People_NN in_II the_AT News_NN1 :_: Will_NP1 Smith_NP1 In_II 2006_MC Will_NP1 Smith_NP1 starred_VVD in_II the_AT hit_NN1 movie_NN1 The_AT Pursuit_NN1 of_IO Happyness_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ tells_VVZ the_AT heartwarming_JJ ,_, real-life_JJ story_NN1 of_IO Christopher_NP1 Gardner_NP1 ._. 
In_II the_AT 1980s_MC2 Gardner_NP1 went_VVD from_II being_VBG a_AT1 destitute_JJ African_JJ American_JJ father_NN1 living_VVG on_II the_AT streets_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE son_NN1 to_II a_AT1 millionaire_NN1 stockbroker_NN1 ._. 
In_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT film_NN1 's_GE key_JJ scenes_NN2 ,_, Gardner_NP1 's_GE ability_NN1 to_TO manipulate_VVI a_AT1 Rubik_NN1 's_GE Cube_NN1 impresses_VVZ a_AT1 rich_JJ businessman_NN1 so_RG much_DA1 that_CST he_PPHS1 gives_VVZ Gardner_NP1 the_AT opportunity_NN1 he_PPHS1 needs_VVZ to_TO become_VVI successful_JJ ._. 
Getting_VVG all_DB the_AT colors_NN2 of_IO one_MC1 of_IO the_AT confounding_JJ cubes_NN2 to_TO align_VVI correctly_RR by_II continually_RR shifting_VVG their_APPGE sliding_JJ pieces_NN2 is_VBZ extremely_RR difficult_JJ ._. 
Many_DA2 people_NN never_RR try_VV0 to_TO solve_VVI the_AT puzzle_NN1 because_CS they_PPHS2 fear_VV0 they_PPHS2 can_VM not_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
Fear_NN1 of_IO failure_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, has_VHZ never_RR held_VVN Smith_NP1 back_NN1 from_II attempting_VVG anything_PN1 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO do_VDI ._. 
No_RGQV31 matter_RGQV32 how_RGQV33 hard_JJ or_CC challenging_VVG the_AT task_NN1 that_CST Smith_NP1 sets_VVZ for_IF himself_PPX1 ,_, he_PPHS1 has_VHZ always_RR believed_VVN "_" I_PPIS1 can_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 strong_JJ self-confidence_NN1 has_VHZ helped_VVN Smith_NP1 become_VVI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 's_GE best-known_JJ ,_, most_RGT highly_RR acclaimed_VVN ,_, and_CC wealthiest_JJT entertainers_NN2 ._. 
Although_CS most_DAT people_NN are_VBR lucky_JJ to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 rapper_NN1 ,_, television_NN1 actor_NN1 ,_, or_CC movie_NN1 star_NN1 ,_, Smith_NP1 has_VHZ succeeded_VVN in_II all_DB three_MC types_NN2 of_IO entertainment_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 first_MD found_VVD fame_NN1 and_CC fortune_NN1 as_II a_AT1 rapper_NN1 while_CS still_RR in_II high_JJ school_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS he_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM continue_VVI making_VVG money_NN1 by_II writing_NN1 and_CC singing_VVG songs_NN2 ,_, Smith_NP1 challenged_VVD himself_PPX1 by_II trying_VVG to_TO prove_VVI he_PPHS1 could_VM act_VVI ,_, first_MD in_II television_NN1 and_CC then_RT in_II movies_NN2 ._. 
Smith_NP1 was_VBDZ so_RG talented_JJ and_CC hardworking_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO succeed_VVI as_II an_AT1 actor_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 singer_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ even_RR made_VVN the_AT rare_JJ transition_NN1 from_II performing_VVG to_II producing_VVG ._. 
Smith_NP1 started_VVD his_APPGE own_DA company_NN1 to_TO create_VVI record_NN1 albums_NN2 ,_, television_NN1 shows_NN2 ,_, and_CC films_NN2 that_CST feature_VV0 himself_PPX1 and_CC other_JJ entertainers_NN2 ._. 
Will_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT second_MD of_IO four_MC children_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 has_VHZ an_AT1 older_JJR sister_NN1 ,_, Pam_NP1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 younger_JJR brother_NN1 and_CC sister_NN1 ,_, Ellen_NP1 and_CC Harry_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS are_VBR twins_NN2 ._. 
