'Atlanta' Star Gets SO Real About The Death Of His Mother -- Quote Of The Day

“What kills me is everyone’s like, ‘How do you feel about this Emmy nomination?’ My mother’s dead. Every time I close my eyes, I see my hand on her casket. Every time I close my eyes, I hear my necklace bang on her casket. That’s the last time I saw her. That’s the only thing that gets me out of bed, and it’s sometimes the thing that keeps me in it. So being busy helps, but y’all don’t understand. If she’s not here to see it, I don’t really get a chance to rejoice in it.”
— Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry opening up to GQ about how he really feels about getting nominated for an Emmy two years after his mother was killed in a traffic accident.
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