Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
TYLER PERRYMadea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
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.
TYLER PERRYLife 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.
TYLER PERRYOprah is very, very, very special to me. She’s an amazing woman.
TYLER PERRYIf 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.
TYLER PERRYWhat do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can’t wrap my brain around that one.
TYLER PERRYI 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.
TYLER PERRYA degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
TYLER PERRYYou can get a thousand no’s from people, and only one “yes” from God.
TYLER PERRYThere’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.
TYLER PERRYDon’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.
TYLER PERRYIt’s a clear day Sonny, L A N D.
TYLER PERRYIf 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…
TYLER PERRYA mother’s love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.
TYLER PERRYGod 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.
TYLER PERRYMy biggest success is getting over the things that have tried to destroy and take me out of this life. Those are my biggest successes. It has nothing to do with work.
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