Q&A: Tyler Perry on directing his 1st script, 26 years later


              Tyler Perry, writer/director of the film "A Jazzman's Blues," poses for a portrait during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 10 2022, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
            
              Tyler Perry, writer/director of the film "A Jazzman's Blues," poses for a portrait during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 10 2022, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
            
              Tyler Perry, writer/director of the film "A Jazzman's Blues," poses for a portrait during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 10 2022, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
            
              Tyler Perry, writer/director of the film "A Jazzman's Blues," poses for a portrait during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 10 2022, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
            
              Tyler Perry, writer/director of the film "A Jazzman's Blues," poses for a portrait during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 10 2022, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
            
              Tyler Perry, writer/director of the film "A Jazzman's Blues," poses for a portrait during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 10 2022, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
            FILE - Tyler Perry arrives at the Oscars on Feb. 24, 2019, in Los Angeles. Perry turns 53 on Sept. 14. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)