Will Smith in The Matrix
威尔•史密斯《黑客帝国》
Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix films. He said later: "The Matrix is a difficult concept to pitch. In the pitch, I just didn’t see it. I watched Keanu Reeves' performance – and very rarely do I say this – but I would have messed it up. I would have absolutely messed up The Matrix."
威尔•史密斯拒绝了《黑客帝国》系列电影中的尼奥一角。事后，他说：“《黑客帝国》是一个很难理解的概念。它所传递的我无法领会。我看了基努•里维斯的表演，我很少这么说，但是我会把这部电影搞砸的。我绝对会搞砸的。”
"At that point I wasn’t smart enough as an actor to let the movie be. Whereas Keanu was smart enough to just let it be. Let the movie and the director tell the story, and don’t try and perform every moment.”
“在那时，作为一名演员，我还不够聪明到让电影达到那种效果。而基努足够聪明做到这点。让电影和导演来讲述故事，不是每一刻都在刻意表演。”
