The “Good Deeds” director Tyler Perry stops by the Chelsea Lately show. He admits to being clueless about who Kim Kardashian was, reveals how he and Oprah became friends and talks about a homeless woman he helped out.
Interview Excerpts:
On the Homeless Woman He Helped Out In Real Life:
“I met this woman. She came up to me and I like everybody else working, like you don’t want to be bothered with this. I’m reaching in my pocket trying to find some money, I was sure she was going to ask me for money. But she asked me for shoes. So I took her in the studio and had wardrobe find her some shoes. She was crying saying my feet are off the ground.
That just touched me so much. We looked around and she was gone.. I went out trying to find her we finally found her and I helped her out from there. She never asked for money, she only wanted shoes. To have your feet off the ground that was such a big deal for her. It’s been such a lesson for me in life. Just to remember your feet are off the ground not matter what is going on . You’re alive, your feet are off the ground, you have so much to be thankful for.”
On Casting Kim Kardashian for the movie “Marriage Counselor”
“So, again, I don’t watch television, I didn’t know very much about Kim. Somebody said, ‘What about Kim Kardashian?’ and I said ‘Okay, sounds great,’ and then I get — all hell broke loose, man. She’s in a movie called ‘The Marriage Counselor’ and I found out she’s going through a divorce after a few days. I mean, all hell broke loose. Every black woman in America was after me for that. So the two things I realized would get me in trouble, hiring Kim Kardashian for a movie and dating you, so now I know two things that I can’t do. But no, she was great in the movie and it was a lot of fun.”
On What Black Women Were Saying To Him Afterwards:
“They were tweeting, ‘Have you lost your mind? All of the black women that need work and you’re hiring Kim Kardashian?’ But when they see the movie they’ll see it’s a small role that I wrote for her and she did a great job in it. You’re gonna be surprised. You’ll call me up and say, ‘You know what? She did a really good job.”
How he became friends with Oprah:
“The first time i was on her show in 2001 and it was about following your dreams. Then I never heard from her again. Walking down the street in Las Vegas and my phone rings. She had seen Diary Of A Mad Black Woman and she was calling me to tell me how much she enjoyed the movie. So my phone rings and it’s her, I’m about to walk into traffic. I’m like is this really Oprah Winfrey calling me on my cellphone.”
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Are you going to see Good Deeds or The Marriage Counselor with Kim Kardashian in it?
nope..ill see it maybe on dvd…all tyler perry movies are the same….seen one ya seen em all..
I rather read a book…
Saw good deeds tonight
I want to see the marriage counselor but not for Kim k.
I rather be emasculated another way
I will always support Tyler Perry
I Love Tyler Perry! Kardashians are so over rated!!!
Clueless… Well I Guess If Your Busy Making Money You Don't Can't Know Every Kim, Khloe & Kourtney.
Nope, won't be watching either flick.
Saw Good Deeds and it was good. I will ALWAYS support Tyler Perry movies.
Niether tire of hearing about that stupid hoe!
TYLER MADE IT THE HARD WAY – HE BECAME POPULAR BY PUTTING HIS FILMS ON DVD FIRST – N THE BLACK COMMUNITY I KNOW – SO I SUPPORT HIS MOVIES!
That's BS, he's lying his ass off. Never supported this hypocrite. People will support a fool just because he throws some church into his films. He got y'all people fooled. He feeds you all this positivity them tells you how much to pay for it!
SOUNDS LIKE ALL LAWYERS 2 ME – SO WHAT IF HE DOES – WEN HE DIE HE BETTER HAVE IT RITE N THE SAME GOES 4 U N I – IF PPL SUPPORT HIM – LET THEM – AS WILL I SUPPORT HIM!
A positive black male making moves…I support him we don't have to many out there.Until he gives me reason to not support him he has my full attention.#blackpower
I didn't like good deeds. Storyline was horrible n unrealistic
I LOVE me some TYLER PERRY!! Will see all his movies as a show of support for him.He made it the hard way.Every other race of people can support us,BUT we won't support each other.We are too busy tearing each other down.That's why we BLACK people are still stuck in the bottom of tbe barrel.We got that crab in the barrel syndrome. I'm not gonna lift you up,you might get out before I do.Not understanding that if I make it I reach back for you.IN THE PROCESS WE ARE HELPING NOT JUST EACH OTHER,WE ARE HELPING OURSWELVE3S.DO ANY OF YOU HONESTLY THINK THAT ALL OTHER RACES LIKE EVRYTHING THEIR PEOPLE DO????? BUT SHOW SUPPORT ANYWAY!!!!??? COME ON PEOPLE!
That's so true. I don't understand why so many people dislike Tyler Perry. At least he's employing black people, using majority black in his films and giving back to the black community. Jealousy is a very ugly trait. You think other races aren't doing things others don't always like, yet support? C'mon its time to stop with the bitter-enviousness and give dues where its due. I love Tyler Perry and buy alot of his films. Its better than watching only YT made movies. I'm happy whenver there is a black film out, especially if it shows black people in a positive light. Lets not fool anyone, we're not all perfect, but we're all humans. Some of us behave better than other, he depicts most of those behaviours from his own experience.