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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.

Tyler Perry

Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She’s an amazing woman.
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Amazing Special Woman
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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Drag People Uniforms
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
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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Opportunity People Thinking
A mother’s love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.
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Distance Mother Powerful
If you don’t want my God here, you don’t want me here either. God has been too good to me to go and try to sell out to get some money…
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Good Money Trying Want
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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People Want Suspicious
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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Curve Feet Shoes
Don’t wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.
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Dope Light Waiting
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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Choices Integrity Way
Forgiveness is giving up the hope of what happened to you from being different.
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Being Different Giving Happened
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
It’s most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.
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Important Mind Positivity
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
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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Blessed People Trying
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.
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Boys New Orleans Swimming
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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Moving Thinking Uplifting
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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Fans Shows Television Trying
It’s always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
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Behnd Costume Esasier
I’ve never chased money. It’s always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.
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Inspiration Inspire People
Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
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Laughing Lesson Life People
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
He who has the gold makes the rules.
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Celebrity Gold Inspirational Rules
We don’t have to wait for people to green light our projects, we can create our own intersections.
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Light People Waiting
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
If you’ve ever watched anything that I do, and you completely give it a chance and take the blinders off, and you’ll understand that the underlying theme of everything I’ve done has been about forgiveness, learning to move on.
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Done Giving Moving
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

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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