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Tyler Perry, talks about his new film, "Alex Cross", in which he plays the titular detective, taking up a role previously played by Morgan Freeman (in 1997's 'Kiss the Girls' and 2001's 'Along Came a Spider'). He discusses his New Orleans childhood, his rise as a writer-director, his audience, and what stories he still wishes to tell.
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AFragilePeace 02/23/2013 08:04 PM Report
Great interview Tyler with Charlie Rose!
SharkswithfrikingLazers 10/23/2012 01:43 AM Report
On his mother and her love . . .
GROSS: And with all the money that you probably gave her, she didn't use it to leave your father, which had been, you said, one of your goals.
PERRY: Yeah. No and she never would. And here's the thing. She never asked me for money. It was just so bizarre. Everything I did for her, you know, was a gift because she never - she wanted me to have and just be happy. But, yeah, no. She never left him. And couldn't imagine - and what I realized about her is my mother's heart only beat in one direction, and that's love.
Which is very rare for a person. I mean, she only knew how to love. And as I think back on my childhood and my life, I look back at how - I remember sitting in the car barely able to see over the dashboard and her out in the streets trying to get a bird that had broken its wing. You know, or moments like that.
Or waking up and there was always a stranger in the house. And I'm going who is this person? She was always letting people come and stay and have shelter and food.
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