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I get a lot of flack from critics that my comedies are all over the place, my dramas are all over the place, they're schizophrenic - as if I don't know that!

Tyler Perry

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Tyler Perry
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 14
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Showrunner
Songwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
New Orleans
Louisiana
Emmitt Perry Jr.
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I'm not sure why no one wants to admit there's a viable audience out there that believes in God and wants to see a movie with their family. The demand is there. The supply is not.
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I think it's important to show a husband and a wife together, in a room, raising children, because you don't see that anymore.
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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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There were only 3 people that I wanted to meet in life, Nelson Mandela was one of them. What a life, what a journey, what a man. Thank you for passing this way! God bless your resting soul!
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All my life I've tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it.
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It takes a week to do a sitcom in Hollywood. I do a show a day in my studio, three or four shows a week.
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Hollywood is finally waking up to the fact that people who go to church also go to the movies. I'm not sure what took them so long to see that or how long they'll keep it up.
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He who has the gold makes the rules.
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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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You can get a thousand no's from people, and only one yes from God.
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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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I totally give credit to God for all of this stuff, because if I had tried to make these things happen, I couldn't have. To have all these things happen has been absolutely amazing. The road that I'm on is a path that I didn't choose. It chose me. I'm just trying to walk it, and to do the best that I can to honor and respect it.
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The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.
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I'm a child who was abused. I know the difference. I clearly know the difference. The whipping for correction and then their child abuse.
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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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Ever 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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I don't cook, so my favorite dish to prepare is something on the takeout menu.
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It's always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
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