Will_NP1 was_VBDZ named_VVN after_II his_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 U.S._NP1 Air_NN1 Force_NN1 veteran_NN1 who_PNQS owned_VVD a_AT1 business_NN1 that_CST installed_VVD and_CC repaired_JJ refrigeration_NN1 units_NN2 in_II grocery_NN1 stores_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, Caroline_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 school_NN1 administrator_NN1 who_PNQS worked_VVD for_IF the_AT Philadelphia_NP1 School_NN1 Board_NN1 ._. 
When_CS an_AT1 interviewer_NN1 once_RR asked_VVD Smith_NP1 who_PNQS his_APPGE idols_NN2 were_VBDR ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT only_JJ people_NN he_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR idolized_VVN were_VBDR his_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ because_CS his_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC father_NN1 had_VHD loved_VVN him_PPHO1 and_CC taught_VVN him_PPHO1 the_AT most_RGT important_JJ lessons_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Smiths_NP2 were_VBDR not_XX rich_JJ ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 had_VHD enough_DD money_NN1 to_TO enroll_VVI Will_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE siblings_NN2 in_II Our_APPGE Lady_NN1 of_IO Lourdes_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 private_JJ school_NN1 ._. 
Even_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT family_NN1 was_VBDZ Baptist_JJ ,_, Will_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 wanted_VVD her_APPGE children_NN2 to_TO attend_VVI the_AT Roman_JJ Catholic_JJ school_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT best_JJT one_PN1 in_II the_AT area_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD that_DD1 because_CS she_PPHS1 believed_VVD deeply_RR that_CST they_PPHS2 needed_VVD a_AT1 good_JJ education_NN1 to_TO succeed_VVI in_II life_NN1 ._. 
Will_NP1 attended_VVD Our_APPGE Lady_NN1 of_IO Lourdes_NP1 from_II kindergarten_NN1 through_II eighth_MD grade_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 solid_JJ student_NN1 and_CC brought_VVD home_RL B_ZZ1 grades_NN2 ._. 
Years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, as_CSA an_AT1 adult_NN1 ,_, Smith_NP1 admitted_VVD he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI gotten_VVN A_ZZ221 's_ZZ222 ._. 
The_AT reason_NN1 Will_NP1 did_VDD not_XX do_VDI better_RRR is_VBZ because_CS he_PPHS1 spent_VVD too_RG much_DA1 time_NNT1 making_VVG jokes_NN2 and_CC goofing_VVG around_RP with_IW his_APPGE friends_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ the_AT fun_JJ one_PN1 who_PNQS had_VHD trouble_NN1 paying_VVG attention_NN1 ,_, "_" Smith_NP1 once_RR told_VVN an_AT1 interviewer_NN1 ._. 
The_AT reality_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST Will_NP1 was_VBDZ so_RG smart_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX have_VHI to_TO work_VVI hard_JJ to_TO get_VVI decent_JJ grades_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE choice_NN1 of_IO schools_NN2 also_RR proved_VVN invaluable_JJ in_II teaching_VVG the_AT young_JJ boy_NN1 how_RRQ to_TO socialize_VVI with_IW white_JJ people_NN ._. 
Until_CS Will_NP1 started_VVD school_NN1 ,_, most_DAT of_IO the_AT people_NN he_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN into_II contact_NN1 with_IW were_VBDR black_JJ because_CS he_PPHS1 lived_VVD in_II an_AT1 African_JJ American_JJ neighborhood_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB almost_RR all_DB of_IO Will_NP1 's_GE classmates_NN2 and_CC teachers_NN2 at_II the_AT Catholic_JJ school_NN1 were_VBDR white_JJ ._. 
Will_NP1 encountered_VVD some_DD racism_NN1 from_II fellow_JJ students_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 Catholic_JJ nun_NN1 who_PNQS taught_VVD in_II the_AT school_NN1 once_RR called_VVN him_PPHO1 a_AT1 "_" nigger_NN1 ._. "_" 
Although_CS other_JJ whites_NN2 had_VHD already_RR used_VVN that_CST racial_JJ slur_NN1 for_IF African_JJ Americans_NN2 to_TO hurt_VVI the_AT young_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ surprised_VVN a_AT1 teacher_NN1 would_VM use_VVI the_AT hateful_JJ word_NN1 ._. 
