Brian Tyree Henry quote

My sisters were teenagers when I was born, so the last thing they wanted was a little nappy-headed boy running around. I would imitate them or copy things off TV.
Brian Tyree Henry
Brian Tyree Henry
Brian Tyree Henry
Born: Mar 31, 1981

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Imitate, Teenagers, TV, Would, Running, Born, Around, Boy, Were, Off, Sisters, Wanted, Little, Them, Thing, Things, Copy, Last

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