Chris Gardner on the Film and Will Smith

Chris is interviewed in a taxi by a man collecting random stories about residents of Chicago. He conveys in explicit language his frustration with not being able to flag down a taxi. He explains, "White people can hail a taxi. A black man gotta catch a f@*kin' cab."

Part 2 of the 20/20 Chris Gardner interview. He talks about studying to be a stockbroker while homeless and eventually getting his broker's license. He became a millionaire and went on to open his own brokerage firm. Watch video of him with actor Will Smith, who portrayed him onscreen.

This ABC 20/20 report features a Chris Gardner interview where he reflects on his rags to riches story, including a childhood in which he was terrorized by his violent stepfather. In part 1 of the report, Gardner also shares the moment that changed his life, when he met a man who drove a red Ferrari and asked him, "What do you do and how do you do it?"

The Pursuit of Happyness movie trailer for the film starring (Will Smith) as a struggling salesman who takes custody of his son (Jaden Smith) as he's on the verge of beginning a life-changing professional endeavor as a stockbroker. However, significant obstacles stand in his way, most notably the fact that he is homeless.