By Kit Bowen and Brian Marder, Hollywood.com Staff
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Ali (2001)
In 2001, Smith was momentarily done making pure popcorn fare and set his sights on an Oscar with this downright impressive portrayal of boxing legend and sports icon Muhammad Ali. It was brave just to attempt the hallowed Ali role, but Smith was perhaps the only actor for the job, with his larger-than-life personality to match that of Ali. He earned his first Oscar nomination.
BEST QUOTE: On the change in his body that Ali's intense physical training required: "I'm human viagra. I'm Willagra. I'm a sex machine now. I'm raring to go every second of the day. My wife's loving it."
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