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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.

Tyler Perry

I got 27 people livin in my head and all of them was about to beat the heck out of you for doin that.
TYLER PERRY

Beats. Doing Heck People
I don’t think the dreams die – I think that people give up. I think it gets too hard.
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Dream Give Up Thinking
What I’ve learned is you treat women right.
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Learned Treats Women Rights
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
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
I think that people think when you have money that your problems go away and everything’s solved, and it’s great and wonderful. You’re a perfect human being.
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Human People Perfect Thinking
What I have learned in this life is you can never be ashamed of where you come from.
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Come God Learned
What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can’t wrap my brain around that one.
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Brain Film Wraps
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
I’m very open to fresh talent, and I love the underdog, people who have been counted out, because they come in with a different type of hunger. I’m all for the underdog, so I’d like to talk to anybody who shows up with that sort of thirst.
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Different People Underdog
…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
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
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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Happiness Life Rest Safe
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 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
Don’t wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.
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Dope Light Waiting

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 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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