…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.
TYLER PERRYEver 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.
More Tyler Perry Quotes
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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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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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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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It’s always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
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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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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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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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Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
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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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What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can’t wrap my brain around that one.
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It’s a clear day Sonny, L A N D.
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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 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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It’s most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.
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Don’t wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.
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