BEVERLY HILLS, March 02, (THEWILL) – Popular American entertainer, Will Smith, says he might be running for office “at some point” in the future.
Smith opened up about his political ambitions on Monday when he appeared in a podcast on the “Pod Save America” podcast hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor.
The 52-year-old responding to a question about his view on racism and politics, the actor said: “I think for now I’ll let that office get cleaned up a little bit,” Smith said, adding, “and then I’ll consider that at some point down the line”.
According to Smith, he “absolutely” has an opinion and he wanted to foster understanding between people and promote social harmony.
“I will certainly do my part, whether it remains artistic or, at some point, ventures into the political arena,” he added.
The actor narrated his own experiences of growing up as a black man in America saying that he has been called with the n-word at least five times.
Smith said: “I’ve been called [n-word] to my face probably five or six times. And fortunately for my psyche, I’ve never been called [n-word] by a smart person. I grew up with the impression that racists and racism were stupid, and they were easy to get around. I just had to be smarter now while they were very dangerous. I had never looked into the eyes of a racist and saw anything that I perceived as intellect.
“Fortunately, ignorance is more prevalent than blatant evil, so I’ve always been encouraged that the process of education and understanding could alleviate some of the more dangerous and difficult aspects of racism that have unfortunately been embedded in the very fibres of our country.”
