Brian Tyree Henry Quotes
Acting really started for me because I was in a house full of adults. They never shielded their lives from me. They were adults going through this world doing what they had to do. I used to like to watch them and imitate them. They all have their own distinct personalities; even though they're family, we couldn't be more different people.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
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I'd love to see more middle and high school teachers who are not teaching English develop classroom libraries. Our message to kids should be that reading is for everyone.
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On my mother's side, I'm English, so that's where the freckles come from. On my father's side, I'm German, and he has the fantastic olive hues... I was given mum's skin, whereas my brothers and sisters were given my dad's skin. I do tan up quite well, but it takes me a bit longer.
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It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.
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This is my favorite area in New York - the West Village is the heart of New York. I could never move somewhere else.
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The road to democracy is rarely smooth, but for Egyptian women, it has been exceptionally bumpy.
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My work was entirely nonfiction.
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Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.
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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
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I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.
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I am a certified yoga teacher and I love to cycle and swim.
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I like the slow Scandinavian pace. I don't need cliffhangers in every chapter because I don't want to make a Hollywood movie out of it.
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There is no science in this world like physics. Nothing comes close to the precision with which physics enables you to understand the world around you. It's the laws of physics that allow us to say exactly what time the sun is going to rise. What time the eclipse is going to begin. What time the eclipse is going to end.
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I write what I call 'novels of consolation' for people who are bright and sophisticated.
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The concept of minimalism is to relax. Like a Zen monk in training, it is something that brings equilibrium to the heart. I don't necessarily think it has any problems, but if I were to force myself to name one, I would say that since the minimalist feeling already includes its own universe, I think it might kill the drive that we would otherwise have to commit the physically impossible and attempt to travel into outer space.
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It was my first day at work - and beginning my training on the job, I was given the job of writing cheques and entering their details. The branch was surrounded by hordes of people... soon, they had to close the gates to manage the crowds, and they started pushing in.
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Acting really started for me because I was in a house full of adults. They never shielded their lives from me. They were adults going through this world doing what they had to do. I used to like to watch them and imitate them. They all have their own distinct personalities; even though they're family, we couldn't be more different people.
