Will Smith Explicitly Stated How Venus and Serena Williams’ Father Changed His Life as a Parent : ‘Faith Was at the Center’

Richard Williams, the father of the American tennis iconic duo, Venus and Serena Williams, has constantly supported his daughters throughout their illustrated tennis career. He would always join his daughters for their tennis matches and practices. But in addition to inspiring his daughter, he also had a remarkable influence on American actor Will Smith.

Recently in an interview, the American actor who portrayed William’s father, the main role in the movie ‘King Richard’ talked about various aspects of the movie and opened up about King Richard’s parenting style including what made him inclined toward the particular movie role.

Will Smith talks about King Richard’s parenting style

The movie displayed that even the Williams family is an average family. It talked about their family bonding and provided an inside view into their parenting philosophy. Smith’s eagerness to know more about Richard’s attitude is one of the important reasons why he wanted to put extra effort into the role.

Talking about King Richard’s parenting style, He said, “That was a new parenting idea for me of alining with your children verses directing your children. It was a very very different concept and approach that was magical in the Williams’ family. The rules were set but the rules that were established were divine rules.”

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Nevertheless, he further talked about how it felt like a team-building effort in his ways of parenting. He said, “Faith was at the center and it was a collective journey we were going on. It wasn’t that as a parent I know and you don’t, so you’re going to do what I say because I’m right and you’re little.” As a parent himself, he said it was an eye-opening experience and a whole new method that he would have never thought of.

The movie talks about Richard Williams as a parent

In the same conversation, by playing the father, the American actor expressed his gratitude for the learnings he received. The film emphasizes on the minor details of the subject of parenting and maintains the rollercoaster journey of a tennis-playing family in the foreground.

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However, it is not all about the victories achieved on the court but rather deals with the family’s daily challenges and hardships that allowed for the success.