Madea Quotes

• Don't make a black woman take off her earrings".

  Tyler Perry

  Black, Black Women, Earrings

  Tyler Perry (2007). “Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life”, Penguin

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• My friend Madea has "attitude" that comes with wisdom. Back in our teens and twenties, we thought we knew everything and made all those foolish mistakes. Then, when we got a little older, at thirty, we started getting these flashes of light, revelations of what a great and lucky thing it is that we didn't get caught doing those stupid things back then. Around forty, if we are lucky, we stop lying to ourselves. Fifty and above, we've run out of patience for foolishness. Take me to the bottom line.

  Tyler Perry

  Running, Attitude, Mistake

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• When I moved to New York out of college, that was my goal. To be a stage actress. And to do dramatic works. Like Madea, and Night, Mother, and Sam Shepard, and all that kind of stuff. Thats what I really wanted to do.

  Rachael Harris

  Mother, New York, Night

  "Rachael Harris: Divorce Experience Helped Her Nab ‘Natural Selection’ Role". Interview with Matt Patches, www.hollywood.com.

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• 'Madea' is a Southern term. It's short for 'mother dear.' So there are a lot of Madeas out there.

  Tyler Perry

  Mother, Southern, Term

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• Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail!' Which, I have to tell you, of everything that I've ever done in my career, that's the only thing that's perked up the ears of my nieces and nephews. That is it, that's done it for them. That made me a bona fide star in their eyes!

  Viola Davis

  Stars, Niece, Eye

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• If anything’s going on in our lives, we have each other. One time, I was having a bad day, and I called Chris Colfer. He came over with a pint of ice cream and Madea Goes to Jail, and it was, like, the best night of my life.

  Lea Michele

  Bad Day, Night, Ice Cream

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• People really love 'Madea' movies and get a kick out of them. They're phenomenally successful. People get excited when a new one's coming out.

  Isaiah Mustafa

  Successful, People, Excited

  "Old Spice pitchman on breakout role in Tyler Perry picture". Interview with Kam Williams, lasentinel.net. April 22, 2011.

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