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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.

Tyler Perry

What I’ve learned is you treat women right.
TYLER PERRY

Learned Treats Women Rights
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.
TYLER PERRY

Actors Hollywood Thinking
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
I don’t think the dreams die – I think that people give up. I think it gets too hard.
TYLER PERRY

Dream Give Up Thinking
A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery so the old women have to have it.
TYLER PERRY

Causes Enough Mystery
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
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.
TYLER PERRY

Boys New Orleans Swimming
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.
TYLER PERRY

Fans Shows Television Trying
Statistics say that I’m supposed to be in jail. And I’m not supposed to be alive.
TYLER PERRY

Alive Jail Statistics
Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
TYLER PERRY

Mother Southern Term
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.
TYLER PERRY

Choices Integrity Way
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.
TYLER PERRY

Moving Thinking Uplifting
A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
TYLER PERRY

Degrees Label Wall
I’ve never chased money. It’s always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.
TYLER PERRY

Inspiration Inspire People
It’s always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
TYLER PERRY

Behnd Costume Esasier
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.
TYLER PERRY

Forgiveness Journey Powerful

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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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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