Top 17 Inspiring Will Smith Quotes from Will, His Memoir

The Best Thought-Provoking and Insightful Will Smith Book Quotes

Connor "Bearcat" Martin
6 min readJul 14, 2022
Book cover of Will Smith’s Memoir, Will.
Book cover from Penguin Random House

Will Smith — the world-famous actor, rapper, and producer — published his entertaining and wise memoir this past November. Will, as the book’s succinctly named, follows Smith’s transformation from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest celebrities. To ensure his story was told in the best way possible, Will Smith even teamed up with Mark Manson — author of the multi-million-copy bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. With Will Smith’s global recognition, inspiring tales, and practical advice readers can take from his life, it’s no wonder that Will spent nearly 20 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list.

However, as everyone knows, Will Smith has arguably never faced more scrutiny and backlash than he has in the last few months. After he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, Will Smith has had a number of projects paused and even been banned from the Oscars for ten years. Despite Smith publicly apologizing, it’s been virtually radio silence on his end since the March 27th incident.

While some might be quick to write him off, I believe this makes Will’s book even more timely. You can get a better glimpse into his motivations, actions, and reactions. Will is uniquely candid and…

--

--

Connor "Bearcat" Martin

Passionate writer | Stories involving TV/music, book reviews, quotes, faith, poetry, and more | Words for eternity | Check out my book: bit.ly/2AkskcE