I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells… Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
TYLER PERRYIt’s most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.
More Tyler Perry Quotes
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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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Once you’re truly happy with yourself alone, that’s when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.
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A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
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I have this huge, huge fan base of people who’ve never seen a Broadway show, but I think it’s a great introduction to what Broadway is because my shows are not that. I think that if you’re getting people to go to theater then somebody should be celebrating that.
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Forgiveness is giving up the hope of what happened to you from being different.
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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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Children love their mothers. Especially with a boy child and his mother, there’s a bond that’s unbreakable.
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It’s always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
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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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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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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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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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Life is so precious, such a gift, you have to live for you. Live your own truth, live the life that God has put you and nobody else on this Earth to live and not what somebody might be telling you to live.
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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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I think there’s something that happens at 40 where you settle into your own skin and you stop caring what people think – you realize life is a gift from God and you want to live it to the fullest.
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Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She’s an amazing woman.
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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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Don’t wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.
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Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life.
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I thank God for Closed Doors
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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 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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Happiness for me is totally just being at peace knowing that, everything I’m doing, God is pleased with that. It’s complete peace for me.
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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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You can get a thousand no’s from people, and only one “yes” from God.
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