'Madea' is a Southern term. It's short for 'mother dear.' So there are a lot of Madeas out there. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I knew that love was around. I truly believe my mother loved me. But feeling it all the time? I didn't. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
Children love their mothers. Especially with a boy child and his mother, there's a bond that's unbreakable. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I truly believe my mother loved me. But feeling it all the time? I didn't. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
A mother's love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
My father who was there in the house, he wasn't at all a role model. And my mother, who was trying to… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
My mother was truly my saving grace, because she would take me to church with her. I would see my mother smiling… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I had one request when I started doing the plays. My prayer was: God let me do well enough to be able… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
Children love their mothers. Especially with a boy child and his mother, there's a bond that's unbreakable. I love my mother to… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
'Madea' is a Southern term. It's short for 'mother dear.' So there are a lot of Madeas out there. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
When black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move Heaven and Earth. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
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… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I was watching the Oprah show one day and she said that it's cathartic to write things down, so I started writing down the… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I've been doing television with TBS for quite some time, and it's been a great journey. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
You know, people don't want their intelligence insulted. They don't want to be preached to. They don't want to be degraded. All they want… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I remember being a kid and praying in the hell of my house to have somebody love me and somebody that I could love. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I totally give credit to God for all of this stuff, because if I had tried to make these things happen, I couldn't have.… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I haven't had a worst business decision, because I believe all things work together for good. — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
