Brian Tyree Henry Quotes

I learned more in the rehearsals for 'The Letter' than I have ever dreamed of know in the theater as a critic. If it doesn't make me a better critic, I'm an idiot.

I had no training in the theater. I did not study it but just did it.

I have theatre-training, I love doing theatre, I've done Broadway.

Acting is the way I make my living.

They put me in the drama class, and that's the path I've taken.

Acting truly is a love of mine.

When you do a play, you do it for a couple months, and it just gets in your bones. You can learn about somebody that way.

Acting is about acting, not about being a movie star.

Acting is something I love.

The process of doing plays will make you an actor.

I was about 14 when I started with a theater group; it was like a stage group on the weekends alongside school. And it was run by a group of guys who'd been to drama school themselves in London. So they introduced us to techniques that they'd learn about, and they kind of informed us about improvisation and screenwriting and all of that stuff.

Acting is something I'm extremely passionate about.

I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true of anyone's career.

I've always said that theater was where I began, so everything I do now has a bit of my theater background in it. It was my training.

When I went to school - Pasadena Playhouse - we were taught that the obligation of the actor is twofold: to entertain and to educate.

I love actors, and I love good acting. I love what actors do when they're good, and I'm a big acting fan.

I was ashamed to admit I was hipped to the idea of acting. That's why I started in with the props.

I thought acting was what grownups did. It was such a part of my childhood. I was already in love with performing before I knew there were other options. By then, it was too late.

Acting is something I did when I was a kid. I do act sometimes in friends' projects, but when I do, it's just for fun. It is actually a hobby for me now. I do still love stage acting, but the day-to-day process of being an actor is so exhausting and so taxing.

I'd love to act. I feel that it's another naked, mysterious challenge, like jazz. It kind of intrigues me in the same way.

I'm a dramatist, so I really always wrote and directed at the same time because when I wrote something, I always put it on its feet. So I'm in love with actors; I always loved actors.

I used to do a lot of repertory theater. You're playing different roles all the time, and I love that.

The time and preparation before a play is something I really value, and it's something I learned in New York.

Do as much theatre as you can while you're at school.

I select good scripts, and every role is an opportunity to enhance my histrionic skills.