By Kit Bowen and Brian Marder, Hollywood.com Staff
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
As his TV star continued to rise, Smith made an odd movie choice with this little indie. The result was what many consider to this day to be the actor's best performance, as the elusive, deceiving con man Paul. The role hinted at Smith’s abilities beyond the safety net of comedy.
BEST QUOTE: On refusing to kiss Anthony Michael Hall in Six Degrees of Separation : "It was very immature on my part. I was thinking, 'How are my friends in Philly going to think about this?' I wasn't emotionally stable enough to artistically commit to that aspect of the film. In a movie with actors and a director and writer of this caliber, for me to be the one bringing something cheesy to it... This was a valuable lesson for me. Either you do it or you don't."
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