Posted on 12/14/2015 11:35:23 AM PST by CreviceTool
The 'Concussion' star also reveals that it's comments like those by Republican frontrunner Donald Trump that could lead him to enter "the political arena."
Will Smith recently told The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg that there "might be a future out there" for him in the "political landscape."
"This is the first year that I’ve been incensed to a level that I can’t sleep, you know?" Smith said in his first podcast interview. "So I’m feeling that at some point, in the near future, I will have to lend my voice to the conversation in a somewhat different way."
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
Will DJ Jazzy Jeff be his running mate?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Be careful Mr. Smith. Politics is a blood sport and far rougher than the NFL.
West Philadelphia, born and raised....
Go for it. Hillary needs the competition.
Interesting, but not surprising.
I read some years ago that Smith wanted to do this.
” I have been around the entertainment industry for decades”. On purpose? LOL! How many entertainers have you slapped silly? Or at least wanted to.
“Politics is a blood sport and far rougher than the NFL.”
Two arena’s I doubt he knows anything about. functioning in the real world is a real blast of reality for most entertainers are ill prepared for. Just my 2cent
Stick to producing bad movies to put your no talent kids into, after all no need to make them earn it the hard way like everyone else.
Who’s going to be First Lady-Kanye West?
I read that too. Problem is there are so many dumb voters he could actually win.
Now that would be a popcorn moment.
“If people keep saying all the crazy kind of stuff they’ve been saying on the news lately about walls and Muslims,” Smith said, alluding to some of Trump’s controversial proposals, “They’re going to force me into the political arena.”
So this guy is essentially a anti-Trump/pro-Hiterly type that takes on pro-establishment positions.
And he thinks he has a chance?
I don’t like cat fights.
That’s SOP in many third-world countries. Movie stars and boxers winning elections.
There are a few conservatives in the entertainment industry - most stay in the closet to keep working. A few are outspoken like Clint Eastwood, James Woods, David Mamet, Jon Voight, Bo Derek, Joel Surnow (24), Kelsey Grammer and so on...
Says the pampered millionaire living in his gated Beverly Hills community with armed security.
Hey Will, “Independence Day” was just a movie. Real Presidents don’t get to fly fighter jets.
I gotta have a mink coat
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