Will Smith has been promoting his new Netflix series Amend: The Fight For America, which is being streamed by Netflix, while also addressing the possibility of running for political office.
The 52-year-old actor appeared on the Pod Save America podcast, hosted by former Obama advisers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor, where he was asked about his political ambitions.
Although The Cool Prince of Bel-Air does not rule out a political career in the future, he has no immediate plans.
Political possibilities: Will Smith is promoting his new Netflix series Amend: The Fight For America, which is being broadcast on Netflix, while addressing the possibility of running for political office
“I think, for now, I’m going to let that office be cleaned up a little bit and then I will consider that at some point in the future,” said Smith.
“I don’t know, it’s like I have an absolute opinion, I’m optimistic, I’m hopeful, I believe in understanding between people and in the possibility of harmony,” he continued.
The actor added that he will ‘certainly do my part, whether he remains artistic or, or at some point, ventures into the political arena’.
Clean: ‘I think, for now, I’m going to let that office get a little clean and then I’ll consider it at some point in the future,’ revealed Smith
He also opened up about his own experiences of growing up as a black man in America, revealing that he was called the N word, in the face, ‘five or six times’.
– Fortunately for my psyche, I was never called an N word by an intelligent person. So, I grew up with the impression that racists and racism are stupid and easy to get around, I just had to be smarter, ‘he said.
He added that although he knew that racists were ‘dangerous’, he added that he never looked into his eyes ‘and saw anything that I perceived as an intellect.’
Experiences: he also spoke about his own experiences of growing up as a black man in America, revealing that he was called the N word, in the face, ‘five or six times’
Smith began to realize that when he got older, what he thought about racists was not true, and when he started going into Hollywood, ‘I started to see the ideas of systemic racism, but at the heart of it, I noticed a difference between ignorance and bad. ‘
He added that ignorance and evil ‘are twins, for sure’, but the big difference is that ‘ignorance can be educated’.
‘Fortunately, ignorance is more prevalent than blatant evil, so I have always been encouraged that the process of education and understanding could alleviate some of the most dangerous and difficult aspects of racism that, unfortunately, are embedded in the very fibers of our country,’ Smith said.
Older: Smith began to realize that when he got older, what he thought about racists was not true, and when he started going into Hollywood, ‘I started to see the ideas of systemic racism, but at the heart of it, I noticed a difference between ignorance and evil ‘
Smith is stepping out of the blockbuster Bad Boys For Life with Martin Lawrence, who was one of the last films to hit theaters before the COVID-19 pandemic closed theaters across the country.
He is currently filming King Richard, playing Richard Williams, the father of Serena and Venus Williams, who raised tennis legends.
Smith is linked to several other projects, including The Council, where he plays real-life gangster Nicky Barnes.
Movies: Smith is leaving the hit sequel Bad Boys For Life with Martin Lawrence, who was one of the last films to hit theaters before the COVID-19 pandemic closed theaters across the country
Filming: he is currently filming King Richard, playing Richard Williams, the father of Serena and Venus Williams, who raised tennis legends