Flying radio-controlled airplanes [is my guiltiest pleasure]. Only God would give me a hobby where I'm looking up to the sky. It's the only time where I am able to focus and concentrate on nothing but looking up. It's a fascinating hobby.

What I've learned is you treat women right.

'Madea' is a Southern term. It's short for 'mother dear.' So there are a lot of Madeas out there.

You will always fine jealous people.They're the ones promoting you.

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.

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.

Statistics say that I'm supposed to be in jail. And I'm not supposed to be alive.