>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST THIS EVENING IS AN ACTOR
AND FILMMAKER WHO HAS BUILT A CREATIVE EMPIRE, STARTING WITH
HIS BELOVED CHARACTER, MADEA.
PLEASE WELCOME TYLER PERRY.
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>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, I FORGET EVERY TIME I SEE YOU-- I'M LUCKY
ENOUGH TO SEE YOU A FEW TIMES EYE FORGET HOW DAMN TALL YOU
ARE.
>> I'M A PRETTY TALL GUY.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU WEIGH IN AT?
>> 6'6".
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> 6'6".
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T SEEM THAT TALL.
>> THANKS A LOT.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
WHICH MEANS MADEA IS A BIG, UGLY WOMAN.
THAT'S A BIG, TALL, SCARY, UGLY WOMAN.
>> Stephen: JUST A LOT OF WOMAN TO LOVE, THAT'S ALL.
JUST A LOT OF WOMAN TO LOVE.
>> OKAY, COOL, OKAY.
>> Stephen: THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER-- AND WE'VE BEEN
TOGETHER AT SOME FUN THINGS-- THE "HAND IN HAND" BENEFIT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: AFTER HARVEY HIT HOUSTON, AND BEFORE THE OTHER
HURRICANES EVEN HIT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WE DID A BENEFIT.
AND THIS WAS-- WE GOT THIS PICTURE HERE.
DID WE GET THIS FROM YOU OR DID WE HAVE THIS IN HOUSE?
>> I DON'T THINK I HAD THAT PICTURE.
SO MAYBE IT'S IN HOUSE.
>> Stephen: YOU AND I WERE-- EVERYBODY WAS THERE, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND THIS WAS OUR LITTLE GROUP.
>> OUR ROW.
>> Stephen: OUR LITTLE ROW THERE.
IT WAS CHER.
BILLIE CRYSTAL, BARBRA STREISAND, ME AND YOU RIGHT
THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> YUP.
BUT-- BUT-- BUT NOTICE HOW I'M TRYING TO LEAN IN TO GET INTO
THE PICTURE.
IT'S LIKE, "LOOK AT ME!
I'M HERE, TOO!" >> Stephen: THESE ARE OWL
PROS.
LOOK AT THIS.
NO TEETH.
LOOK, NO ONE IS SMILING WITH THEIR TEETH SHOWING.
THAT'S HOW THE PROS DO IT.
>> I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT.
THAT WAS A PRETTY INTIMIDATING ROW.
>> Stephen: IT WAS.
DID YOU TALK TO BARBRA STREISAND AT ALL?
>> I I DID NOT.
I WAS SCARED.
>> Stephen: I TALKED TO HER A LITTLE BIT BUT I DID NOT KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.
KNOW WHAT SHE NOTICED?
SHE TURNED TO ME AND SAID, "NOTICE WHICH STARS LEAVE
FIRST."
AFTER THE CAMERAS WENT OFF, WE ANSWERED THE PHONES FOR ANOTHER
15 MINUTES.
AND SHE SAID, "SOME WILL LEAVE BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE."
>> WHO LEFT.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT GOING TO SAY, BECAUSE HE MIGHT COME BACK
ON THE SHOW.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT-- THIS IS-- WHEN WE WERE SITTING THERE,
I WAS SO FASCINATED AND SO HAPPY FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN
ATLANTA.
AND YOU WERE LIKE HOW CAN I STAY IN ATLANTA BECAUSE I'M GROWING
MY COMPANY SO FAST AND YOU TOLD ME SOME REALLY GREAT NEWS.
YOU CREATED YOUR WHOLE WORLD OUT IN ATLANTA.
YOU TOOK OVER A WHOLE ARMY BASE.
>> THAT'S MY NEW STUDIO, AND WE HAVE 12 SOUND STAGES THERE AND
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WORKING.
IT'S VERY FANTASTIC.
I'M VERY PROUD OF IT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WOW.
WELL, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT "TYLER TOWN?"
>> TYLER TOWN.
YEAH.
YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN AND SEE IT.
>> Stephen: I'D LOVE TO.
>> BRING THE SHOW DOWN AND COME DO IT LIVE THERE FROM ATLANTA.
WE'D LOVE THAT.
>> Stephen: DONE!
