You can,t make yourself happy by causing other peoples misery -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys

We don't have to wait for people to green light our projects, we can create our own intersections.

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

All my life I've tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it.

I think there's something that happens at 40 where you settle into your own skin and you stop caring what people think - you realize life is a gift from God and you want to live it to the fullest.

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.

I've been doing television for quite some time, so Oprah Winfrey and I thought it was a great idea to partner up. I am going to buy my own network and I thought it was a great opportunity for both of us. It's a win-win because I get the opportunity to give her what she needs, which is programming, and at the same time, I get to learn how to run a network.