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Philip Banks is the overall tritagonist of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. He is portrayed by James Avery.
Philip Banks is a lawyer, who has defended many people against unjust police brutality. He also took Will and saved him from the streets. He has raised Will, and when Will's abandoning father came, Lou, he tried to warn Will. Though Will didn't listen, he does scold Lou straight, telling him of the responsibilities of fatherhood. Philip Banks is similar to Cliff Huxtable from The Cosby Show and Carl Winslow from Family Matters. Just like them, he always spends most of his time keeping an eye on Will and Carlton. Mostly he was reluctantly take Will in and mostly he want him out of his house and back to Philadelphia.
Uncle Phil Quotes
Some of which included:
“Break out Lucille!”
“Be Afraid Will, be veeeeery afraid.”
“I’m a judge, I can make it happen!”
As 80’s & 90’s kids ourselves, we felt compelled to create a best of list that reflected some of the hilarious and touching moments on one of the defining sitcoms of our generation.
Below, are some of the most memorable Uncle Phil Quotes from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and a few inspirational quotes from James Avery along the way.
Aside from his many quotable moments on the show, James Avery left us with some very profound quotes off of it as well. Below, are some of our favorites.
On Success:
“Monetary success is not success. Career success is not success. Life, someone that loves you, giving to others, doing something that makes you feel complete and full. That is success. And it isn’t dependent on anyone else.”
On Leaving Home:
To Pursue His Dreams: “I wanted to leave home, and I didn’t know where I was going or what I was going to do or what would happen. That’s youth, though. Being fixated on things. I was fixated on being a writer.”
On Being An Actor:
“You are only an actor if you absolutely love it and can not do anything else. Starving for your art is great in your 20s, but it’s not so great at 35. It has to be absolute love. You can’t worry about being a movie star or anything else. Just love. That’s it.”
On Social Media:
“I don’t understand this whole Twitter, Facebook stuff. I don’t get it. Make a phone call. Talk to somebody.”
On The Life Of A Writer:
“Writing is such a singular and lonely occupation. And it’s interesting; all of the work that you create is so singular.”
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