Candid Quotes About Fatherhood From Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is very candid about the emotions of fatherhood.
The movie mogul and his partner, Gelila Bekele, welcomed a son, Aman Tyler Perry, in 2014. Since then, he’s opened up about the day-to-day experience and powerful emotions of raising a child.
In honor of his birthday, we’ve rounded up 11 quotes about parenthood from Perry.
On The Emotions Of Fatherhood
“Every cliche is true. When I look at him, I see my young self. When I’m hugging him, I’m able to hug the little boy that I was, if that makes sense. So there’s so much healing going on.”
On Childlike Curiosity
“I love once he goes to sleep because he’s just at that age where he’s very curious about everything. This is the thing he does: ‘Can a cheetah beat a rancher? Can a cheetah beat a car? Can a cheetah beat a bird? Can a cheetah beat a leaf falling?’ By the time we go through all of ‘can a cheetah beat?’ I’m beat. But, no, it’s just joy. Just watching him learn and discover and, yeah, it’s wonderful.”
On Parenting With His Partner
“She’s from Ethiopia, and she don’t play, man. I have to force her to fly first class. She’s coach. She’s on the bus. He’s going to have really, really good balance because she’s very earth ― very, very earth ― and, you know, and I’m a little different. So he’s got good balance.”
On His Dream For His Son
“[My dream] for him is to be the best that he can be. All that he wants to be, no matter what that is. In my mind what I would love to say is, ‘Here are the keys to the studio. I’ll be somewhere smoking a joint on an island; you go do this. I’m 80 years old now; go do your thing.’ But, if that’s not his dream, I just want whatever it is that he does to be special and amazing.”
On Parenting After Experiencing Childhood Abuse
“When I think about my father, I’m trying to look at it now through the lens of this beautiful person that I’m raising, but it makes it harder because I wonder how...
