Brian Tyree Henry Quotes
I never thought that 'Atlanta' would go off and do what it was gonna do. I never thought that I would get recognized for that show the way that I have been.
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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won't feel like watching.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have done. More than some of the things that I've done.
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One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.'
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The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's your mistake. If you hit a home run, it's your home run.
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After I directed, when I went back to being an actor, I was like, 'God, this is the life!' Because you only have to concentrate on one thing.
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It's Kennedy's war, Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson got all the flak, but it's Kennedy's war.
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For me, there are always things to learn. It's like the next movie is going to be the good one, you know.
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What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was 'Hee Haw,' was 360 degrees of entertainment.
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To me, steampunk and urban fantasy are naturally hinged together. And I think that's because I love the early gothic Victorian literature, and both things spring from that movement.
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Neurologists have a host of clinical tests that let them observe what a brain-damaged patient can and cannot do.
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The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep.
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My mother hoped I would meet a nice doctor or barrister or accountant who would marry me and take me to live in what is now called Fashionable Dublin Four. But she felt that this was a vain hope. I was a bit loud to make a nice professional wife, and anyway, I was too keen on spending my holidays in far flung places to meet any of these people.
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I think it's important that kids have responsibilities and understand the value of things, but I think it's great I get to travel the world with my daughter.
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I was obsessed with clowns. My dad had to get rid of them. I thought there were clowns under my bed for years.
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The fabled musk deer searches the world over for the source of the scent which comes from itself.
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I'm an ass-kicking fat kid.
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Each moment of the happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life.
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I wanted to make a living, but I really was not interested in money at all. I was interested in being a great comedian.
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We are disturbed - we can't play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to awaken and take action. Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard but a special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history.
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I was the oldest of seven kids, so I had no older brother who would say, 'Schmuck, don't do that.'
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It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
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A massive amount of quantity with a deliberate focus on improvement leads to the knowledge and experience of how to make quality.
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I never thought that 'Atlanta' would go off and do what it was gonna do. I never thought that I would get recognized for that show the way that I have been.
