--- title: "34 Tyler Perry Quotes by 27 authors" description: "Browse 34 Tyler Perry quotes by 27 authors. Discover the best Tyler Perry sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/tyler-perry-1498_family_are-you-living-or-just-existing-tyler-pe_2783728.jpg" --- > [Are You Living or Just Existing?" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-perry/are-you-living-or-just-existing-tyler-perry-the-family-that-preys/) [Tyler Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/tyler-perry-1498_family_are-you-living-or-just-existing-tyler-pe_2783728.jpg) > [I'm very familiar with Tyler Perry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pine/i-m-very-familiar-with-tyler-perry/) [Chris Pine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/chris-pine-2168_familiar_i-m-very-familiar-with-tyler-perry-27053_27053.png) > [ \[Tyler Perry\] has the luxury of not doing the political stuff, which is really where I want to be as a company. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-beck/tyler-perry-has-the-luxury-of-not-doing-the-political-stuff-which-is/) [Glenn Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-beck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/glenn-beck-872_business_tyler-perry-has-the-luxury-of-not-doing_110928.png) > [“I don't think the dreams die - I think that people give up. I think it gets too hard." - Tyler Perry”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-the-oprah-magazine/i-don-t-think-the-dreams-die-i-think-that-people-give-up-i-think-it/) [O: The Oprah Magazine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/o-the-oprah-magazine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fb/o-the-oprah-magazine-43017_dreams_i-don-t-think-the-dreams-die-i-think-tha_1036836.jpg) > [My favorite Tyler Perry movie? Ugh, how can you decide? For me, it's basically like: Kurosawa, Tyler Perry, Martin Scorsese, in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/my-favorite-tyler-perry-movie-ugh-how-can-you-decide-for-me-it-s/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/billy-eichner-2900_basically_my-favorite-tyler-perry-movie-ugh-how-ca_2063421.jpg) > [I did see one Tyler Perry movie in the theater. My friends and I went to see, I believe it was, 'Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/i-did-see-one-tyler-perry-movie-in-the-theater-my-friends-and-i-went/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/billy-eichner-2900_believe_i-did-see-one-tyler-perry-movie-in-the-t_3227496.jpg) > [Tyler Perry's movies can double what they do domestically with the right plan for selling them around the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lassiter/tyler-perry-s-movies-can-double-what-they-do-domestically-with-the/) [James Lassiter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lassiter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/james-lassiter-43595_around_tyler-perry-s-movies-can-double-what-the_269974.jpg) > [You can't build your life around hurts from the past" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-perry/you-can-t-build-your-life-around-hurts-from-the-past-tyler-perry-the/) [Tyler Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/tyler-perry-1498_family_you-can-t-build-your-life-around-hurts-f_2227565.jpg) > [When I proposed to the game I figured life was merry… 5 years later I'm feeling like Tyler Perry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-budden/when-i-proposed-to-the-game-i-figured-life-was-merry-5-years-later-i/) [Joe Budden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-budden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/joe-budden-2755_life_when-i-proposed-to-the-game-i-figured-li_1843120.png) > [Working with Tyler Perry has been a wonderful experience. Everything he touches turns to gold, it seems like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lance-gross/working-with-tyler-perry-has-been-a-wonderful-experience-everything/) [Lance Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lance-gross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/lance-gross-25408_been_working-with-tyler-perry-has-been-a-wond_937820.jpg) > [If Adam Sandler does a bad movie, he doesn't bring down the whole white race. But if Tyler Perry does, it's like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenya-barris/if-adam-sandler-does-a-bad-movie-he-doesn-t-bring-down-the-whole/) [Kenya Barris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenya-barris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41d/kenya-barris-8436_adam-sandler_if-adam-sandler-does-a-bad-movie-he-does_1135707.jpg) > [A year ago I was poor somewhat now my futures brighter than christophers new haircut bruno is still suckin dick and fuckin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-the-creator/a-year-ago-i-was-poor-somewhat-now-my-futures-brighter-than/) [Tyler The Creator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-the-creator/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/tyler-the-creator-3755_music_a-year-ago-i-was-poor-somewhat-now-my-fu_1368335.png) > [Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail!' Which, I have to tell you, of everything that I've ever done in my career, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/tyler-perry-s-madea-goes-to-jail-which-i-have-to-tell-you-of/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/viola-davis-1174_done_tyler-perry-s-madea-goes-to-jail-which-i_1877067.jpg) > [People know Tyler Perry, and there are standards they've come to expect from him. His brand is uplifting, and it's something a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jai-white/people-know-tyler-perry-and-there-are-standards-they-ve-come-to/) [Michael Jai White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jai-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/374/michael-jai-white-16048_african-american_people-know-tyler-perry-and-there-are-st_277065.jpg) > [I