Jaden Smith Compares Himself to Galileo, Says It's an ''Honor'' That People Think He's ''Crazy''

17-year-old opens up to GQ in a new interview

By Alyssa Toomey Oct 20, 2015 5:56 PMTags
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Oh, Jaden Smith.

The 17-year-old son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith opens up to GQ in a new interview, which has left us scratching our heads trying to figure out whether the kid is a genius or a little insane. 

And apparently, that's exactly the reaction he's hoping for (this coming from the boy who wore a Batman suit to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding). 

"It's so much fun. It's the best thing. People think you're crazy—I feel like it's an honor, actually, for people to think I'm crazy," he tells the publication. 

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Why? 

"Because they thought Galileo was crazy, too, you know what I'm saying? I don't think I'm as revolutionary as Galileo, but I don't think I'm not as revolutionary as Galileo."

Smith is known for his eccentric ways, often tweeting things such as "The Biggest Flex Anyone Will Ever Have Is Dying" and "I Saw Owen Wilson One Time From A Distance And We Just Stared At Each Other, Then His Car Drove Off," but he does have the knowledge to back up what he calls his "experiments," as the teen celeb has a genuine love for learning. 

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"I rarely go to parties," he reveals. "My whole life is just dedicated on learning and breaking, like, the craziest records of life, and being like one of the craziest human beings to ever exist. That's me."

In fact, he calls himself and sister Willow, 14, "scientists." 

"So everything for us is a scientific test upon humanity," he explains. "And luckily we're put in a position where we can affect large groups of human beings at one time."

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While Smith plans to attend college ("I want to set up offices at MIT just so I can learn and bring in new technologies into the world") his 10-year plan is much different than your average 17-year-old. 

Asked where he plans to be in 10 years, Smith simply replies, "Gone." 

Meaning?

"No one will know where I am in 10 years. They'll see me pop up, but they'll be like, 'Where'd you come from?' No one will know. No one will know where I'm at. No one will know who I'm with. No one will know what I'm doing. I've been planning that since I was like 13."

The process, he says, will "be kind of like Banksy. But in a different way. More of a social impact. Helping people. But through art installations.

"It'll be like, 'This just happened that helped a bunch of people over here. We don't know who did it, but these symbols and things were left around, so we can only guess that it's Jaden and the squad,'" he continues, adding, "You know what I'm saying? So I'm just dedicating my whole life to helping the world."

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