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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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When you create art, the world has to wait.

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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.

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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...

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I think with movies I am really connecting to the Joseph Campbell idea of the collective unconscious.

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I love being black in America, and especially being black in Hollywood.

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