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.
TYLER PERRYWhat 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.
More Tyler Perry Quotes
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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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What I’ve learned is you treat women right.
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People say the truth hurts. Hell no, it hurts even more if you do a whole bunch of foolishness to try and avoid it.
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It’s a clear day Sonny, L A N D.
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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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You will always fine jealous people.They’re the ones promoting you.
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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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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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I’ve never chased money. It’s always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.
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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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Statistics say that I’m supposed to be in jail. And I’m not supposed to be alive.
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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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I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells… Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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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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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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