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'm half Jewish, I'm half black, I look in-between. I dress funny. I play all these different styles of music on one record. It's like, What is he doing?
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I'm beyond the normal person. I'm not your everyday Joe.
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It's the thing I struggle with every day: the mental diligence and stamina needed to sit in front of the computer, open the file, start writing and to keep doing so, word after word, until I've created the next story. A combination of learning disability and chronic health issues make that the hardest thing for me.
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Hearing a whole entire room sing back to me, 'I guess it's true I'm not good at a one-night stand,' you know, I just can't explain the feeling. It's unreal. You feel like you've just read your diary to thousands of people and they've gone, 'It's okay. We still love you.'
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I want to work with a wide range of genres because it gives each film a different cinematic energy.
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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.
