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I think we are born into what we're supposed to learn and find out in this life.

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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
Supposed
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Born
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A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
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What rings true is that everything we grow through in life will work out for our good.
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You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I'm putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don't feel like it's dressing in drag.
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Music is always around, and it helps to heighten any emotion.
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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 totally give credit to God for all of this stuff, because if I had tried to make these things happen, I couldn't have. To have all these things happen has been absolutely amazing. The road that I'm on is a path that I didn't choose. It chose me. I'm just trying to walk it, and to do the best that I can to honor and respect it.
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Forgiveness is important in families, especially when there are so many secrets that need to be healed - for the most part, every family's got them.
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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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What I've never wanted to do was allow myself to be put in a box, so I've tried to do a lot of different things so this is a step in trying to do something different so we'll see how it goes. I'm under no illusions that this is slam-dunk. I did the best I could and that's all I can rely on.
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You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher.
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When black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move Heaven and Earth.
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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 realized that here's a moment for me to learn so until I learn and understand more about how types of films are done - action, sci-fi - even though I have a desire to do it, I won't go into it until I'm very clear that I can do it and that moment hasn't come yet. Maybe one day I will ready, but for now, I just enjoyed playing the character.
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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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The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.
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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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Statistics say that I'm supposed to be in jail. And I'm not supposed to be alive.
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If you don't want my God here, you don't want me here either. God has been too good to me to go and try to sell out to get some money...
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I've never chased money. It's always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.
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