Will Smith says daughter Willow has the acting bug, too

Watching her big brother Jaden, 9, act alongside her dad Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness seems to have made quite an impact on 7-year-old Willow Smith.  The youngest child of Will and wife Jada Pinkett Smith got her wish and will also soon be making her big screen debut in Will’s upcoming film I Am Legend.  After finding out that she’d landed the part, Willow jokingly taunted Jaden by sticking out her tongue, but Will insists that on-set she was all business — even when the temperature outside dipped below zero.  Said Will,

Willow was out there and she has her stuff on and she’s cold and she’s getting a little irritable. And she looks at me and says, "Daddy, I don’t care how low it goes. I’m going to finish.’  I was like, ‘Wow, that’s good baby, because Daddy’s leaving if it goes any lower then that 1.’

The differences in acting philosophy between the kids is stark, according to Will.

Jaden is like Johnny Depp.  He just wants to do good work.  He loves acting, he just wants to make good movies.  And Willow is Paris Hilton.  Willow wants to be on TV.

That’s not to say that Willow doesn’t take when she does seriously, however.  Added Will,

[Willow] has a drive.  She has an energy and she just connects to human emotion. I think a big part was probably [seeing] Jaden after The Pursuit of Happyness. She saw what Jaden did, and she was like, ‘I want that.’

Will also has a son, Trey, from a previous marriage. 

Source:  People

 

Comments

this is why we have people in the world like paris hilton- they just want fame… and it is pretty sad that his daughter, at 7, realizes that…

- momtotwo on December 2nd, 2007

I only saw this little girl on television once and to me she steals the show, putting any other member of her family in the pocket without any effort.

- mary on December 2nd, 2007

What a fantastic family. I admire them immensely. Those adorable kids inherited their parents great looks, smarts, and talent.

- Daisy Kay on December 2nd, 2007

No, Will, Willow is better than Paris Hilton, by far. But she’s adorable already taking on such professionalism when it comes to acting roles. I knew she’d be something the moment I saw her on Oprah when he was on there with Jaden promoting “Pursuit of Happyness”.

- FC on December 2nd, 2007

cute I love this family

- gianna on December 3rd, 2007

Beautiful family. I really enjoy hearing about them.

- brookefan on December 3rd, 2007

willow seems like such a ham. i cant wait to see her in i am legend. i love will smith’s movies, so it’s definitely a treat to see him in movies with his real-life kids.

and also fyi, for those who are fans of the american girl dolls, books, etc., they are releasing a theatrical movie of one of the historical characters, kit kittredge. the movie won’t be out till next summer, i believe. and guess who landed a role in this feature film presentation? none other than willow smith! i was so happy to hear about that. it’s been a while since i’ve looked at a kit book, so i have no idea who she’s going to play, or if she’s even one of the main characters. but i will definitely be seeing this movie.

- Mary on December 3rd, 2007