Will Smith

The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school.

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

What developed in my early days was the attitude to start attacking the thing I was scared of

The execs don't care what color you are. They care about how much money you make. Hollywood is not really black or white. It's green.

Your words and thoughts have physical power.

Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocracy

The women who don't seek attention are usually the women you need to be giving your attention to.

Our thoughts, our feelings, our dreams, our ideas, are physical in the universe.

I'd rather live my life knowing that I'm not perfect than spend my whole life pretending to be.

Just stay ready. Stay in shape and then you don't have to rush to train before the movie starts. I'll show you my abs later because I’m in shape. But that idea, if you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.

The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school. Traditional education is based on facts and figures and passing tests - not on a comprehension of the material and its application to your life.

Greatness is not this, wonderful, esoteric, elusive, god-like feature that only the special among us will ever taste. You know? It's something that truly exists, in, all of us. It's very simple, this is what I believe, and, I'm willing to die for it. Period. It's that simple.

I want to represent the idea that you really can make what you want I believe I can create whatever I want to create.

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.

Love is the ultimate theme, but it's not just for women.

There's no reason to have a plan B because it distracts from plan A.

Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.

The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have dreams, who want to do things. Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.

Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity. Do not misunderstand me danger is very real but fear is a choice.

The first step before anybody else in the world believes it, is that you believe it.

Don't let failure go to your heart, and don't let success go to your head.