11/13/2022 0 Comments Madea neighbors from hell movieYour mind is really wrapped around the wrong thing! You are living in a box and you will miss (God’s plan)!” The messages and the themes and the way the plays motivate and speak to people. JWK: Why did you not jump at the opportunity?ĬD: (I thought) “I don’t want to do that! Surely, God’s not blessing that!” She said, “Okay, you’re looking at the wrong thing. I shunned him for about two and a half years and then finally one of my preacher friends said “Hey, fool, you’re gonna miss (God’s plan)! You better call that man and see if you can be in one of his plays!” Perry saw me in it and asked me to come and be a part of his play. I’m not in that business like that (but) I’ve become a part of it…So, my testimony is true. I’ve never had any acting classes…My resume really reads “Tyler Perry” dot, dot, dot. JWK: You’ve also said that you give God the credit for your own success.ĬD: Oh, it’s nothing but God’s doing! I don’t have agents and managers. To see what God is doing for him and through him and to feel the positivity that (is put forth through) his plays, movies and TV shows, tt’s just a blessing to know him and to have the Lord put him in my life. Over the years, because of our friendship, I really know that he loves the Lord. But, if he doesn’t call, I still support him because I just really love (his work). I pass out on the floor every time, I’m so grateful. I’m not standing in the wings saying “Uuuuh, what about me?” If he calls me I am just truly so grateful. I never cross the line with him to take advantage of a friendship. But, for all of the pieces, I am the one who separates, you know, “This is business” from Tyler) being my friend. He and I became really, really close during that play. You know we actually became friends the first year. JWK: Have you two become friends over the years?ĬD: Oh, my God, yeah. It’s a dream come true really to be on stage and be trusted to be comedic…You know, he allows us to just be true to our characters but at the same time be true to his piece…If he allows us to ad-lib sometimes, that’s a great feeling because to know that you’re in the same vein as the writer/creator/producer. Being on stage with Tyler, I have to make sure that I remember that I’m actually in the play and not just watching him (as) Madea. JWK: What’s it like working with Tyler Perry?ĬD: Oh, my. That’s, basically, what the play is about. That’s how I got into this whole business. You know, with God on your side you can really, really do all things. He (Tyler Perry) always has a Gospel theme that runs through. So, this particular one sheds light on the foster care system…Aunt Bam is sitting on her porch and she gets into knowing what the (new) neighbors are doing next door…Basically, the flip of it all is that Bam and Madea (become) the neighbors from hell…(But) it’s about children and the love for children and taking care children even if they’re not yours. JWK: So, tell me a little bit about Madea’s Neighbors from Hell.ĬD: Basically, it is as all of Tyler’s movies and TV shows, I think he really tries to always give a theme of some sort. JWK: You’ve played this character in stage and movie versions of Madea, correct? JWK: So, that wasn’t revealed in previous installments? CASSI DAVIS: She’s really a second cousin to Madea…(laughs) I just found out this last play that she lives two doors down from Madea.
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