Top 120 Tyler Perry Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “There was our house in New Orleans. Two blocks in front of us were these beautiful mansions and two blocks behind us were the ghetto, projects, and that’s where I had to go to school, but I would always pattern my life looking forward. It was almost literal.”

— Tyler Perry

102. “Don’t make a black woman take off her earrings”.”

— Tyler Perry

103. “I never thought of myself as a mogul, but it’s really great to be in that position.”

— Tyler Perry

104. “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.”

— Tyler Perry

105. “I’ve been pretty transparent with all that I’ve done. I think my work speaks a lot for who I am. So, I don’t think there’s a particular thing I’d like them to know.”

— Tyler Perry

106. “Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.”

— Tyler Perry

107. “A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery so the old women have to have it.”

— Tyler Perry

108. “My mother wasn’t strong like my aunt. She was just very passive.”

— Tyler Perry

109. “I think, you know, the people that have seen my work, I think it speaks to the possibility of getting better, and, I’m sorry, I’m still on the last caller.”

— Tyler Perry

110. “I know that my audience is largely women, so what I try to do a lot of times is address their issues.”

— Tyler Perry

111. “I’m not suspicious of success, I’m suspicious of the people who want to attach themselves because of your success.”

— Tyler Perry

112. “I know my audience, and they’re not people that the studios know anything about.”

— Tyler Perry

113. “You let your past destroy you, or you use it to create something better.”

— Tyler Perry

114. “I don’t cook, so my favorite dish to prepare is something on the takeout menu.”

— Tyler Perry

115. “I think it’s important to show a husband and a wife together, in a room, raising children, because you don’t see that anymore.”

— Tyler Perry

116. “Who you are at 20 will not be who you are at 40 and if it is, SOMETHING IS WRONG!”

— Tyler Perry

117. “I have this huge, huge fan base of people who’ve never seen a Broadway show, but I think it’s a great introduction to what Broadway is because my shows are not that. I think that if you’re getting people to go to theater then somebody should be celebrating that.”

— Tyler Perry

118. “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.”

— Tyler Perry

119. “Growing up, there was always music around, whether across the street, or on the next-door neighbor’s stereo. So, as in life, music is always around, and it helps to heighten any emotion. Music is amazing.”

— Tyler Perry

120. “I got 27 people livin in my head and all of them was about to beat the heck out of you for doin that...”

— Tyler Perry

121. “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.”

— Tyler Perry

122. “I’ve always wanted to work with Blair, and finally the timing was right. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I think he’s a hugely underrated actor in Hollywood.”

— Tyler Perry

123. “I get a lot of flack from critics that my comedies are all over the place, my dramas are all over the place, they’re schizophrenic – as if I don’t know that!”

— Tyler Perry

124. “There were certain areas in the country where I couldn’t go without being stopped and asked for autographs and pictures for years.”

— Tyler Perry

125. “What I’ve learned is you treat women right.”

— Tyler Perry

126. “Everything that I talk about, pretty much, are things that I learned or understood over the years.”

— Tyler Perry

127. “As far as the illusion of the fame, yes, I can definitely appreciate it.”

— Tyler Perry

128. “I wanted just for people to know that, no matter how simple your life is, if you have millions or you don’t have anything, you can be happy where you are.”

— Tyler Perry

129. “I’m not sure why no one wants to admit there’s a viable audience out there that believes in God and wants to see a movie with their family. The demand is there. The supply is not.”

— Tyler Perry

130. “What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can’t wrap my brain around that one.”

— Tyler Perry

131. “People see truth in my films. That’s what they react to, and that’s what they relate to.”

— Tyler Perry