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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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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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Life
Boxes
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Dies
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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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My mother was truly my saving grace, because she would take me to church with her. I would see my mother smiling in the choir, and I wanted to know this God that made her so happy. If I had not had that faith in my life, I don't know where I would be right now.
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I wanted just for people to know that, no matter how simple your life is, if you have millions or you don't have anything, you can be happy where you are.
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There were certain areas in the country where I couldn't go without being stopped and asked for autographs and pictures for years.
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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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Are You Living or Just Existing? -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys
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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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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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Keep your dreams ALIVE. No matter how hard it gets, no matter how many people talk about you they're going to throw dirt on you but that's alright, when they put you in that box (after your dead), they're going to put dirt on you some more, so that's okay - GO, don't be afraid, have NO FEAR.
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Tyler Perry's brand is faith, family and this whole thing that I've built, while my company, 34th Street Films, is like Disney's Touchstone. We can do anything. People don't know what to expect from me yet.
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A mother’s love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.
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You can,t make yourself happy by causing other peoples misery -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys
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I put a thong on a few months ago trying to be sexy. I've been looking for it but ain't seen it since.
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Growing up, there was always music around, whether across the street, or on the next-door neighbor's stereo. So, as in life, music is always around, and it helps to heighten any emotion. Music is amazing.
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It's a clear day Sonny, L A N D.
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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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It doesn't matter if a million people tell you what you can't do, or if ten million tell you no. If you get one yes from God that's all you need.
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I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.
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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 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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