I stay in contact with my castmates from 'Atlanta' almost every day. Brian Tyree Henry More Quotes by Brian Tyree Henry More Quotes From Brian Tyree Henry My father was retired military, and my mother was an educator. She was incredibly creative. I used to love going to her school during the summer and helping her decorate her classroom. I would draw Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck. She was a sixth grade teacher. She and my father are the ones that got me into my love of music. Brian Tyree Henry me music teacher love I dare somebody to go to Atlanta and not have a good time. Brian Tyree Henry good go dare time I'm a big guy: I look like a linebacker, you know? But no one cares, really, that I'm educated. I have a copy of 'Fire Next Time' by James Baldwin in my bag. I have an Ibsen play in there, too. I have to walk through this world with that duality all the time, that I live in two different worlds. Brian Tyree Henry walk you fire time Atlanta has become and has always been a place where you create your own universe. Brian Tyree Henry your place you universe Atlanta, in itself, is its own living, breathing thing. Brian Tyree Henry own living breathing atlanta I always say I'm not going to work: I'm going to play with my friends. Brian Tyree Henry say friends play work 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. Brian Tyree Henry never you time way Hip-hop is not about pretense. You can be missing an eye; you can have an ice-cream cone in your face; you can run around with Bantu knots; you can decide to wear gold, all everything. It's not about how you look - it's about what you say. It's about what message you're getting across. Brian Tyree Henry face look you gold I hope Paper Boi runs for president. I hope he does. Governor, mayor, senator, I hope he does it all. You better believe it. Brian Tyree Henry better you hope believe Sometimes, you need someone to believe in you when you don't believe in yourself. Brian Tyree Henry need yourself you believe-in-yourself You can't share your magic with everyone. Your job is to live within your magic. And if other magical people find you, then let's go and make a brew. Brian Tyree Henry job you magic people Acting, for me, was kind of a way of survival, honestly. I'm the baby boy out of four different sisters, and I grew up in a house with so many different personalities that acting was the only way to not go to therapy. Brian Tyree Henry boy me baby way My father had one of the biggest vinyl collections I've ever seen. Brian Tyree Henry ever seen vinyl father When I was three years old, one of the first albums I ever heard was Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall.' Brian Tyree Henry old first three years I love that you can just walk into the club and hear Young Jeezy or hear Fetty, and it's on. Brian Tyree Henry walk you young love I don't think I'm going to be back on 'This Is Us.' I think that Uncle Ricky had his moment; he did what he had to do. Brian Tyree Henry uncle back think moment 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. Brian Tyree Henry never thought go way On top of trying to find my way in this business and losing my mother and trying to figure out what family meant to me and everything - 2016, there was a lot of anger from me and a lot of anger all around. I think the hardest part was to really realize that all these things, it's worth it. Brian Tyree Henry me family business mother It's really humbling and gratifying to see that people are finally realizing that we are talented and we have things to say and that our stories are just like your stories. There's no reason that anybody from Wisconsin or Turkey can't relate to 'Atlanta.' Brian Tyree Henry your say see people I'm very grateful, first of all, for my friends and my family because they keep me grounded, and they make sure I'm taking care of myself and that I'm keeping my sanity about me. Brian Tyree Henry myself me grateful family
