Jada Pinkett Smith Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

Hey, I'm Jada Pinkett Smith,

and this is the WIRED Autocomplete Interview.

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All right.

What is Jada Pinkett Smith zodiac sign?

I am a Virgo to the core.

What college did Jada Pinkett Smith attend?

I went to North Carolina School for the Arts.

Drama, specifically.

Where does Jada Pinkett Smith live in Baltimore?

Ooh, I can't tell you that.

I still got family there. [laughs]

Where is Jada Pinkett Smith, where's her mom from?

My mom's from Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.

She still lives there, as well as my aunt

and cousins, and yeah.

So we're still deep in Baltimore.

When did Jada Pinkett Smith get married?

I got married 23 years ago, in Baltimore, how about that?

Because Will was making, oh gosh, what movie was he making?

It was the Tony Scott movie that he was in.

I can never remember the man's movies, he's done so many.

What does Jada Pinkett Smith look like now?

I look like this.

Can Jada Pinkett Smith sing?

Can she sing?

It depends on who you ask.

I like metal music.

I can't say that I did a whole lot of singing in metal.

Well I did, I did.

It's like melodic metal.

I would say that Willow has the better voice though.

When's Jada Pinkett Smith's birthday?

September 18th.

I have one coming up.

You guys make sure you wish me happy birthday, okay?

Okay, What's Jada Pinkett Smith's height?

When I have on heels, I'm probably 5'2, maybe,

depending on the height of the heel.

But with no heels I'm probably like 5', maybe 4'11.

Yeah, I'm a shorty.

Shorty with a big spirit, though!

I walk tall!

Okay, Did Jada Pinkett Smith know Tupac?

Yes I did, very well.

All right.

Does Jada Pinkett Smith speak Spanish?

I do speak Spanish, and when I'm really on top of it,

I do well, but it's something you have to do everyday

or it leaves you.

So I keep saying to myself that I'm just gonna go

live in Mexico or in the Dominican and learn Spanish

just like fluent, fluent, fluent.

Stay there for six months or something,

I really need to do that.

Does Jada Pinkett Smith have tattoos?

I do.

I have this one that's fading on my wrist.

I have three dots and a heart with three lines,

and both of the tattoos represent my children,

Willow, Jaden, and Trey.

Does Jada Pinkett Smith have a book?

I do, I wrote a children's book

called We Girls Hold up the World, many, many years ago.

I might do a red tabletop book.

So if I do a book, that would be the one that you'll see.

Does Jada Pinkett Smith have a college degree?

I don't, I went to college for a year.

I'm a college drop out, sorry.

After my freshman year I said, Mom, I can either go

to college to become a lawyer, or I can go to Hollywood

and see if I can really make it in this business.

And she said, Off to Hollywood we go. [laughs]

Did Jada Pinkett Smith die?

I'll let you answer that.

Is Jada Pinkett Smith a doctor?

Nah. [laughs]

Is Jada Pinkett Smith a vegan?

Nah.

Is Jada Pinkett Smith in a band?

I was, I was in a metal band called Wicked Wisdom.

I was in that metal band for many, many, many years.

We did lots of tours with other great metal bands,

and we did the Ozzfest.

We've done a whole bunch of tours,

so I had a good time with that part of my life.

Is Jada Pinkett Smith related to Zoe Saldana?

That's so funny, because everybody thinks we look alike.

And if you see pictures of us next to each other,

we actually could be cousins or sisters.

But we're not family, I wish,

'cause I just love her to death, she's such a sweetie.

How does Jada Pinkett Smith stay in shape?

Well I stay very active.

I have a very physically active life.

I also work out at a gym, not as aggressively as I used to.

It's really all about what you eat,

so my diet is pretty, it doesn't seem strict to me,

but I think other people looking at what I eat would say,

This is nonsense.

I eat pretty much the same thing every day.

How did Jada Pinkett Smith become famous?

I think just over the years,

and I think it's more just about the longevity

that I've had and projects that I've done.

And I would also say being a part of a really well known

family, and part of a well known marriage.

All of that tends to help with the famous thing, so.

How old in Menace to Society?

How old am I in Menace to Society?

I'm a baby in Menace to Society.

I was 20.

All you little young thunder kittens

out there, 20 now.

I'm a thunder cat, you're a thunder kitten,

but I thought I was a thunder cat at 20.

I'm just realizing now, I was a baby.

How is Jada Pinkett Smith related to Jordyn Woods?

You know what, Jordyn Woods and I are actually not related.

She's just been part of our family since she was an infant.

Her dad worked with Will on The Fresh Prince.

I've known Jordyn literally since she was

in her mommy's tummy.

How many movies has Jada Pinkett Smith been in?

Oh man, I don't know how many, but it's been a lot.

I'm not quite sure the exact number though,

but it's a lot.

Okay, we got one more, guys, let's see.

Who is Jada Pinkett Smith's best friend?

I have a lot of good friends.

I dare not say that one of them's my best friend.

You'll get me into a lot of trouble.

I'm trying to think, one of my best friends

that you would know.

One of them is MC Lyte, do you know who MC Lyte is?

She's an iconic rap artist.

She's my girl.

Who is Jada Pinkett Smith's sister?

I don't have a sister, but I do have a brother.

His name is Caleeb Pinkett.

We share the same father,

and we are both Pinketts to the core.

Who Jada Pinkett Smith eye color?

They change up, sometimes they're brown,

sometimes they're light brown,

sometimes they're green, believe it or not.

It's like a mood ring, my eyes.

Willow has the same eyes, but they change up.

I don't know where they come from, I have no idea.

Nobody else in our family has them.

It's just the two of us.

Somewhere back in the day,

somebody back there gave 'em to us.

So, that's it.

Thanks WIRED, thank you for coming in and hanging out.

Thank you for all these questions, I had a good time.