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
My life has always been - there's never been a middle. Either I had or I didn't. Either I was up or I was down.
As I experience life and go through things, that's what I write about.
I didn't want to be the kind of man that my father was. So I've tried, my entire life, to be the complete and utter opposite of that. And it has served not only the art well, but I think the audience well.
I love to give. I've been a giver all my life.
Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
I think we are born into what we're supposed to learn and find out in this life.
What I have learned in this life is you can never be ashamed of where you come from.
I'm just enjoying my life.I suggest you try it.
I live my life outside of the box because when I die they're going to put me into one!
Life is so precious, such a gift, and that you have to live for you.
My biggest success is getting over the things that have tried to destroy and take me out of this life. Those are my biggest successes. It has nothing to do with work.
Once you're truly happy with yourself alone, that's when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.
What is important to me about this movie is that the stories and messages are for anyone. Anyone who needs to learn about forgiveness will enjoy it no matter who they are.
It's schizophrenic -- that's how I describe it. It's all over the place, man. It's joy, it's happy, it's sad, it's everything. It's just an emotional roller coaster, you know? Even the plays themselves, you come to see them and it's like a stand-up comedic routine. I'm breaking the wall. I'm talking to the audience. It's theater. It's some of everything. It's concert.