Venus Williams

You have to let fear go. Another lesson is you just have to believe in yourself; you just have to. There's no way around it. No matter how things are stacked against you, you just have to every time.

Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.