Statistics say that I’m supposed to be in jail. And I’m not supposed to be alive.
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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You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I’m putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don’t feel like it’s dressing in drag.
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He who has the gold makes the rules.
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It’s not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.
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The important thing for me is, and what I’d like people to know is that, one particular genre does not make it whole. There are many, many different genres and if you ever gave it an opportunity open mindedly, I think you’d find some pretty interesting things there.
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Music is always around, and it helps to heighten any emotion.
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Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She’s an amazing woman.
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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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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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I thank God for Closed Doors
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The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.
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I’ve never chased money. It’s always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.
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What I’ve learned is you treat women right.
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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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My biggest success is getting over the things that have tried to destroy and take me out of this life. Those are my biggest successes. It has nothing to do with work.
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It’s always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
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