Brian Tyree Henry

Theater's literally where I started.

— Brian Tyree Henry

Hug your mom. Hug your mom and thank your mom.

— Brian Tyree Henry

Life should be art, right?

— Brian Tyree Henry

I'm a huge pin collector.

— Brian Tyree Henry

The humility keeps me going forward.

— Brian Tyree Henry

I really love Instagram for the artwork.

— Brian Tyree Henry

Aja Naomi is one of my good friends.

— Brian Tyree Henry

I am the product of those who believed in me.

— Brian Tyree Henry

Really trying to find the people who really ride for you and are down for you, that's hard.

— Brian Tyree Henry

I say this all the time: All I know is I know nothing at all.

— Brian Tyree Henry

I discovered that acting gave me this spark, this thing. Honestly, it was a way to survive.

— Brian Tyree Henry

Atlanta has become and has always been a place where you create your own universe.

— Brian Tyree Henry

I went to college in Atlanta, so I know that city.

— Brian Tyree Henry

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

— Brian Tyree Henry

At Morehouse, I found myself and my voice, and I didn't want to lose that at Yale.

— Brian Tyree Henry

Every single person you can think of called me Paper Boi.

— Brian Tyree Henry

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

At the end of the day, it's incredibly important to have a show like 'Atlanta' because if we can't stand up for…

— Brian Tyree Henry

I love the element of surprise, throwing people off of what they think they know about what I can do and who…

— Brian Tyree Henry

What does it serve any studio to not reflect the lives of people who are giving you money, who are crying out…

— Brian Tyree Henry

I've discovered people in my lifetime who are like, 'I always wanted to sing but... ' It's like, 'Well then, did you…

— Brian Tyree Henry

There's something about being onstage, man. No matter what age I am or where I'm going, theater will constantly be the thing…

— Brian Tyree Henry

I never really thought about what kind of career I wanted to map out for myself. I just wanted to do work…

— Brian Tyree Henry

You see the Paper Bois - easy. Personas are easy to touch and see and digest. But you don't get the chance…

— Brian Tyree Henry

After my mother and father separated when I was 5, my mother moved to Washington, D.C., and my father remained in North…

— Brian Tyree Henry

Acting really started for me because I was in a house full of adults. They never shielded their lives from me. They…

— Brian Tyree Henry

Just to say 'woke' is to always be in a constant stream of consciousness where you don't feel like the wool is…

— Brian Tyree Henry

There's no redemption in being robbed. Yeah, maybe you can replace that thing, but it will never be the way it was…

— Brian Tyree Henry

Acting, for me, was kind of a way of survival, honestly. I'm the baby boy out of four different sisters, and I…

— 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…

— Brian Tyree Henry

I was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, which is where J. Cole is from. I went up to Washington, D.C., where my…

— Brian Tyree Henry

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always…

— Brian Tyree Henry

I was in show choir in high school.

— Brian Tyree Henry

Yale was one of the best moments in my life - also one of the hardest. I learned about community.

— Brian Tyree Henry

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

— Brian Tyree Henry

Things are constantly evolving, and anything could happen. And that's exciting to me.

— Brian Tyree Henry

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

— Brian Tyree Henry

I always say I'm not going to work: I'm going to play with my friends.

— Brian Tyree Henry

The rap scene is so unique. Every rapper has to bring their own thing.

— Brian Tyree Henry

I stay in contact with my castmates from 'Atlanta' almost every day.

— Brian Tyree Henry