Brian Tyree Henry Quotes

When I was three years old, one of the first albums I ever heard was Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall.'

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• Wall

I have been the hugest HBO fan since I was 3, watching programming that I had no business watching as a child.

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• Business

My mother had a gorgeous singing voice, and she'd play these amazing vinyls. My favorite was 'But Not for Me,' on the 1954 album 'Chet Baker Sings.'

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• She
• Mother
• Amazing

Being in a club - clubs are, like, not my favorite thing.

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This is the city that kind of formulated who I am. And, not only that, but to be black in Atlanta is one of the greatest things because you can go anywhere and feel familiar with anyone who's right next to you, from Bankhead to Buckhead.

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• Black
• City

I dare somebody to go to Atlanta and not have a good time.

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• Time
• Good

There's no redemption in being robbed. Yeah, maybe you can replace that thing, but it will never be the way it was when you got it the first time. It'll never have the same weight and preciousness again.

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• Time

Atlanta's the hub of black culture, and it's OK to be you there - it's the city that really shaped me to be who I am.

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• Black
• Culture
• City

Atlanta, in itself, is its own living, breathing thing.

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I used to draw and do a lot of calligraphy and typography. I'm a big sketcher, too.

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That's the great thing about being an actor: getting the opportunity to do something that really speaks to you.

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• Great
• Opportunity

I love that you can just walk into the club and hear Young Jeezy or hear Fetty, and it's on.

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I really love Instagram for the artwork.

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