I’ve never chased money. It’s always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.
TYLER PERRYYou can get a thousand no’s from people, and only one “yes” from God.
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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Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
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He who has the gold makes the rules.
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What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can’t wrap my brain around that one.
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God has put me in a really good position where I can make the choices to walk away if something is not right, so that way I can keep my integrity.
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What excites me? Had you asked me that question a few years ago, the answer would’ve rolled right off my tongue. Today, I think it’s moving and uplifting my audience. Having them get it and go with it. That excites me.
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We don’t have to wait for people to green light our projects, we can create our own intersections.
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You will always fine jealous people.They’re the ones promoting you.
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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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Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
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I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells… Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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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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…when you put on your shortest dress, please leave some mystery in it. That’s the difference between a miniskirt and a ho-skirt. A ho-skirt shows your Frisbee. A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery.
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If you’ve ever watched anything that I do, and you completely give it a chance and take the blinders off, and you’ll understand that the underlying theme of everything I’ve done has been about forgiveness, learning to move on.
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There were certain areas in the country where I couldn’t go without being stopped and asked for autographs and pictures for years.
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