For_RR41 the_RR42 most_RR43 part_RR44 ,_, however_RR ,_, the_AT whites_NN2 Will_NP1 encountered_VVD were_VBDR friendly_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 learned_VVD how_RRQ to_TO get_VVI along_II21 with_II22 them_PPHO2 ._. 
When_RRQ Will_NP1 transferred_VVD to_II public_JJ Overbrook_NP1 High_JJ School_NN1 in_II the_AT ninth_MD grade_NN1 ,_, the_AT racial_JJ balance_NN1 switched_VVD again_RT because_CS the_AT students_NN2 were_VBDR almost_RR all_DB African_JJ American_JJ ._. 
Smith_NP1 once_RR said_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 learned_VVD important_JJ lessons_NN2 by_II attending_VVG schools_NN2 with_IW both_RR blacks_NN2 and_CC whites_NN2 :_: "_" For_IF my_APPGE first_MD nine_MC years_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II school_NN1 with_IW all_DB white_JJ people_NN ._. 
And_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II school_NN1 with_IW all_DB black_JJ people_NN ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 really_RR good_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO the_AT bridge_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT racial_JJ bridge_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT year_NNT1 1992_MC was_VBDZ a_AT1 banner_NN1 one_MC1 for_IF Will_NP1 Smith_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ personally_RR happy_JJ after_II getting_VVG married_JJ and_CC becoming_VVG a_AT1 father_NN1 ,_, and_CC professionally_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ successful_JJ as_CSA both_RR an_AT1 actor_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 rapper_NN1 ._. 
The_AT National_JJ Association_NN1 for_IF the_AT Advancement_NN1 of_IO Colored_JJ People_NN (_( NAACP_NP1 )_) named_VVD Smith_NP1 and_CC Jeffrey_NP1 Townes_NP2 as_II the_AT year_NNT1 's_GE Outstanding_JJ Rap_NN1 Artists_NN2 and_CC also_RR chose_VVD The_AT Fresh_JJ Prince_NN1 of_IO Bel-Air_NP1 as_CSA television_NN1 's_GE best_JJT comedy_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO succeed_VVI in_II two_MC forms_NN2 of_IO entertainment_NN1 at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 by_II following_VVG some_DD advice_NN1 his_APPGE dad_NN1 had_VHD given_VVN him_PPHO1 :_: "_" What_DDQ my_APPGE father_NN1 always_RR made_VVN very_RG clear_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 is_VBZ just_RR do_VD0 one_MC1 thing_NN1 well_RR ,_, just_RR make_VV0 sure_JJ you_PPY can_VM focus_VVI ._. 
If_CS you_PPY do_VD0 one_MC1 thing_NN1 well_RR ,_, everything_PN1 else_RR will_VM come_VVI from_II that_DD1 ._. "_" 
Smith_NP1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 star_NN1 in_II two_MC different_JJ entertainment_NN1 areas_NN2 because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO focus_VVI on_II a_AT1 single_JJ task_NN1 and_CC work_VVI hard_RR to_TO accomplish_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, whether_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG and_CC singing_VVG a_AT1 song_NN1 one_MC1 day_NNT1 or_CC acting_VVG on_II another_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB even_RR while_CS Smith_NP1 was_VBDZ becoming_VVG a_AT1 star_NN1 in_II rap_NN1 and_CC television_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ drawn_VVN to_II yet_RR a_AT1 third_MD form_NN1 of_IO entertainment_NN1 ._. 
Like_VV0 almost_RR everyone_PN1 ,_, Smith_NP1 had_VHD grown_VVN up_RP loving_VVG the_AT movies_NN2 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ something_PN1 magical_JJ about_II sitting_VVG in_II a_AT1 darkened_JJ theater_NN1 and_CC watching_VVG a_AT1 film_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ so_RG exciting_JJ ,_, funny_JJ ,_, or_CC scary_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 can_VM make_VVI a_AT1 person_NN1 sit_VVI on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE or_CC her_APPGE seat_NN1 in_II anticipation_NN1 of_IO the_AT next_MD scene_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 's_GE desire_NN1 to_TO act_VVI in_II movies_NN2 came_VVD from_II being_VBG awed_VVN by_II how_RGQ powerfully_RR films_NN2 affect_VV0 the_AT people_NN who_PNQS watch_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 explained_VVD once_RR how_RRQ a_AT1 film_NN1 he_PPHS1 saw_VVD in_II 1977_MC ,_, when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ nine_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, totally_RR captivated_VVD him_PPHO1 :_: Sitting_VVG in_II the_AT movie_NN1 theater_NN1 watching_VVG Star_NN1 Wars_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR had_VHN an_AT1 experience_NN1 with_IW any_DD form_NN1 of_IO entertainment_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ like_II that_DD1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ almost_RR spiritual_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX believe_VVI that_CST someone_PN1 's_GE mind_NN1 created_VVD that_DD1 ._. 
