lived on the edge.” ― Will Smith

28. “Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.” ― Will Smith

29. “I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it.” ― Will Smith

30. “Traditional education is based on facts and figures and passing tests – not on a comprehension of the material and its application to your life.” ― Will Smith

31. “We all want to be in love and find that person who is going to love us no matter how our feet smell, no matter how angry we get one day, no matter the things we say that we don’t mean.” ― Will Smith

Best Will Smith Movie Quotes

32. “Basic principles: no matter what, no matter when no matter who… any man has a chance to sweep any woman off her feet. He just needs the right broom.” ― Will Smith [Hitch]

33. “Like I always tell my clients – begin each day as if it were on purpose.” ― Will Smith [Hitch]

34. “Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it’s the moments that take your breath away.” ― Will Smith [Hitch]

35. “I’m a guy. Since when do we get anything right the first time?” ― Will Smith [Hitch]

36. “People can’t do somethin’ themselves, they wanna tell you, you can’t do it. If you want somethin’, go get it. Period.” ― Will Smith [The Pursuit of Happyness]

37. “Probably means there’s a good chance. Possibly means we might or we might not.” ― Will Smith [The Pursuit of Happyness]

38. “This part of my life… This part right here? This is called ‘Happyness’.” ― Will Smith [The Pursuit of Happiness]

39. “You got a dream. You gotta protect it.” ― Will Smith [The Pursuit of Happyness]

40. “Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something. Not even me. Alright?” ― Will Smith [The Pursuit of Happyness]

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