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You can get a thousand no's from people, and only one yes from God.

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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 thank God for Closed Doors
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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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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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It's a dream realized to partner with Oprah and bring scripted programming to OWN. She has accomplished so much with the network, and I'm excited to work with her to be a part of its continued growth.
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The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.
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I haven't had a worst business decision, because I believe all things work together for good.
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Don't stop. Narrow your focus to one idea, and make it work. That will give birth to all of the others. All you can do is plant the seed and water it.
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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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If you've ever watched anything that I do, and you completely give it a chance and take the blinders off, and you'll understand that the underlying theme of everything I've done has been about forgiveness, learning to move on.
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I'm not afraid to have a character say, 'I am a Christian,' or, 'I believe in God,' because I think they represent real people on this Earth.
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You will always fine jealous people.They're the ones promoting you.
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I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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I tell people, if you're thinking about suicide, all that stuff I've attempted and thought about it. If you think about it, life gets better. The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.
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Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
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Life is so precious, such a gift, you have to live for you. Live your own truth, live the life that God has put you and nobody else on this Earth to live and not what somebody might be telling you to live.
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People see truth in my films. That's what they react to, and that's what they relate to.
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I've been pretty transparent with all that I've done. I think my work speaks a lot for who I am. So, I don't think there's a particular thing I'd like them to know.
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My mother wasn't strong like my aunt. She was just very passive.
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What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can't wrap my brain around that one.
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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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