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I work three months really hard, nonstop, and then I take a month off. Then I do it all over again. I work hard but I give myself four breaks a year. (Tyler Perry)
I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller. View quote
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Ever since I've been blessed with success, I've struggled a little with anonymity and even family. I've had people calling asking for money, and I have to ask them first, 'Are you working? Have you been trying to help yourself?' Then I feel like I can help. View quote
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My father who was there in the house, he wasn't at all a role model. And my mother, who was trying to protect me from him as best she could, she took me everywhere with her, which gave me a tremendous amount of sensitivity to the things women go through. View quote
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Developing a good work ethic is a key [to success]. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you're a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life. View quote
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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... View quote
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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. View quote
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My mother was truly my saving grace, because she would take me to church with her. I would see my mother smiling in the choir, and I wanted to know this God that made her so happy. If I had not had that faith in my life, I don't know where I would be right now. View quote
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What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can't wrap my brain around that one. View quote
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'Madea' is a Southern term. It's short for 'mother dear.' So there are a lot of Madeas out there. View quote
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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! (Tyler Perry)
All my life I've tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it. View quote
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I love to see a woman in high-heeled shoes. There's something about the curve of the feet up the leg to the butt that's really, really wonderful, and the right pair of shoes can give you the right silhouette. View quote
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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. View quote
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Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She's an amazing woman. View quote
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I'm not sure why no one wants to admit there's a viable audience out there that believes in God and wants to see a movie with their family. The demand is there. The supply is not. View quote
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Tyler Perry's brand is faith, family and this whole thing that I've built, while my company, 34th Street Films, is like Disney's Touchstone. We can do anything. People don't know what to expect from me yet. View quote
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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. View quote
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...when I come to work here and every black person that comes to work here they go, 'Oh my God, it's heaven. Here we are. We're represented.' Where everybody's represented. LGBTQ's represented. Black, white, gay, straight, whatever. We're all represented, working hand-in-hand, arm-in-arm. View quote
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