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Statistics say that I'm supposed to be in jail. And I'm not supposed to be alive.
Tyler Perry
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Tyler Perry
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 14
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
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Screenwriter
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Emmitt Perry Jr.
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Rather than focus on your critics, focus on the people who are impacted by your work.
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I didn't have a catharsis for my childhood pain, most of us don't, and until I learned how to forgive those people and let it go, I was unhappy.
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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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I'm good at giving up control to people who know where they're going and what they want to do. I can sit in the back of a car and ride cross-country if you know where you're going and you know how to take me there.
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As far as the illusion of the fame, yes, I can definitely appreciate it.
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I don't think the dreams die - I think that people give up. I think it gets too hard.
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