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

Children love their mothers. Especially with a boy child and his mother, there's a bond that's unbreakable.

You let your past destroy you, or you use it to create something better

Don't make a black woman take off her earrings".

You can't build your life around hurts from the past" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys

I'm very open to fresh talent, and I love the underdog, people who have been counted out, because they come in with a different type of hunger. I'm all for the underdog, so I'd like to talk to anybody who shows up with that sort of thirst.

You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher.