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Don't make a black woman take off her earrings.

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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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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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What I have learned in this life is you can never be ashamed of where you come from.
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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 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!
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I don't cook, so my favorite dish to prepare is something on the takeout menu.
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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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I don't think the dreams die - I think that people give up. I think it gets too hard.
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I think we are born into what we're supposed to learn and find out in this life.
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When I have absolutely nothing to do, and I find myself in the middle of all of it going, Wow! When nothing's going on, that's when I get to stop and really appreciate the journey.
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My biggest success is getting over the things that have tried to destroy and take me out of this life. Those are my biggest successes. It has nothing to do with work.
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I'm always on to something else. It's like, I'm sitting here now jotting down notes for something that's in my head. There's always something going on in my head, and I have to just keep executing.
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You put some Vaseline under your eyes at night and under your chin, and you put a little bit on your chest and you'll avoid stretch marks and I'll get you some Vaseline, you can change your oil and fry chicken with it, too, but you best make sure you have something.
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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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I know that my audience is largely women, so what I try to do a lot of times is address their issues.
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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 want to be remembered as a guy who inspired, encouraged and made people laugh.
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You can't build your life around hurts from the past -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys
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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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Happiness for me is totally just being at peace knowing that, everything I'm doing, God is pleased with that. It's complete peace for me.
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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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