Tyler Perry's brand is faith, family and this whole thing that I've built, while my company, 34th Street Films, is like Disney's Touchstone. We can do anything. People don't know what to expect from me yet.

If you look at everything I do - even in 'Boo!' there's a message, and it's always 'faith, family, forgiveness.' That's the greatest gift that I've been given. I can get a message to the very people I grew up with, the millions who love what I do.

My mother was truly my saving grace, because she would take me to church with her. I would see my mother smiling in the choir, and I wanted to know this God that made her so happy. If I had not had that faith in my life, I don't know where I would be right now.

I'm trying to conquer swimming. I'm getting there. I've gotta conquer it. I had a fear of drowning and tunnels and flying. I started flying and got my pilot's license, so I conquered that. Now, I'm onto swimming and tunnels.

Being on the 'Alex Cross' set, and watching and learning about and paying attention to everything that was going on there, I realized, 'Here is a moment for me to learn.'

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

I don't like popcorn, and I think it's so annoying when people have popcorn in the theaters. That is the loudest food.

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.

My family never went to a restaurant together; we never went to the movies together. Vacation, we never did that.

Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life.

What I've been able to do with my character, Madea, and the other characters, with the jokes, is use it as an anesthetic to get to the heart and soul of real issues. And what I've found on stage over the years is that, while making people laugh, I can drop in pearls of wisdom.

There are a lot of people who have dreams, goals, and hopes, but there aren't a lot who get to see them realized.

I've always wanted to work with Blair, and finally the timing was right. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I think he's a hugely underrated actor in Hollywood.

If you don't want my God here, you don't want me here either. God has been too good to me to go and try to sell out to get some money.

The thing about using other people's money is they're going to set the rules.

It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.

Don't believe the hype. I don't care how many number ones you have at the box office, I don't care how much they say you're great, don't believe it. Just stay in your lane and do what you're supposed to do.

It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.

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.

When black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move Heaven and Earth.

Having my son has changed so much of what I dream about. It used to be about business, business, what's the next deal? What's the next movie? Now it's about him.

Happiness for me is totally just being at peace knowing that, everything I'm doing, God is pleased with that. It's complete peace for me.

If you look at 'The Have and the Have Nots,' I didn't want to write a show where everyone is great and wonderful and perfect. I wanted to write it so that you're not really sure who the haves are. You look at Hanna, and you see that she doesn't have much, but she has great faith.

I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement.

Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you're a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.

I've never chased money. It's always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.

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

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.