Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
TYLER PERRYEver since I’ve been blessed with success, I’ve struggled a little with anonymity and even family. I’ve had people calling asking for money, and I have to ask them first, ‘Are you working? Have you been trying to help yourself?’ Then I feel like I can help.
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What I’ve learned is you treat women right.
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Don’t wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.
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He who has the gold makes the rules.
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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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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 look at the stories that Spike Lee tells… Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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People 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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It’s most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.
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Children love their mothers. Especially with a boy child and his mother, there’s a bond that’s unbreakable.
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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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Forgiveness is giving up the hope of what happened to you from being different.
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The important thing for me is, and what I’d like people to know is that, one particular genre does not make it whole. There are many, many different genres and if you ever gave it an opportunity open mindedly, I think you’d find some pretty interesting things there.
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You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I’m putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don’t feel like it’s dressing in drag.
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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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