&lsqb;_( It_PPH1 &rsqb;_) felt_VVD like_II &lsqb;_( director_NN1 &rsqb;_) George_NP1 Lucas_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 piano_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ playing_VVG my_APPGE emotions_NN2 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 could_VM go_VVI ahead_RL and_CC do_VDI whatever_DDQV he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD ._. 
Smith_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO act_VVI in_II movies_NN2 so_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI that_DD1 same_DA effect_NN1 on_II other_JJ people_NN ._. 
His_APPGE growing_JJ celebrity_NN1 enabled_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO begin_VVI landing_VVG roles_NN2 in_II movies_NN2 even_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT experience_NN1 in_II that_DD1 entertainment_NN1 medium_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ more_RGR powerful_JJ and_CC glamorous_JJ than_CSN the_AT two_MC in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ already_RR a_AT1 star_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE first_MD film_NN1 was_VBDZ Where_RRQ the_AT Day_NP1 Takes_VVZ You_PPY ,_, a_AT1 movie_NN1 about_II homeless_JJ teenagers_NN2 in_II Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 's_GE first_MD role_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 far_JJ cry_NN1 from_II the_AT heroic_JJ characters_NN2 he_PPHS1 would_VM later_RRR portray_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 played_VVD Manny_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 wheelchair-bound_JJ youth_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ beaten_VVN up_RP and_CC thrown_VVN out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE wheelchair_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO make_VVI the_AT film_NN1 during_II the_AT summer_NNT1 of_IO 1991_MC ,_, after_CS the_AT first_MD season_NNT1 of_IO his_APPGE television_NN1 show_NN1 ended_VVD ._. 
The_AT next_MD summer_NNT1 Smith_NP1 got_VVD a_AT1 part_NN1 in_II Made_VVD in_II America_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 movie_NN1 about_II race_NN1 relations_NN2 that_CST starred_VVD Whoopi_NP1 Goldberg_NP1 and_CC Ted_NP1 Danson_NP1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 played_VVD Tea_NN1 Cake_NN1 Walters_NP ,_, the_AT hip_NN1 boyfriend_NN1 of_IO actress_NN1 Nia_NP1 Long_RR ,_, who_PNQS played_VVD Goldberg_NP1 's_GE daughter_NN1 ._. 
The_AT film_NN1 was_VBDZ more_RGR prominent_JJ than_CSN his_APPGE first_MD one_PN1 because_II21 of_II22 its_APPGE two_MC stars_NN2 and_CC its_APPGE controversial_JJ topic_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT relationship_NN1 between_II a_AT1 white_JJ man_NN1 (_( Danson_NP1 )_) and_CC a_AT1 black_JJ woman_NN1 (_( Goldberg_NP1 )_) who_PNQS have_VH0 a_AT1 mixed-race_JJ daughter_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS the_AT film_NN1 received_VVD mixed_JJ reviews_NN2 ,_, Smith_NP1 was_VBDZ critically_RR praised_VVN for_IF the_AT easy_JJ charm_NN1 and_CC humor_NN1 he_PPHS1 displayed_VVD onscreen_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ also_RR the_AT first_MD movie_NN1 that_CST Smith_NP1 appeared_VVD in_II that_DD1 earned_VVD more_DAR than_CSN $100_NNU million_NNO ._. 
Smith_NP1 had_VHD worked_VVN hard_RR to_TO learn_VVI how_RRQ to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 rapper_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 television_NN1 actor_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 applied_VVD that_CST same_DA work_NN1 ethic_NN1 to_II becoming_VVG a_AT1 movie_NN1 actor_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 realized_VVD right_RR away_RL that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO act_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ way_NN1 in_II films_NN2 than_CSN he_PPHS1 did_VDD on_II television_NN1 ._. 