>> CONDITION, DONE, DONE.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE TELLING ME IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> NOT GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> Stephen: BUT I'LL SAY, "ABSOLUTELY, YOU BETCHA.
THAT'S A TV YES."
>> I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT IT WHICH MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
>> Stephen: NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.
YOU PRESENTED AT THE C.M.A., THE COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.
YOI DID NOT KNOW THAT YOU WERE A COUNTRY MUSIC FAN.
>> I LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC.
TIM AND FAITH AND I WERE FRIENDS AND WE WOULD SEE EACH OTHER ALL
THE TIME DOWN IN THE BAHAMAS.
AND SOMEBODY SAID, "YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO SOME OF THE COUNTRY
MUSIC.
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE MUSIC.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT IF YOU SIT THERE AND YOU'LL LOVE
IT.
"I DON'T RECALL, I DON'T RECALL, I DON'T RECALL--" THAT'S WHAT HE
WAS SAYING TO ME YOU.
>> Stephen: HAVE A PERFECT BAHAMIAN ACCENT BY THE WAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: SO YOU GOT HOOKED ON TIM McGRAW AND FAITH HILL.
>> I LISTEN TO COUNTRY AND I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> WHY DOES THAT SURPRISE YOU?
>> Stephen: NO, BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN-- >> CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
>> Stephen: COUNTRY MUSIC FANS.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THERE ARE NOT A LOT-- GROWING UP WHEN I WAS A
KID, CHARLIE PRIDE WAS THE ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN COUNTRY MUSIC
ARTIST.
GREAT ARTIST, BUT NOT A TON OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COUNTRY MUSIC
FANS.
>> AT THE C.M.A., IT WAS ME AND HOOTIE FROM THE BLOW FISH.
>> Stephen: A GOOD MAN, FROM MY HOME TOWN, CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CAROLINA.
YOU HAVE A NEW BOOK HERE.
>> NEW BOOK.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SUCH A BUSY MAN.
WHERE DO YOU-- IT'S EXHAUSTING TO EVEN IMAGINE THE THINGS
YOU'RE DOING AT ONCE.
YOU HAVE A NEW BOOK CALLED "HIGHER IS WAITING."
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> IT'S NOT ABOUT DRUGS.
IT'S ABOUT--
NO, NO, IT'S-- IT'S AN INSPIRATIONAL BOOK, A SPIRITUAL
BOOK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH IN
LIFE.
IT'S VERY PERSONAL.
AND AS PEOPLE READ IT, I WANT THEM TO REALIZE THAT HIGHER IS
WAITING FOR EVERYBODY.
IF YOU WANT TO GO HIGHER IN LIFE, IF YOU WANT TO DO BETTER,
IF YOU WANT TO DO BETTER IF BUSINESS OR LOVE-- WHATEVER-- IN
FAITH.
I WANTED TO PUT IN THE BOOK THE THINGS THAT WORKED FOR ME AND I
THINK IT WILL INSPIRE A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, FOR SURE.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, IT'S GOT--
IT'S GOT, LIKE, EVERY CHAPTER-- PRETTY MUCH EVERY CHAPTER ENDS
WITH A PASSAGE FROM THE BIBLE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ONE THAT IS MOST MEANINGFUL OR
INSPIRATIONAL TO YOU.
>> I LOVE A LOT OF THEM, BUT PSALMS 91 IS THE MOST POWERFUL.
>> Stephen: I'M A LITTLE RUSTY ON MY PSALMS.
>> JUST BEING UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE AWL MIGHTY AND HIM BEING
THERE FOR YOU AND PROTECTING YOU, AND THE THOUSAND MAY FALL
AT YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND 10,000 MAY FALL AT YOUR SIDE, BUT IT
WON'T COME NEAR YOU.
IT IS ENCOURAGING TO ME AND I HOPE IT WILL BE ENCOURAGING TO A
LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S VERY COMFORTING TO KNOW.
>> YEAH.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> ESPECIALLY AND -- >> Stephen: HAS WORKED?
HAS THAT WORKED IN YOUR LIFE?
DO YOU REALLY FEEL 10,000 FALL TO ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER?
>> IT HASN'T BEEN 10,000 OR 1,000.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE STATISTICS FROM WHERE I COME FROM.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD OR IN JAIL, JUST FROM WHERE I CAME
FROM IN NEW ORLEANS.
>> Stephen: SO VERY-- SOME ROUGH CHILDHOOD.
