The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.

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

You need to know that you can't honor God when you're chained to the voice and opinions of man.

It's a dream realized to partner with Oprah and bring scripted programming to OWN. She has accomplished so much with the network, and I'm excited to work with her to be a part of its continued growth.

Everybody's got skeletons in the closets. Every once in a while, you've got to open up the closet and the let the skeletons breathe. Half the time, the very thing you think is gonna destroy you or ruin you is the very thing that nobody cares about. My advice to people with skeletons is to dust them off every now and then-- as long as your closet's aint full of them. It's not good to have more than two or three.

Ever since I've been blessed with success, I've struggled a little with anonymity and even family. I've had people calling asking for money, and I have to ask them first, 'Are you working? Have you been trying to help yourself?' Then I feel like I can help.

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.