![]() What made you want to do The Pursuit of Happyness? the idea that I'm connecting to the line in my work is the ability of the individual to design your destiny. Why I like something and why I want to be a part of it. Will Smith: This is really the first time in my career where I'm looking at thematic throughlines, in the work that I've chosen. You're giving your fans something different with this film. I've never been involved with a project that is more inspiring. Will Smith: The power of the experience and the power of the win and the American Dream, all of that connective tissue and the actual dream of humanity that everyone carries of being able to become. And with all of that I've never played a more heroic character that Chris Gardner.Ĭan you talk about what the themes in the movie? To be able to play those bigger than life characters. I'm obsessive so I study things and I've studied ad nauseam, the Heroes Journey. Will Smith: I have played a lot of heroic characters. Tell us about the character you play in this film? Forced to live in shelters, enduring many hardships as he goes through their program, Chris refuses to let this dampen his spirits as he pursues his dream of security for himself and his son. Even when Gardner lands an intern position at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, it pays no money. When they are evicted from their apartment, Gardner finds himself alone with his son in San Francisco and no place to go. In the moving drama The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a marginally employed salesman and a single father, struggling with the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son (Jaden Smith). In his newest film, The Pursuit of Happyness Smith stretches himself even further. From his breakout performance in Six Degrees of Separation, to starring roles in action films like Independence Day, to contemplative performances in Michael Mann's Ali, this rapper turned actor has become one of our greatest stars. To say that Will Smith is a versatile actor would be like saying Bill Gates is good at programming. The actor discusses the character, working with his son, and why he feels this film is his best work Actor discusses the character, working with his son, and why he feels this film is his best work. ![]()
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