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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. "

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" Hollywood is finally waking up to the fact that people who go to church also go to the movies. I'm not sure what took them so long to see that or how long they'll keep it up. "

Tyler Perry

People

Church

Hollywood

" I don't like popcorn, and I think it's so annoying when people have popcorn in the theaters. That is the loudest food. "

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

" I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller. "

" 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. "

" I don't know about marriage as much as I do know that I'd be a great father. "

" You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher. "

Tyler Perry

You

Upset

" Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life. "

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

" 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. "

" There's a huge demand for my entertainment, and I can't meet the need. So I decided to try a TV show to reach as many of my fans as possible. "

" I'm not an artist. I set the camera up and tell my story. "

" Macaroni and cheese was my mother's special dish. She'd also make jambalaya and dirty rice and bake a ham that would be incredible. And greens. But if you were looking for vegetables and healthy things, there weren't a lot of those. "

" Developing a good work ethic is key. 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. "

" 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

" 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 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

" I feel like I died as a child. "

Tyler Perry

I Feel

Child

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

" I want a lot of people to see my movies. More black people. More white people. I want to make that connection. "

" I don't do divas. I don't do entourages. I don't do the Hollywood crap. "

Tyler Perry

Crap

Hollywood

" I had one request when I started doing the plays. My prayer was, 'God, let me do well enough to be able to take care of my mother.' I was able to do that 'til the day she died because of my audience. "

" 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. "

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

Tyler Perry

Write

Through

" What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow. "

" 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. "

" Seven years after my mother's passing, I still reach for the phone for a split second to call her. We spoke every day. "

" 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 try to write from a point of view with my faith being always present and always there. don't want to write characters where everyone is saved. So this Madea character for me is not saved. "

" 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. "