I met my husband, Will Smith, when I was 19 and auditioned to be his date on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.’ They said I was too short to play the part.
You always have to remember to take care of yourself first and foremost, because when you stop taking care of yourself you get out of balance and you really forget how to take care of others.
I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn’t count. I’m trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and break that myth and talk about the importance of being involved.
I like a lot of metal music. So that’s really what I listen to a lot. Or I listen to a lot of kind of off the cuff, like I love artists like Santigold, or Gold Frapp. Yeah. Pelican. Yeah.
When I’m tired, I rest. I say, ‘I can’t be a superwoman today.’
What is the thing that Will could do to make me not love him? That would make me abandon him? I can’t think of one. I’m sorry. Except if he did something bad to the kids. Now we’ve got a problem.
I’m in this whole flow of doing certain art pieces without commerce.
I just want pieces of the world.
I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me.
Love and honesty are the things that make a good wife and mother.
Oh, I laugh hard every day. I mean, my husband is Will Smith! I’m telling you, that’s one of the joys of being married to him. My life full of laughter. Thank God I have him. My life is full of laughter because of that man.
People love in different ways. You may have a man who brings you flowers every Monday but doesn’t give two hooty-hoots about Valentine’s Day. Just because he doesn’t give you a valentine doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you!
What makes Will the best father in the world to me is that he’s there, not just there in a way that’s traditional. The emotional support he offers his children is immeasurable.
My music is like my freedom space.
I love religion and have contemplated going back to school to get a world religion degree.
It’s very important to prioritize. I know, for me, my family comes first. That makes every decision very easy.
How can we ask for our young stars to have a high level of responsibility if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them?
For people to be able to sit down together and have a conversation, that’s the power of love.
I think that old school style of ‘I’m your parent and I’m greater than you’ doesn’t work. What I establish with my children is a partnership.
Take responsibility about what you have on your TV, and about what you are out there supporting.
I’m the glue that keeps it all together. I’m the nucleus of an entertainment family. My day-to-day is making decisions to keep life above water.