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

What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow.

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

I know my audience, and they're not people that the studios know anything about.

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.

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

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.