“Don’t,” Will Smith tells his son before turning his attention to the reporter. “You know, he’s never had to, to deal with those kinds of questions.”
“Well, forget the Kardashians,” the interviewer moonwalks before taking a detour to find another route to the same subject. “Maybe you could just…”
“So how do you think your life is similar or un-similar to people’s names in Calabasas?” Will Smith responds in a “mimicking” voice before breaking it down succinctly for the interviewer.
“For our family, the entire structure of our life, our home, our business relationships—the entire purpose is for everyone to be able to create in a way that makes them happy,” Will Smith begins.
“Fame is almost an inconsequential by-product of what we’re really trying to accomplish. We are trying to put great things into the world, we’re trying to have fun, and we’re trying to become the greatest versions of ourselves in the process of doing things we love.
“So the idea of fame or exploitation or orchestrating the media is sometimes even less than desirable for us.”