"_" Everything_PN1 in_II movies_NN2 ,_, "_" Smith_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" is_VBZ just_RR a_AT1 touch_NN1 smaller_JJR ,_, a_AT1 touch_NN1 slower_RRR ,_, because_CS the_AT camera_NN1 does_VDZ more_DAR of_IO the_AT work_NN1 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 is_VBZ because_CS the_AT movie_NN1 screen_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG big_JJ and_CC there_EX are_VBR so_RG many_DA2 close-up_JJ shots_NN2 that_CST actors_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX have_VHI to_TO use_VVI the_AT broad_JJ movements_NN2 and_CC facial_JJ expressions_NN2 they_PPHS2 do_VD0 on_II television_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE quick_JJ intelligence_NN1 and_CC willingness_NN1 to_TO learn_VVI helped_VVN him_PPHO1 master_VVI this_DD1 new_JJ type_NN1 of_IO acting_VVG ._. 
Made_VVN in_II America_NP1 was_VBDZ released_VVN in_II 1993_MC ._. 
Smith_NP1 also_RR appeared_VVD in_II a_AT1 second_MD film_NN1 that_CST came_VVD out_RP that_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT important_JJ movies_NN2 he_PPHS1 would_VM ever_RR make_VVI ._. 
Along_II21 with_II22 Sidney_NP1 Poitier_NP1 ,_, Morgan_NP1 Freeman_NN1 ,_, and_CC Denzel_NP1 Washington_NP1 ,_, Smith_NP1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO only_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 African_JJ Americans_NN2 to_TO become_VVI top_JJ level_NN1 Hollywood_NP1 stars_NN2 ._. 
For_IF most_DAT of_IO the_AT twentieth_MD century_NNT1 ,_, racism_NN1 relegated_VVD black_JJ actors_NN2 to_II bit_NN1 parts_NN2 or_CC roles_NN2 that_CST represented_VVD demeaning_JJ racial_JJ stereotypes_NN2 ._. 
Smith_NP1 has_VHZ not_XX only_RR become_VV0 a_AT1 superstar_NN1 in_II movies_NN2 but_CCB also_RR has_VHZ been_VBN accepted_VVN as_II a_AT1 heroic_JJ figure_NN1 capable_JJ of_IO saving_VVG the_AT entire_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
Dawn_NP1 Taubin_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 former_DA executive_NN1 with_IW Warner_NP1 Bros._NP2 ,_, which_DDQ released_VVD I_PPIS1 Am_VBM Legend_NN1 ._. 
Taubin_NN1 says_VVZ that_CST people_NN do_VD0 not_XX care_VVI that_CST Smith_NP1 is_VBZ black_JJ :_: "_" You_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI hard-pressed_JJ to_TO find_VVI anybody_PN1 with_IW this_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO appeal_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 transcends_VVZ race_NN1 ,_, gender_NN1 and_CC age_NN1 ._. "_" 
Despite_II his_APPGE widespread_JJ acceptance_NN1 by_II white_JJ audiences_NN2 in_II his_APPGE rap_NN1 ,_, television_NN1 ,_, and_CC movie_NN1 careers_NN2 ,_, Smith_NP1 knows_VVZ that_CST some_DD people_NN hate_VV0 blacks_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 first_MD commented_VVD on_II how_RGQ strange_JJ it_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST whites_NN2 could_VM love_VVI a_AT1 young_JJ black_JJ rapper_NN1 after_II his_APPGE early_JJ triumph_NN1 in_II television_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 meet_VV0 people_NN every_AT1 day_NNT1 &lsqb;_( to_II whom_PNQO &rsqb;_) I_PPIS1 would_VM just_RR be_VBI another_DD1 nigger_NN1 if_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 TV_NN1 show_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ like_JJ ,_, Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX let_VVI just_RR any_DD black_JJ guy_NN1 into_II my_APPGE house_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Will_NP1 Smith_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ okay_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ black_JJ guy_NN1 ._. '_" 
That_DD1 's_VBZ just_RR something_PN1 you_PPY learn_VV0 to_TO deal_VVI with_IW ._. "_" 
Smith_NP1 's_GE success_NN1 has_VHZ made_VVN him_PPHO1 a_AT1 role_NN1 model_NN1 for_IF other_JJ African_JJ Americans_NN2 ._. 
