In a new interview with Keke Palmer , Tyler Perry says he’s expanded writers’ rooms on his television projects, while slamming some critics of his films and shows as “highbrow negroes.” Perry talked with Palmer on her podcast, Baby, This is Keke Palmer . Palmer asked him how does he handle everything, including writing all of his projects. Perry admitted that he is using a writers’ room to train up new generations of creators. “Over the last two years now, I’ve brought in writers’ rooms and we’ve had them on other, on the sitcoms, but now I’ve brought them in on other shows,” he told Palmer. “I’ve trained enough young directors to be able to understand how to edit and shoot. So they’re able to do a huge page count like I can. I’ve trained them how to watch for waste and time, but it’s very important to know when to let go.” “Like for me, I realized at this age is that if I keep holding on to the little things. Then it’s missing the huge opportunities that I should be focusing on,”...
