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Tyler Perry

Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
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Mother Southern Term
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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Paper Suppose Trying Writing
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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Growing Important Moving Up
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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Jobs Keys Summer
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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Broadway Fans People Thinking
Don’t stop. Narrow your focus to one idea, and make it work. That will give birth to all of the others. All you can do is plant the seed and water it.
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Giving Ideas Water
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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Hurt Learn Love Needing Pain
…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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Causes Differences Dresses
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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Caring People Thinking
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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Actors Hollywood Thinking
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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Causes Enough Mystery
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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Being Just Knowing Peace
Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She’s an amazing woman.
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Amazing Special Woman
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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Beats. Doing Heck People
I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells… Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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Directors Looks Stories
Forgiveness is giving up the hope of what happened to you from being different.
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Being Different Giving Happened

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