I was a fan before I ever worked with Brian.
He’s the real deal, he’s hard.
I thought, “This guy runs deep.”
Brian Tyree Henry; (inset) Brad Pitt.Getty Images
For me, as an actor, it’s rare that you see someone and get surprised.
The degree of subtlety and difficulty, it’s so finessed.
You feel this immense pain that the character’s carrying.
And then you meet Brian in person, and he’s funny as f—.
He’s the kindest, sweetest soul.
He’s just infectious to be around.
On the set ofBullet Train, he was the center.
He was the sun that we all orbited around.
Our first scene together was the silent car, and a lot of that is him riffing.
You cannot get that one wrong, because if you do, you get slaughtered by the Brits.
But he took it on and by all reports, he nailed it.
He also tweaked his knee really bad during that shoot, and he soldiered through.
He still sold it.
He can do anything.
He’s a director’s dream.
He can play heavy, and then he can play big and funny.
And he’s such a lovely, lovely human being.
I can’t say that enough.
I love the guy and I think that’s pretty unanimous with all of us who work with him.
I know the guy can act.
This guy’s so good.
I would’ve given him Entertainer of the Year in, like, 2018.
Hell, give him Human of the Year.
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