I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.

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

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

There were only 3 people that I wanted to meet in life, Nelson Mandela was one of them. What a life, what a journey, what a man. Thank you for passing this way! God bless your resting soul!

I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement.

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

Focus on one thing, make it your priority, and stick with it no matter what!