A biography for Tyler Perryhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“Very early on, when I started doing these plays and live shows, I would travel from city to city, and there were a million shows out there... so I wanted to step out among it, and I started putting my name above the title.”
“The thing about using other people's money is they're going to set the rules.”
“I remember being a kid and praying in the hell of my house to have somebody love me and somebody that I could love.”
“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.”
“I know my audience, and they're not people that the studios know anything about.”
“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.”
“I work three months really hard, nonstop, and then I take a month off. Then I do it all over again. I work hard but I give myself four breaks a year.”
“I thank God I didn't become successful until I was older.”
“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.”
“Norman Lear is my all-time, ultimate hero. He's an amazing man. That's one person I'm looking forward to meeting. What he did, with shows and sitcoms, he's my hero.”
“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.”
“You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher.”
“It's a dream realized to partner with Oprah and bring scripted programming to OWN. She has accomplished so much with the network, and I'm excited to work with her to be a part of its continued growth.”
“I am an architect at heart. I designed every home I've ever had, plus my studio.”
“You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I'm putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don't feel like it's dressing in drag.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Madea is a cross between my mother and my aunt. She's the type of grandmother that was on every corner when I was growing up.”