Top 71 Quotes by Tyler Perry

As I experience life and go through things, that's what I write about.

I remember being a kid and praying in the hell of my house to have somebody love me and somebody that I could love.

What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can't wrap my brain around that one.

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.

People see truth in my films. That's what they react to, and that's what they relate to.

I thank God I didn't become successful until I was older.

I think every one of us, in life, have some sort of moment that has happened that we wish we could have done differently or that we wish could have had a different outcome.

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.

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

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.