“How come he don’t want me, man?”
From what I’ve heard, Will Smith’s father actually left him. This wasn’t entirely scripted. Will went off on his own rant, and the hug at the end was genuine.
His character was just supposed to shrug off his dad leaving again and he starts to but then Will goes off script. That whole speech is coming entirely from him. The hug at the end is also genuine, actor to actor not character to character.
forever reblog.
reblog every fucking time
One of the few genuine moments of television history, and one of the few moments that really get to me.
Forever reblog
One of the most believable and brilliant pieces of television ever
I honestly needed to read this.
Oh god I remember this episode, just… it was one of those episodes that would start when I watched the reruns and my heart would kinda stop with that dreadful feeling of, “Oh shit it’s that episode again, time to get ready,” because it was so emotional. There was no music, no sound, just him giving this speech, and the only sound after that was him crying and the impact of Uncle Phil hugging him, and just…