met Tyler Perry and we did 'House of Payne' and a movie. We've done a couple other films since then, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lance-gross/i-met-tyler-perry-and-we-did-house-of-payne-and-a-movie-we-ve-done-a/) [Lance Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lance-gross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/lance-gross-25408_been_i-met-tyler-perry-and-we-did-house-of-pa_9334.jpg) > [The only time my Dad ever said I might have not gotten something because of how I look was when I auditioned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/the-only-time-my-dad-ever-said-i-might-have-not-gotten-something/) [Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/sarah-cooper-5133_dad_the-only-time-my-dad-ever-said-i-might-h_1579382.jpg) > [I identified with white culture, and I wanted to fit in. I didn't identify with black culture. Like, I didn't like Tyler…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-kravitz/i-identified-with-white-culture-and-i-wanted-to-fit-in-i-didn-t/) [Zoe Kravitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-kravitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/zoe-kravitz-4291_black-culture_i-identified-with-white-culture-and-i-wa_2376905.png) > [I have no quotes, I asked Tyler Perry for a job as a caterer for one of his movies, I think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-perry/i-have-no-quotes-i-asked-tyler-perry-for-a-job-as-a-caterer-for-one/) [Tyler Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a55/tyler-perry-1498_asked_i-have-no-quotes-i-asked-tyler-perry-for_687252.jpg) > [I don't mind that if I ever star in movies, they'll likely be mine. That's okay, because my great role models -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-don-t-mind-that-if-i-ever-star-in-movies-they-ll-likely-be-mine/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/mindy-kaling-672_dialogue_i-don-t-mind-that-if-i-ever-star-in-movi_271842.jpg) > [I feel like part of my journey as a filmmaker is to tell different stories, whether they are just a black perspective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flying-lotus/i-feel-like-part-of-my-journey-as-a-filmmaker-is-to-tell-different/) [Flying Lotus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flying-lotus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cf/flying-lotus-4151_filmmaker_i-feel-like-part-of-my-journey-as-a-film_700352.jpg) > [I don't know what would be antithetical to do on the other side, maybe a Tyler Perry movie or something. No, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/i-don-t-know-what-would-be-antithetical-to-do-on-the-other-side-maybe/) [Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/don-cheadle-10276_animated_i-don-t-know-what-would-be-antithetical_267139.jpg) > [I think someone like Khandi Alexander, who's now on 'Treme,' is one of the most extraordinary actresses I've seen in years. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilton-als/i-think-someone-like-khandi-alexander-who-s-now-on-treme-is-one-of/) [Hilton Als](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilton-als/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/hilton-als-7671_extraordinary_i-think-someone-like-khandi-alexander-wh_17824.jpg) > [I feel like I am just an entertainer. It does not matter what form I take to perform and entertain. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bebe-zahara-benet/i-feel-like-i-am-just-an-entertainer-it-does-not-matter-what-form-i/) [BeBe Zahara Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bebe-zahara-benet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/bebe-zahara-benet-12483_aesthetic_i-feel-like-i-am-just-an-entertainer-it_475181.jpg) > [I think that Tyler Perry's genius really has been to tap into the domestic market. He knows what his audience is based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilton-als/i-think-that-tyler-perry-s-genius-really-has-been-to-tap-into-the/) [Hilton Als](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilton-als/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/hilton-als-7671_america_i-think-that-tyler-perry-s-genius-really_311386.jpg) > [“Never mind that it's not owned by a black person anymore. You can still learn a lot from BET. Primarily, you will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baratunde-thurston/never-mind-that-it-s-not-owned-by-a-black-person-anymore-you-can/) [Baratunde Thurston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baratunde-thurston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/baratunde-thurston-20128_black-people_never-mind-that-it-s-not-owned-by-a-blac_767176.jpg) > [You can,t make yourself happy by causing other peoples misery -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-perry/you-can-t-make-yourself-happy-by-causing-other-peoples-misery-tyler/) [Tyler Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/tyler-perry-1498_family_you-can-t-make-yourself-happy-by-causing_2031585.jpg) > [There are still plenty of movie people peddling black stereotypes. I guess Tyler Perry's probably the most massively successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mooney/there-are-still-plenty-of-movie-people-peddling-black-stereotypes-i/) [Paul Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mooney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/paul-mooney-9583_black_there-are-still-plenty-of-movie-people-p_1921305.jpg) > [One of the scariest moments was being on Tyler Perry's first movie, 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamara-taylor/one-of-the-scariest-moments-was-being-on-tyler-perry-s-first-movie/) [Tamara Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamara-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/tamara-taylor-23068_being_one-of-the-scariest-moments-was-being-on_1215938.jpg) > [On Disney, we stick to the script. But you go to the 'Grown Ups set' and it's completely different. Same thing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/china-anne-mcclain/on-disney-we-stick-to-the-script-but-you-go-to-the-grown-ups-set-and/) [China Anne McClain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/china-anne-mcclain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/china-anne-mcclain-42727_different_on-disney-we-stick-to-the-script-but-you_2606246.jpg) > [I'd love to get into one of Tyler Perry's movies - play a little role, have a little character. I don't care.