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I'm not suspicious of success, I'm suspicious of the people who want to attach themselves because of your success.
Tyler Perry
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Tyler Perry
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 14
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Film Actor
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Emmitt Perry Jr.
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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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What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can't wrap my brain around that one.
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I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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Rather than focus on your critics, focus on the people who are impacted by your work.
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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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You can get a thousand no's from people, and only one yes from God.
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A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
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I didn't have a catharsis for my childhood pain, most of us don't, and until I learned how to forgive those people and let it go, I was unhappy.
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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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I'm a child who was abused. I know the difference. I clearly know the difference. The whipping for correction and then their child abuse.
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What I've learned is you treat women right.
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I think there's something that happens at 40 where you settle into your own skin and you stop caring what people think - you realize life is a gift from God and you want to live it to the fullest.
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What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow.
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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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Children love their mothers. Especially with a boy child and his mother, there's a bond that's unbreakable.
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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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As far as the illusion of the fame, yes, I can definitely appreciate it.
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It's most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.
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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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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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