Are You Living or Just Existing?" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys

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

Rather than focus on your critics, focus on the people who are impacted by your work.

God gives everyone a lane and no one can beat you in your lane. Just stay focused on Him and what you are supposed to do. And everything will be alright.

You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I'm putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don't feel like it's dressing in drag.

I have this huge, huge fan base of people who've never seen a Broadway show, but I think it's a great introduction to what Broadway is because my shows are not that. I think that if you're getting people to go to theater then somebody should be celebrating that.

Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She's an amazing woman.