Although_CS Smith_NP1 enjoys_VVZ that_DD1 status_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 has_VHZ admitted_VVN that_CST at_II times_NNT2 being_VBG a_AT1 black_JJ icon_NN1 can_VM be_VBI a_AT1 burden_NN1 :_: It_PPH1 's_VBZ uncomfortable_JJ sometimes_RT because_CS there_EX are_VBR so_RG few_DA2 &lsqb;_( black_JJ stars_NN2 &rsqb;_) in_II comparison_NN1 to_II successful_JJ Caucasian_JJ actors_NN2 ._. 
So_RR few_DA2 that_CST every_AT1 move_NN1 you_PPY make_VV0 is_VBZ "_" a_AT1 step_NN1 for_IF your_APPGE people_NN ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ like_II "_" Wow_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 too_RG much_DA1 ._. "_" 
My_APPGE only_JJ litmus_NN1 test_NN1 is_VBZ "_" Will_VM my_APPGE mother_NN1 be_VBI embarrassed_VVN by_II the_AT work_NN1 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ?_? "_" 
As_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 Mom_NN1 and_CC my_APPGE family_NN1 are_VBR n't_XX embarrassed_JJ ,_, then_RT it_PPH1 generally_RR works_VVZ out_RP for_IF my_APPGE people_NN also_RR ._. 
Despite_II his_APPGE overwhelming_JJ success_NN1 ,_, Smith_NP1 keeps_VVZ striving_VVG to_TO reach_VVI his_APPGE goal_NN1 of_IO being_VBG the_AT world_NN1 's_GE most_RGT successful_JJ and_CC famous_JJ movie_NN1 star_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 has_VHZ candidly_RR admitted_VVN his_APPGE race_NN1 could_VM stand_VVI in_II the_AT way_NN1 of_IO doing_VDG that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB while_CS promoting_VVG Hancock_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 ignores_VVZ that_CST possible_JJ handicap_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 could_VM weaken_VVI him_PPHO1 mentally_RR :_: "_" If_CS I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, 'I_UH 'm_VBM black_JJ ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM never_RR be_VBI the_AT biggest_JJT movie_NN1 star_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 black_JJ person_NN1 could_VM never_RR be_VBI the_AT biggest_JJT movie_NN1 star_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX try_VVI to_TO be_VBI the_AT biggest_JJT movie_NN1 star_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI creating_VVG a_AT1 barrier_NN1 for_IF myself_PPX1 ._. 
It_PPH1 rarely_RR crosses_VVZ my_APPGE mind_NN1 --_NN1 purposely_RR ._. "_" 
Perhaps_RR what_DDQ makes_VVZ nearly_RR everyone_PN1 like_II Smith_NP1 is_VBZ the_AT joy_NN1 of_IO living_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 radiates_VVZ in_II the_AT characters_NN2 he_PPHS1 portrays_VVZ as_RG well_RR as_CSA in_II his_APPGE own_DA life_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 has_VHZ admitted_VVN that_CST playing_VVG the_AT depressed_JJ ,_, negative_JJ superhero_NN1 Hancock_NP1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ because_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT exact_JJ opposite_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA personality_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ how_RRQ Smith_NP1 explained_VVD his_APPGE basic_JJ psychological_JJ mood_NN1 to_II one_MC1 interviewer_NN1 :_: "_" I_PPIS1 wake_VV0 up_RP every_AT1 morning_NNT1 based_VVN on_II hope_NN1 and_CC positive_JJ energy_NN1 ,_, &lsqb;_( believing_VVG &rsqb;_) today_RT is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI better_JJR than_CSN yesterday_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 like_II my_APPGE energy_NN1 is_VBZ viral_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM looking_VVG to_TO infect_VVI people_NN with_IW the_AT positivity_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 in_II my_APPGE heart_NN1 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 positive_JJ attitude_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX quite_RG a_AT1 superpower_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 has_VHZ enabled_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO become_VVI rich_JJ ,_, famous_JJ ,_, and_CC adored_VVN by_II many_DA2 people_NN ._. 
