Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, producer, director, screenwriter, playwright, author, and songwriter, specializing in the gospel genre. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2011, Forbes named him the highest paid man in entertainment; he earned US$130 million between May 2010 and 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth13 September 1969
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
As far as the illusion of the fame, yes, I can definitely appreciate it.
I thank God for Closed Doors
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.
Don't make a black woman take off her earrings".
I know that my audience is largely women, so what I try to do a lot of times is address their issues.
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.
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.
A mother's love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.
When I have absolutely nothing to do, and I find myself in the middle of all of it going, "Wow!" When nothing's going on, that's when I get to stop and really appreciate the journey.
I think it's important to show a husband and a wife together, in a room, raising children, because you don't see that anymore.
I live my life outside of the box because when I die they're going to put me into one!
I had one request when I started doing the plays. My prayer was: God let me do well enough to be able to take care of my mother. I was able to do that 'til the day she died because of my audience. So, they've already done enough. All I ask for now is their continued support.
When you haven't forgiven those who've hurt you, you turn back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward.
My friend Madea has "attitude" that comes with wisdom. Back in our teens and twenties, we thought we knew everything and made all those foolish mistakes. Then, when we got a little older, at thirty, we started getting these flashes of light, revelations of what a great and lucky thing it is that we didn't get caught doing those stupid things back then. Around forty, if we are lucky, we stop lying to ourselves. Fifty and above, we've run out of patience for foolishness. Take me to the bottom line.