Don’t wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.
TYLER PERRYMadea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
More Tyler Perry Quotes
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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.
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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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It’s most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.
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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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What I have learned in this life is you can never be ashamed of where you come from.
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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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A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
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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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I thank God for Closed Doors
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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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Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
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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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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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Music is always around, and it helps to heighten any emotion.
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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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