Jaden and Willow Smith participated in the much-discussed New York Times T Magazine Q&A on Monday, which was hailed as their “first-ever joint interview.” However, in 2010, after Willow’s “Whip My Hair” and Jaden’s “The Karate Kid” remake, EW chatted with the Smith twins, who were listed as Entertainers of the Year.

At the time, 12-year-old Jaden and 10-year-old Willow were on the verge of becoming famous themselves and were enthralled by other celebrities. In case you had forgotten that Jaden and Willow weren’t always Prana energy-infused holograms spewing hate speech about driving school and education, here are a few throwback facts.

In the year 2010…

Lady Gaga excitedly greeted Jaden Smith.

In response to the question of what their most memorable celebrity experience of 2010 was, Jaden said, “I met Lady Gaga, and she was covered in, like, steak,” instead of reciting some aphorism about how celebrities are like chambers within our minds. In fact, I hugged her.

Jaden made a suggestion about being a teenage philosopher.

At the age of twelve, Jaden declared that his all-time favorite film was Inception, the surreal dream sequence directed by Christopher Nolan. This may have given rise to Jaden’s current preoccupation with overthinking.

I think I’ve seen it four times. Smith remarked, “I’m still trying to figure it out.

More insane than Jaden were the fans.

Jaden stated to the Times that his goal was to become “the craziest person of all time,” but at one point, it appeared as though his admirers were measuring his success. Willow related the story of a bleeding fan approaching Jaden when questioned about the positive and negative aspects of being famous.

Willow Smith was cited for consuming food that wasn’t in its original container. (Celebrity kids are just like the rest of us.)

This admission by Willow—”I get in trouble for eating whipped cream right out of the container”—possibly highlighted the interview’s “kid-ness.” rotten to the core! Ahh. These days, children are exposed to existentialism at a very young age.