The only way to ensure a film is going to sell is put Will Smith in it and you open it in 3,000 theaters and make sure we have all the top promotional spots in each venue.

I believe that every innovative thought comes from a creative mindset....A creative mindset is what drives our world, and art is the base of that.

If someone saves your life, you develop a brotherhood, no matter what your race.

People are realizing that color has no bearing on what's known as brotherhood

A lot of directors are overbearing and tend to make you doubt your instincts.

I believe success is preparation, because opportunity is going to knock on your door sooner or later but are you prepared to answer that?

Boxing, for me, it's the beginning of all sports. I'm willing to bet that the first sport was a man against another man in a fight, so I think that's something innate in all of us.

I spend 90 percent of my time saying no, and my accountant yells at me for it, but when I started in this business, I wanted my career to have legs.

I like boxing movies. One of the hardest things for me to watch as far as boxing films, is the boxing. The actual boxing usually sucks

It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.

That word, fan, has always kind of bothered me

On your journey to success equip yourself with will, hope and patience

It stood calm against the suburban storm raging around it. The thunder screamed across the sky

The flow of spiritual connectedness and oneness with life will dwell in you if your heart and mind is open and innocent.

I started with ballet and then my cousin Sarah introduced me to her tap teachers.

Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet.

I grew up in such a small city, I had to be popular or I'd be dead. So I had to be popular!

Listen. I got three expressions: looking left, looking right and looking straight ahead.

We are all the same ... all the same... longing to find our way back ... back to the One ... back to the Only One!

Many men provoke others to overreach them by excessive suspicion; their extraordinary distrust in some sort justifies the deceit.

Money to some extent sometimes let you be in more interesting environments. But it can't change how many people love you or how healthy you are.