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

It's so important to forgive people for their wrongs in your own life because every bit of it was for a reason-it was to form the person that you are.

If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary. If you are tremendously successful, and you're black, you are extraordinary, or you wouldn't stand out in this world.

I'm always on to something else. It's like, I'm sitting here now jotting down notes for something that's in my head. There's always something going on in my head, and I have to just keep executing.

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

Forgiveness is important in families, especially when there are so many secrets that need to be healed - for the most part, every family's got them.

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