I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells… Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
TYLER PERRYI 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.
More Tyler Perry Quotes
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He who has the gold makes the rules.
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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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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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I live my life outside of the box because when I die they’re going to put me into one!
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There’s nothing like real forgiveness, a deep-down forgiveness where you don’t hold any grudges against people. I forgave for the things they didn’t know and for the things they didn’t know to do.
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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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Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She’s an amazing woman.
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It’s always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
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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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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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Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
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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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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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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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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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