I thank God for Closed Doors
TYLER PERRYPeople 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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Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
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It’s always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
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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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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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What I’ve learned is you treat women right.
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I feel like I express myself, as an actor. Whatever the character is put in front of me, I try to bring truth to it, whichever way it lands. I try to bring as much truth to it and make it as believable as I can. I think that’s the job of an actor.
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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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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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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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He who has the gold makes the rules.
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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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Life is so precious, such a gift, you have to live for you. Live your own truth, live the life that God has put you and nobody else on this Earth to live and not what somebody might be telling you to live.
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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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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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A mother’s love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.
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