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" I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller. "
Tyler Perry
Director
Tells
Great
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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. "
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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. "
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" You don't try to do anything that Morgan Freeman does. He was the voice of God in a movie. That's Morgan Freeman! "
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" The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving. "
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" When I was a kid, I had asthma, so I would have to take cod liver oil all the time. So anything fishy that reminds me of that taste, I can't eat. I love Chilean sea bass because I don't taste it there. But salmon? No, no, no. "
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" I don't just do a movie to do a movie. Of course I want to amuse people, but some of Madea's greatest moments are when she gets to talk about child rearing and bullying and all kinds of things like that. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't like popcorn, and I think it's so annoying when people have popcorn in the theaters. That is the loudest food. "
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" If you haven't forgiven someone, it does not hurt that person. They're sleeping at night. You're holding onto that, and all the damage is being done to you internally. "
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" I've always believed in God, from the time I was very, very young. I always knew there was something with me, not necessarily knowing what to call it. "
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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'm not an artist. I set the camera up and tell my story. "
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" If you look at everything I do - even in 'Boo!' there's a message, and it's always 'faith, family, forgiveness.' That's the greatest gift that I've been given. I can get a message to the very people I grew up with, the millions who love what I do. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" For me, there is a guiding compass that just lives inside of me. Every time I've gone against it, something bad has happened. As long as I stay in line and honor it, it has really been life changing. "
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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. "
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" Statistics say that I'm supposed to be in jail. And I'm not supposed to be alive. "
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Supposed
Statistics
Say
" I'm not interested in doing 'Star Wars.' It's an amazing movie, but that's not my gift. I tell the stories that I tell that relate to the people who love what I do. That is the place and the path that I know I am supposed to be on. The minute I try and go do something else, it will be amazing to watch how quickly that don't work. "
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I Am
Gift
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" I thank God I didn't become successful until I was older. "
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Become
" My family never went to a restaurant together; we never went to the movies together. Vacation, we never did that. "
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Together
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" 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. "
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" I've never chased money. It's always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people. "
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" I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I've been on 'Oprah' a dozen times, and cried once. "
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" I have a fear of tubes and tunnels. Going through any tunnel causes me great anxiety. "
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" 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. "
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" I love a good breakfast - grits and eggs, French toast, turkey bacon. My grandmother on my father's side used to make tea cakes, and her breakfasts were unbelievable. There was fresh ham, and she would go out to the yard to get fresh eggs. She lived in rural Louisiana, and we'd spend summers with her. "
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