The interview of Will Smith con David Letterman for your program My Next Guest Needs No Introduction has had a different impact mainly due to his infamous incident with Chris Rock in the Oscar 2022.
It is for this reason that Letterman and Netflix made sure to add a disclaimer before airing the second episode on Friday. He said this was recorded before the notorious Smith-Rock feud at the Academy Awards earlier this year.
While speaking with Letterman, the star of King Richard he explained his pain of not being able to protect his family.
“You can’t protect your family, can you? That’s not real”commented the actor Men in Black .
Smith mentioned that safety and security are an illusion.
“You have to learn to live with the reality that at any moment, anything can disappear in a second”he pointed.
Adding to this, the star of I Am Legend stated: “So, with that reality, how can you be here? And how can you be joyful and be here?”
In the same interview, Smith also shared details from his Will memoir about his abusive father.
“When I was nine years old, I saw my father hit my mother and I did nothing. And that left me with a traumatic impression of myself as a coward.”he added.
Smith also reflected on this material world which he described as “completely, utterly, and totally incapable of maintaining our happiness.”
Meanwhile, the actor Pursuit of Happyness He talked about how to use his pain in a positive way.
“Life is so exciting for me right now, because I’m able to reach people in a different way than I’ve ever been able to reach people, largely because of my pain.”he concluded.
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