>> ROUGH CHILDHOOD.
>> SO TO MAKE IT OUT AND THEN TO HAVE A STORY AND TO BE ABLE TO
PUT THE STORY IN THE BOOK AND MAYBE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PICK IT
UP AND KNOW THEY CAN MAKE IT, TOO, MAN, THAT MAKES ME FEEL
REALLY GOOD.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, ONE OF THE
THINGS DID YOU-- AND I'M CURIOUS HOW THIS CAME ABOUT-- IS THAT
YOU BUILT THIS IN YOUR BACKYARD.
WHY CAN YOU BUILD THIS IN YOUR BACKYARD?
>> THAT WAS FOR MY SON'S CHRISTENING.
IT LOOKS LIKE I BUILT A CHURCH BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A SET PIECE
THAT WE USED.
AND WE HAD-- I WANTED HIM KRISTENTHE WAY I WAS AND THE WAY
MY MOTHER WAS IN RURAL LOUISIANA SO WE BUILT A CHURCH THAT LOOKED
LIKE THOSE CHURCHES WITH HARDWOOD FLOORS AND GREAT
SINGING AND HIS GODPARNS THERE AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND A
CHURCH?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> THAT ONE IF YOU HUFF AND PUFF IT WILL BLOW RIGHT OVER.
NO, IT WAS TOWNT NEXT DAY.
IT WAS ACTUALLY A TENT THAT WAS MADE INTO A CHURCH.
>> Stephen: REALLY.
DO YOU MIND IF I ASK WHO THE GOD PARENTS ARE?
>> OPRAH AND SICILY TYSON.
>> Stephen: NOT BAD.
>> HE'S GOT GOOD GODPARENTS, LOTS TO LIVE UP TO.
>> Stephen: A LOT OF GOOD PRESENTS ON THE BIRTHDAY THERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT, BIG ONES.
>> Stephen: I GREW UP IN A FAMILY GODPARENTS DID NOTHING
FOR YOU.
I'M SUCH A BIG FAMILY THAT MY OLDER BROTHERS AND SISTERS WERE
MY GODPARENTS.
THEY WERE LIKE, "WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET YOU ANYTHING FOR YOUR
BIRTHDAY."
>> "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE SPECIAL?"
FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: THIS IS KIND OF AN AMAZING PART TO PLAY.
YOU'RE PLAYING COLIN POWELL.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IN-- WHAT'S THE MOVIE?
>> IT'S CALLED "CHENEY."
>> Stephen: OH, "CHENEY."
THIS IS THE ONE WHO-- >> CHRISTIAN BALE.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE PLAYING COLIN POWELL.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM ABOUT PLAYING THIS PART?
>> I TRIED TO REACH OUT TO HIM.
HE HASN'T CALLED ME BACK YET.
I'VE GOT A CALL IN TO HIM.
BUT I THINK AT THIS POINT I DON'T THINK IF HE WANTS TO TALK.
>> Stephen: HE PROBABLY DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THOSE
DAYS MUCH.
>> NO, BUT WHY WOULD HE?
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE HE SAID, "I PROMISE YOU, THERE ARE
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND I STAKE MY REPUTATION ON IT."
>> YEAH, YEAH, WELL, SEE HOW THAT WORKED OUT.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> BUT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON HIS-- I'VE BEEN WORKING ON
SOUNDING LIKE HIM AND TRYING TO GET INTO CHARACTER.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU COULD SHARE WITH
US?
>> I PROMISE YOU THAT MY REPUTATION IS ON THE LINE, AND
THIS IS A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION!
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I DID NOT REALIZ
REALIZE-- I DID NOT REALIZE THAT COLIN POWELL WAS FROM THE
BAHAMAS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> NO, I THINK THAT'S WHAT
PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THAT I'M GOING TO BE MADEA AS COLIN.
BUT, NO, I'M -- >> Stephen: IT WOULD BE FUN.
>> NO, IT WOULD NOT BE FUN.
IT WOULD NOT BE FUN.
>> Stephen: I HAVE THA THE ANTHRAX.
IT WAS LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> GOD BLESS YOU.
>> Stephen: I'M SEE YOU AT THE NEXT PARTY.
>> FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: "HIGHER IS WAITING" IS OUT TODAY.
TYLER PERRY, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ANTHONY ATAMANUIK.