Published 13:04 IST, December 21st 2020

Will Smith talks about being self-aware and his strengths as an actor

Will Smith has come a long way in his career. A video from 2002 resurfaced where he spoke about self-awareness and where he wanted to be in his career.

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Hollywood actor Will Smith began his career as a rapper and slowly grew as an actor with many blockbuster films. In an interview, Will Smith spoke about self-awareness and his strength as an actor and a comedian. Take a look at what actor said before he became an A-list Hollywood actor. 

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Will Smith on his self-awareness and strengths

Will Smith's movies have entertained audience for deces. He me his debut in entertainment industry as a Grammy award rapper in Philelphia. One of his best roles was on comedy series Bel – Air’s new prince which aired for a long time. A video recently resurfaced on internet wherein Will Smith was interviewed by Charlie Rose. In interview with Charlie Rose in 2002, Will described his portrayal as Muhamm Ali in film Ali. Will spoke about a few actors like Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington.

He said that Eddie Murphy is funnier than he will ever be. Similarly, he ded that Denzel is much more powerful than him when it comes to comedy. But he mentioned that according to him, his strength is that he could do everything well. He mentioned that he could do a little bit of everything well and he focused on this strength of his. He ded that he was aware that se were his strengths and he h to work hard on m. 

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Along with Murphy and Denzel, he also spoke about or actors like Robin Williams and Tom Hanks who were extremely popular at time. Will Smith was inspired by Robin Williams and his career. He said that this is where he wanted to be in his career in future. He also ded that he will never be able to reach compete with Denzel Washington in his entire life. He mentioned that he would have to dedicate his entire life to ever compete at that level. 

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Talking about his opportunities, Will told Rose that it was very important for one to kw who y are. He was very clear about who he was as a person. He mentioned that he h lived with Ali to its physical, emotional, spiritual and financial end. He continued saying that he knew definition of himself which also defined what he wants to be in future. He ded that he knew that he was stronger than he thought and it will show as time passed. 

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A sneak peek into Will Smith's Instagram

Will Smith has started a quarantine special Will from home on Snapchat. He surprises various people who have been recognised for ir act of selflessness. He has shared a few glimpses from Will from Home on his Instagram. He also shared a throwback picture from his Bel Air series. He tagged Alfonso Ribeiro as 2020 and Tyra Banks as himself looking forward to 2021 which he tagged as himself. Take a look at some of posts on Will Smith's Instagram. 

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13:04 IST, December 21st 2020