Statistics say that I'm supposed to be in jail. And I'm not supposed to be alive.
Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life.
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.
We don't have to wait for people to green light our projects, we can create our own intersections.
I know my audience, and they're not people that the studios know anything about.
I'm always on to something else. It's like, I'm sitting here now jotting down notes for something that's in my head. There's always something going on in my head, and I have to just keep executing.
You put some Vaseline under your eyes at night and under your chin, and you put a little bit on your chest and you'll avoid stretch marks and I'll get you some Vaseline, you can change your oil and fry chicken with it, too, but you best make sure you have something.
A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
There's a huge demand for my entertainment, and I can't meet the need. So I decided to try a TV show to reach as many of my fans as possible.
I put a thong on a few months ago trying to be sexy. I've been looking for it but ain't seen it since.
As far as the illusion of the fame, yes, I can definitely appreciate it.
What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can't wrap my brain around that one.
'Madea' is a Southern term. It's short for 'mother dear.' So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
I'm not afraid to have a character say, 'I am a Christian,' or, 'I believe in God,' because I think they represent real people on this Earth.
I get a lot of flack from critics that my comedies are all over the place, my dramas are all over the place, they're schizophrenic - as if I don't know that!
There were only 3 people that I wanted to meet in life, Nelson Mandela was one of them. What a life, what a journey, what a man. Thank you for passing this way! God bless your resting soul!
It's always been easier for me to have a costume to hide behind.
What rings true is that everything we grow through in life will work out for our good.
I work three months really hard, nonstop, and then I take a month off. Then I do it all over again. I work hard but I give myself four breaks a year.
Forgiveness is giving up the hope of what happened to you from being different.
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.
I think, you know, the people that have seen my work, I think it speaks to the possibility of getting better, and, I'm sorry, I'm still on the last caller.
A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery so the old women have to have it.
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 know that my audience is largely women, so what I try to do a lot of times is address their issues.
