King Richard (2021)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: Oracene 'Brandy' Williams
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Quotes
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Oracene 'Brandy' Williams : [to Richard] Unlike you, I don't need the world to tell me I'm great.
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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.
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Oracene 'Brandy' Williams : Now whatever happens tonight, I want you guys to remember, that you come from a rich history people. Right? Like Sojourner Truth. Remember her?
Children : [all at once] Yes!
Oracene 'Brandy' Williams : What did she say at Seneca Falls? What did she say?
Children : [all at once] Ain't I a woman?
Oracene 'Brandy' Williams : That's right, what does that mean to you? What does that mean to you?
Serena Williams : That she's strong and that she can do anything.
Oracene 'Brandy' Williams : Exactly. That she is a young black woman, just like you guys. And that she deserves to be seen and that she deserves to be heard. So tonight I want you to remember who you are, remember where you came from, stand tall and be proud in that. All right?
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Oracene 'Brandy' Williams : You just scared. Scared you will fail. Scared that the world will look at you and see another dumb nigga. And you know what? You think they might be right. I have never, never thought that about you.
