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Life is so precious, such a gift, and that you have to live for you.

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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.
Life
Precious
Gift
Live

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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'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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Don't make a black woman take off her earrings.
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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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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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We don't have to wait for people to green light our projects, we can create our own intersections.
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It's so important to forgive people for their wrongs in your own life because every bit of it was for a reason-it was to form the person that you are.
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The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.
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He who has the gold makes the rules.
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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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It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.
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I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She's an amazing woman.
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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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God gives everyone a lane and no one can beat you in your lane. Just stay focused on Him and what you are supposed to do. And everything will be alright.
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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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I never thought of myself as a mogul, but it's really great to be in that position.
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I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement.
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The question that a lot of people ask me all the time is how did you make it? The truth be told, it was nothing but the grace of God.
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I have this huge, huge fan base of people who've never seen a Broadway show, but I think it's a great introduction to what Broadway is because my shows are not that. I think that if you're getting people to go to theater then somebody should be celebrating that.
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