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Being Famous Is Such A Gift For Me Because Small Things Make People's Lives Brighter. You Just Shake Somebody's Hand. You Just Smile And Write Your Name And People Will Talk About It For The Rest Of Their Lives.

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Being Famous Is Such

Will Smith

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Being Famous Is Such A Gift For Me Because Small Things Make People's Lives Brighter. You Just Shake Somebody's Hand. You Just Smile And Write Your Name And People Will Talk About It For The Rest Of Their Lives.

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I Believe You Need To Be Educated About What You Want To Do In Life, But I Don't Believe You Actually Need College To Get You There.

My Biggest Emotional Defeat And The Greatest Emotional Pain I've Had As An Actor Was When "wild Wild West" Opened Up To $52 Million. The Movie Wasn't Good. And It Hurt So Bad To Be The No. 1 Movie - To Open At $52 Million - And To Know The Movie Wasn't Good.

I Love Being Black In America, And Especially Being Black In Hollywood.

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