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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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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It's very little trouble for me to accommodate my fans, unless I'm actually taking a pee at the time.
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Vanity can apply to both insecurity and egotism.
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I feel like when people meet me, I'm very much not what they expected I would be. I'm not a diva, and I'm not mean to people or have weird rules.
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Who's not a fan of Don Williams? He's the gentle giant.
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The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school.
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No bodyguards, no fuckin' Lear jets, no fuckin' tour bus, no 50 people following you around every day. We all had to go away from each other and the music industry for a while.
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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.
