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Brian Tyree Henry

Brian Tyree Henry

American Actor

Born: Mar 31, 1981

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I hope that there's a little black boy somewhere in Montana that never thought that he would see a reflection of himself, and he turns on the television, like, 'Oh my God, thank you.' Brian Tyree Henry

I am the product of those who believed in me. Brian Tyree Henry

Me Those Am Product Who Believed

I really love Instagram for the artwork. Brian Tyree Henry

Love Instagram Artwork Really

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

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

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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. Brian Tyree Henry

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I usually get approached by older white ladies of a certain class, with their pearls and, you know, their Talbots on and everything, and they're like, 'We just have to say, we know we're not your demographic, but we love Paper Boi; we really love this show, and we love what you're doing.' It's totally cool. Brian Tyree Henry

People like to use the word 'naivete' as a negative, but not for me. Brian Tyree Henry

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I never really thought about what kind of career I wanted to map out for myself. I just wanted to do work that spoke to my heart. 'Atlanta' definitely did that. Brian Tyree Henry

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I just remember watching my first theater class, and I was like, 'Oh I can get up there,' like I could absolutely get up and do this every day and learn about it. Brian Tyree Henry

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I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room for people to pull up to our tables. We always provide a way for other people from different walks of life to come into the communities that we have built because we're so used to being excluded. Brian Tyree Henry

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I'm a huge pin collector. Brian Tyree Henry

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'Atlanta' is really trying to put that out there: these are just the lives of these people in this city, and this city is its own breathing, living thing, too. So how do you navigate through life, especially with dreams and aspirations in a world that tells you that you don't deserve to have them. Brian Tyree Henry

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Just to say 'woke' is to always be in a constant stream of consciousness where you don't feel like the wool is pulled over your eyes so much. You question your belief that everything should just be presented to you on this beautiful plate. Everything is not as it seems. Brian Tyree Henry

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Perceptions really do define what our realities are. What we're hoping to do with 'Atlanta' is to really shatter that. To shatter it completely wide open. To go from the furthest lane of absurdity to the furthest lane of reality and make them blend. Brian Tyree Henry

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