“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.”

American filmmaker and actor

Tyler Perry is an American filmmaker and actor known for creating and performing Mabel “Madea” Simmons. He has 118 quotes on the site. His work ranges from conventional films to recordings of stage plays, several of which later became feature films. Perry also plays Madea’s brother Joe Simmons and her nephew Brian Simmons. Madea first appeared in I Can Do Bad All by Myself in 1999, staged in Chicago.