It’s always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
TYLER PERRYThere were certain areas in the country where I couldn’t go without being stopped and asked for autographs and pictures for years.
More Tyler Perry Quotes
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Don’t wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.
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Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She’s an amazing woman.
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I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells… Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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Ever since I’ve been blessed with success, I’ve struggled a little with anonymity and even family. I’ve had people calling asking for money, and I have to ask them first, ‘Are you working? Have you been trying to help yourself?’ Then I feel like I can help.
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I think every one of us, in life, have some sort of moment that has happened that we wish we could have done differently or that we wish could have had a different outcome.
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I try not to take on the weight or the burden of it. Once it’s on the paper, I try to leave it, because I want to surrender to what I’m supposed to write about.
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There’s a huge demand for my entertainment, and I can’t meet the need. So I decided to try a TV show to reach as many of my fans as possible.
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I’m not suspicious of success, I’m suspicious of the people who want to attach themselves because of your success.
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It’s a clear day Sonny, L A N D.
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I live my life outside of the box because when I die they’re going to put me into one!
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I think, you know, the people that have seen my work, I think it speaks to the possibility of getting better, and, I’m sorry, I’m still on the last caller.
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Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
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A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery so the old women have to have it.
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Developing a good work ethic is a key [to success]. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you’re a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.
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I think that people think when you have money that your problems go away and everything’s solved, and it’s great and wonderful. You’re a perfect human being.
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