I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.
TYLER PERRY…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.
More Tyler Perry Quotes
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Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She’s an amazing woman.
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There’s nothing like real forgiveness, a deep-down forgiveness where you don’t hold any grudges against people. I forgave for the things they didn’t know and for the things they didn’t know to do.
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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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Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
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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’ve always wanted to work with Blair, and finally the timing was right. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I think he’s a hugely underrated actor in Hollywood.
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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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I feel like I express myself, as an actor. Whatever the character is put in front of me, I try to bring truth to it, whichever way it lands. I try to bring as much truth to it and make it as believable as I can. I think that’s the job of an actor.
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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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He who has the gold makes the rules.
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Statistics say that I’m supposed to be in jail. And I’m not supposed to be alive.
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I love to see a woman in high-heeled shoes. There’s something about the curve of the feet up the leg to the butt that’s really, really wonderful, and the right pair of shoes can give you the right silhouette.
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A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
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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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I got 27 people livin in my head and all of them was about to beat the heck out of you for doin that.
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