It's schizophrenic -- that's how I describe it. It's all over the place, man. It's joy, it's happy, it's sad, it's everything.… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
My theater productions were designed to be a bridge between the traditional urban theater circuit, pejoratively referred to as the 'chitlin' circuit'… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I want an open dialogue. I want husbands and wives and people in relationships to walk out of the theater thinking, "Could… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I feel like I express myself, as an actor. Whatever the character is put in front of me, I try to bring… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
I have this huge, huge fan base of people who've never seen a Broadway show, but I think it's a great introduction… — 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