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-d-love-to-get-into-one-of-tyler-perry-s-movies-play-a-little-role/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/sharon-jones-8033_care_i-d-love-to-get-into-one-of-tyler-perry_1719971.jpg) > [African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/african-american-women-in-particular-have-incredible-buying-power/) [Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/lynn-nottage-4259_african-american_african-american-women-in-particular-hav_107000.jpg) > [We still have to create things for African American women. Just like Tyler Perry is doing it, we can't wait for things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kym-whitley/we-still-have-to-create-things-for-african-american-women-just-like/) [Kym Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kym-whitley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/kym-whitley-15081_african_we-still-have-to-create-things-for-afric_2017421.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-perry/tyler-perry-s-brand-is-faith-family-and-this-whole-thing-that-i-ve/) [Tyler Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/tyler-perry-1498_brands_tyler-perry-s-brand-is-faith-family-and_282513.jpg) > [Every black film feels like it's Tyler Perry, and that just needs to stop. But people seem to slowly be looking for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/every-black-film-feels-like-it-s-tyler-perry-and-that-just-needs-to/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/issa-rae-11768_besides_every-black-film-feels-like-it-s-tyler-p_419015.jpg) ## Top authors on Tyler Perry - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-tyler-perry-92564.jpg) Tyler Perry 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tyler-perry/tyler-perry/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tyler-perry/#itemlist", "name": "Tyler Perry Quotes", "numberOfItems": 34, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Are You Living or Just Existing?\" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tyler Perry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-perry/are-you-living-or-just-existing-tyler-perry-the-family-that-preys/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/tyler-perry-1498_family_are-you-living-or-just-existing-tyler-pe_2783728.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/tyler-perry-1498_family_are-you-living-or-just-existing-tyler-pe_2783728.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/tyler-perry-1498_family_are-you-living-or-just-existing-tyler-pe_2783728.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Are You Living or Just Existing?\" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys” — Tyler Perry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm very familiar with Tyler Perry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Pine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pine/i-m-very-familiar-with-tyler-perry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/chris-pine-2168_familiar_i-m-very-familiar-with-tyler-perry-27053_27053.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/chris-pine-2168_familiar_i-m-very-familiar-with-tyler-perry-27053_27053.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/chris-pine-2168_familiar_i-m-very-familiar-with-tyler-perry-27053_27053.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm very familiar with Tyler Perry.” — Chris Pine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[Tyler Perry] has the luxury of not doing the political stuff, which is really where I want to be as a company.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Glenn Beck" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-beck/tyler-perry-has-the-luxury-of-not-doing-the-political-stuff-which-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/glenn-beck-872_business_tyler-perry-has-the-luxury-of-not-doing_110928.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/glenn-beck-872_business_tyler-perry-has-the-luxury-of-not-doing_110928.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/glenn-beck-872_business_tyler-perry-has-the-luxury-of-not-doing_110928.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[Tyler Perry] has the luxury of not doing the political stuff, which is really where I want to be as a…” — Glenn Beck", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I don't think the dreams die - I think that people give up. I think it gets too hard.\" - Tyler Perry”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "O: The Oprah Magazine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-the-oprah-magazine/i-don-t-think-the-dreams-die-i-think-that-people-give-up-i-think-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fb/o-the-oprah-magazine-43017_dreams_i-don-t-think-the-dreams-die-i-think-tha_1036836.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fb/o-the-oprah-magazine-43017_dreams_i-don-t-think-the-dreams-die-i-think-tha_1036836.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fb/o-the-oprah-magazine-43017_dreams_i-don-t-think-the-dreams-die-i-think-tha_1036836.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think the dreams die - I think that people give up. 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