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" Did you know you can't say 'Jesus' in a sitcom? They told me that, and I was like, You gotta be kiddin' me. If you don't want my God here, you don't want me here either. "

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" I think that with everything I've done, in the end, whoever the central character is, they would find a way to forgive, because that's really important to me. "

Tyler Perry

Important

Think

" As a member of the Feeding America Entertainment Council, I recognize our mission to spread the word and rally the country in the fight to end hunger. "

" I haven't read a book in a very, very long time because, when I'm writing, I don't like to see other people's work. I don't want to see something great and not be able to use it, and I don't want to have any subconscious influences. "

" I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive. "

" 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. "

" I don't think the dreams die - I think that people give up. I think it gets too hard. "

Tyler Perry

People

Die

" The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on. "

" Happiness for me is totally just being at peace knowing that, everything I'm doing, God is pleased with that. It's complete peace for me. "

Tyler Perry

Just

Doing

" I'm trying to conquer swimming. I'm getting there. I've gotta conquer it. I had a fear of drowning and tunnels and flying. I started flying and got my pilot's license, so I conquered that. Now, I'm onto swimming and tunnels. "

" I have a fear of tubes and tunnels. Going through any tunnel causes me great anxiety. "

" Having my son has changed so much of what I dream about. It used to be about business, business, what's the next deal? What's the next movie? Now it's about him. "

" Don't believe the hype. I don't care how many number ones you have at the box office, I don't care how much they say you're great, don't believe it. Just stay in your lane and do what you're supposed to do. "

" I have very simple tastes. An ex-girlfriend used to tell me I have the palate of a kid because there are only five or six foods that I love. And if you rotate them on a regular basis, that's all I need to eat - like arugula, spinach, and grilled chicken. "

Tyler Perry

You

Simple

" There's this great thing called the 'Chitlin' Circuit,' which I started my shows on and back in the day when, you know, Ray Charles and Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington, they couldn't get into white establishments, so they went on this circuit and toured. They were huge stars in their own community, you know, and that's pretty much my same story. "

" If you look at 'The Have and the Have Nots,' I didn't want to write a show where everyone is great and wonderful and perfect. I wanted to write it so that you're not really sure who the haves are. You look at Hanna, and you see that she doesn't have much, but she has great faith. "

" I've always wanted to work with Blair, and finally the timing was right. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I think he's a hugely underrated actor in Hollywood. "

" You close the door on me and tell me I can't, I'm gonna find a way to get in. "

" I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you. "

" I don't want to leave this planet until I achieve everything that I was put here to do. "

" It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you. "

" I'm not afraid to have a character say, 'I am a Christian,' or, 'I believe in God,' because I think they represent real people on this Earth. "

" In order to have the success with 'Empire,' you have to have Fox; you have to have huge P&A. You have to have huge budgets for the show. I'm pretty confident that the budget of 'Empire' is six times what I'm spending on 'Have And Have Nots.' "

" What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can't wrap my brain around that one. "

" The idea of Christ's love for us all is inspiring to me. "

Tyler Perry

Love

" When black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move Heaven and Earth. "

" 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. "

" Statistics say that I'm supposed to be in jail. And I'm not supposed to be alive. "

" The Bible says that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to his purpose. I believe that. Because I've seen it all work. "

" As I experience life and go through things, that's what I write about. "

Tyler Perry

Write

Through

" I'm not a social media person; I don't know what's going on unless somebody tells me. "