Will Smith: My daughter wants to be Paris Hilton

[sharon_b]

Will Smith has already made a star out of one of his children – son Jaden, 9, who costarred in 2006's The Pursuit of Happyness. Now, the acting bug has bitten again in the family.

Smith's daughter Willow, 7, makes her onscreen debut in his sci-fi thriller I Am Legend, due in theaters Dec. 14.

"She has a drive," Smith tells PEOPLE. "She has an energy and she just connects to human emotion. I think a big part was probably [seeing] Jaden after The Pursuit of Happyness. She saw what Jaden did, and she was like, 'I want that.'"

Still, there shouldn't be too much tension between the young Smiths. Smith says they have different styles – and goals.

"Jaden is [like] Johnny Depp," Smith says. "He just wants to do good work . . . He loves acting, he just wants to make good movies.

"And Willow is Paris Hilton," Smith says, laughing. "Willow wants to be on TV."

Smith says his daughter's strong personality contributes to her impressive work ethic. "You don't work with Willow," Smith says, teasing. "You work for Willow."

In one grueling outdoor sequence for I Am Legend, temperatures dropped well below zero, Smith says – but that didn't stop his daughter from finishing her scenes.

"Willow was out there and she has her stuff on and she's cold and she's getting a little irritable. And she looks at me and says, "Daddy, I don't care how low it goes. I'm going to finish.'

Continues Smith: "I was like, 'Wow, that's good baby, because Daddy's leaving if it goes any lower then that 1."

Another reason for the strong sense of professionalism: Will and Jada Smith make their children audition for their films. But when they told Willow she nabbed the role in I Am Legend, Smith says she turned to her brother, already a screen veteran, stuck out her tongue and teasingly taunted him.

Will Smith: My Daughter Wants to Be Paris Hilton - Jaden Smith, Will Smith : People.com

[AgentOrange]

"My daughter wants to Paris Hilton" every father's nightmare!

[msdebagain]

she needs to set her sights just a bit higher, like being an earthworm

[NicoleWasHere]

If he's a good father, he will not let her turn into a Parasite.

[Mira]

She's probably already on her way, with Jada as a mother... kind of a bitch on wheels IYAM.

[jaclynfett]

He's saying it though right? It doesn't sound like his daughter wants to be like her, just on tv.

My 8 year old doesn't know who Paris is, lol.

[SnuffMaker]

Meaning she craving the attention.

[PrettyGirl]

Will and Jada are TOTALLY making those kids into actors. They have been grooming them, putting them in acting class and decided before those kids were even able to speak that that was going to be their profession. That's wrong. Those kids didn't have a choice as to whether or not they wanted a career onscreen. Jada and Will decided that for them. I don't agree with that at all.

[kingcap72]

Considering that Will is chugging on the Scientology Jesus Juice, having his daughter be a new Paris Hilton is the LEAST of his problems.

[crackho]

He doesn't mind, Paris being such a fag hag and all.

[kingcap72]

^^Yeah, I guess Jada's too busy tucking in her ballsack to be a role model for her kid.

[sweetness]

"And Willow is Paris Hilton," Smith says, laughing.

Oh no..... Willow is a racist skank with shit for brains and herpes??

Why the hell is this idiot laughing?

[Aella]

I don't think the little girl actually expressed a desire to be Parasite, it's just Will making a really bad joke.

[AgentOrange]

Show business and Scientology! When I think of what that man might've been. Apparently he won a scholarship to MIT - or so his bio says.

[Sm0kah0ntas]

Originally Posted by sweetness

"And Willow is Paris Hilton," Smith says, laughing.

Oh no..... Willow is a racist skank with shit for brains and herpes??

Why the hell is this idiot laughing?

alrighty then