Dwight Henry Quotes

• I've been through a lot of struggles, even though I'm young.

  Dwight Henry

  Struggle

  "I'll Bury the Mike!". Interview with Olivia Flores Alvarez, www.houstonpress.com. December 28, 2006.

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• You never know when you're going to get an opportunity.

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  Opportunity, Costumes, Flea Markets

  "Dwight Henry, ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild’ Star, Discusses His Journey From Unknown Baker To Acclaimed Actor". Interview With Mike Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2012.

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• When you're six years old, you don't look at things the way an adult looks at things.

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  Years, Adults, Looks

  "Dwight Henry, ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild’ Star, Discusses His Journey From Unknown Baker To Acclaimed Actor". Interview With Mike Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2012.

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• My kids are the most important people in the world to me.

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  Kids, People, Important

  Source: www.ebony.com

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• Living on the Gulf Coast, we often have to go through dangerous situations, whether you're a child, an adult or a senior citizen.

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  Senior, Children, Dangerous Situations

  "Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, and Director Benh Zeitlin Talk About Their Feature Debut BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. June 27, 2012.

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• Everything that I do in my life is geared towards my kids and their survival and giving them the best education that I can possibly give them and the best home that I can possibly give them.

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  Home, Kids, Giving

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• I love California. I love Hollywood.

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  California, Hollywood

  "Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, and Director Benh Zeitlin Talk About Their Feature Debut BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. June 27, 2012.

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• I can't pass on an acting career to my kids. But I'm going to try to juggle both.

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  Kids, Careers, Trying

  Source: www.ebony.com

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• Baking is my business, and it will always come first.

  Dwight Henry

  Baking, Firsts

  "Dwight Henry, ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild’ Star, Discusses His Journey From Unknown Baker To Acclaimed Actor". Interview With Mike Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2012.

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• They say I'm a natural, I have natural charisma. People say that. I don't know.

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  People, Natural, Charisma

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• I constantly worry about my family and my kids. 'Are they O.K., what are they doing right now?'

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  Kids, Worry, My Family

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• I'm not the Hollywood type of person.

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  Hollywood, Type, Persons

  Source: www.ebony.com

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• I'm not the Hollywood type. I'm not going to pack up my bags and let me move to Hollywood and stuff like that.

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  Moving, Hollywood, Bags

  "Dwight Henry Explains How His Hurricane Katrina Experience Made Him Perfect for 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'". IFC interview, www.ifc.com.

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• Music knits people together in some strange way. Same thing with food.

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  People, Together, Way

  "Dwight Henry: from New Orleans baker to Hollywood's rising star" by Jessica Holland, www.theguardian.com. January 19, 2013.

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• I wouldn't sacrifice my business for no acting career because my business is something, ultimately, that I know I'm going to pass down to my kids, and that's most important to me than anything else in the world. I can't pass an acting career down to my children.

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  Children, Kids, Sacrifice

  "Dwight Henry Explains How His Hurricane Katrina Experience Made Him Perfect For 'Beasts Of The Southern Wild'". Interview with Terri Schwartz, www.ifc.com. June 28, 2012.

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• No matter what's offered to me, I would never in a million years be the big headed Hollywood type.

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  Years, Hollywood, Matter

  Source: www.ebony.com

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• I'm not ready to pack my bags and leave the town and my business that I love and my kids that I love more than anything and pack them up and come to Hollywood. I love California. I love Hollywood. But I'm not ready to uproot what I believe in to come to Hollywood.

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  Believe, Kids, California

  Source: collider.com

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