Richard Williams quotes from King Richard (2021)

Richard Williams

Open stance!

Richard Williams

When I was a little boy, I grew up in Shreveport. One day, my father took me to town. He give me this money to pay this White man for something. Back in them days, Black folks weren't allowed to touch White peoples. So I went to give the man this money, and I accidently touched his hand. And he start beating on me. He knocked me down, his friends come over, they all start stomping on me and beating on me. And I look up and I see my father in the crowd, and he took off running. Left me there with these grown men beating on me. Now, I haven't been no great daddy... but I've never done nothing but try to protect you. This next step you about to take, it would... It would be hard for anybody. But for you, you not gonna just be representing you, you gonna be representing every little Black girl on Earth. And you gonna be the one gotta go through that gate. And I just never wanted you to look up... and see your daddy running away.

Richard Williams

Now, I know what you thinking. 'This family is from the ghetto. How they gonna pay old me?' Well, don't you worry about that. We're not here to rob ya. We here to make you rich.

Richard Williams

Venus and Serena gon' shake up this world.

Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: Are we a team?

Richard Williams

Are we a team? We're family.
Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: So we're a team? You don't think that that was a decision you should have discussed with me? Discussed with Venus? Richard, my faith dictates that I stand by your side but don't mistake my silence for agreement. You do that again and I won't be quiet.

Richard Williams

Now don't do that. Don't do that to me.
Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: You don't make a fool out of me!

Richard Williams

Who made a fool out of you?
Oracene 'Brandy' Williams: You made a fool out of me. Don't make a fool out of me.

Richard Williams

Ain't nobody made a fool out of you.

Richard Williams

I'm trying to look out for my kids.

No, you're looking out for yourself. You know, all I hear from you is pressure. Pressure, pressure pressure! But you know what I see? On TV, every day I see the Richard Williams show. A million dollars, number 1! The Greatest of All Time! You don't think that adds pressure?

Richard Williams

It adds confidence.

Bullshit! It's about you. Now look, you wanna jerk my chain, go ahead and jerk it but do not do it to those girls.

Richard Williams

Rick, all respects, dude, we love you. You're like a member of our family. But you work for us. I wrote this plan.

Plan.

Richard Williams

And when I say she's not playing, she is not playing. I call the shots. And I'm sorry if you don't like that.

Richard, screw your frickin' plan. You don't know what you're doing. You don't.