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If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary.

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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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Extraordinary
Ordinary
Successful
Black

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It's a clear day Sonny, L A N D.
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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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I never thought of myself as a mogul, but it's really great to be in that position.
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Everything that I talk about, pretty much, are things that I learned or understood over the years.
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I am so proud to be from New Orleans and to be one of those people who had been displaced. I wasn't there during that time, but that's where I come from, that kind of poverty, and I'm very, very proud of that because it's given me my history.
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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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Fear is a sprit that really can stop you from living.
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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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I thank God for Closed Doors
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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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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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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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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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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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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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There was our house in New Orleans. Two blocks in front of us were these beautiful mansions and two blocks behind us were the ghetto, projects, and that's where I had to go to school, but I would always pattern my life looking forward. It was almost literal.
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I think, you know, the people that have seen my work, I think it speaks to the possibility of getting better, and, I'm sorry, I'm still on the last caller.
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Children love their mothers. Especially with a boy child and his mother, there's a bond that's unbreakable.
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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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As far as the illusion of the fame, yes, I can definitely appreciate it.
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