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
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.
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.
If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary.
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.
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.
I want to be remembered as a guy who inspired, encouraged and made people laugh.
Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
I don't cook, so my favorite dish to prepare is something on the takeout menu.
It's most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.
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.
Everything that I talk about, pretty much, are things that I learned or understood over the years.
I think that people think when you have money that your problems go away and everything's solved, and it's great and wonderful. You're a perfect human being.
I haven't had a worst business decision, because I believe all things work together for good.
I think we are born into what we're supposed to learn and find out in this life.