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I do watch some TV. I like the History Channel and National Geographic, and old shows on TV Land like 'Sanford and Son', 'The Jeffersons', and 'Benson.'
Mr. T
I always say I'm one of the toughest mama's boys you're ever gonna meet. And I say that to send a message to all the young thugs out there; that it's nothing to be ashamed of to say you love your mother.
I answer only to God.
As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal.
The reason why I wear gold - I wear gold for three reasons. One, when Jesus was born, three wise men came from the east: one brought frankincense, one brought myrrh, the other one brought gold. The second reason I wear gold is I can afford it. The third reason I wear it, it's symbolic of my African heritage.
They used to call me 'Touchdown T.' I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, 'I'm going to run for three touchdowns.' I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game.
If you look at my job, my union card, it says 'actor.' It don't say nothing about celebrity, movie star, nothing like that, and that's one thing that keeps me humble.
Hmm, on my downtime, I take a shower or listen to the Bible on tape.
I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.
I don't worry. I don't doubt. I'm daring. I'm a rebel.
You pity the fool because you don't want to beat up a fool! You know, pity is between sorry and mercy. See, if you pity him, you know, you won't have to beat him up. So that's why I say fools, you gotta give another chance because they don't know no better. That's why I pity them!
I was baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.
I don't mean to be cocky, but if I'm never on TV again, if I never make another dollar, I am proud. I did what I wanted to do.
I've never seen myself as a star. I never call myself a celebrity or a superstar, whatever.
My gold, my money couldn't stop cancer from appearing on my body. If they can't save me, then I don't need them.
I have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or conceited, but there's a confidence I have. I learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I'm gonna do it good; I'm going to bring it over the top.
I didn't come to Hollywood. Hollywood came to me. A lot of people wish they could say the things I say. Everyone out here is so phony, it's sickening.
I listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I'm a good son.
We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don't be a wimp. Put up a good fight.
I'm tender on the inside.
When you give, it comes back to you.
To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.
To kids, I've always been more than just some big tough black guy. I train to be tough - I box and do karate - but underneath all that toughness is a tender man.
I try to use my experience and the fact that I grew up in the ghetto - I tell people you don't have to rob or steal to get out of the ghetto.
When I was nine years old, living on the south side of Chicago, my father was a minister and my mother used to scrub floors. I had seven brothers and four sisters. I told my mama, 'One of these days I'm going to be big and strong and buy you a beautiful house.' That's all I've ever wanted to do with my life, is to take care of my mother.
If you get knocked down - setbacks in life, like applying for a job if they don't hire you - keep trying, keep getting up, keep doing it.
I'm a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian.
I was a straight-A student. But I was a bad lad.
I have been chosen by God Almighty to be one of his messengers.
I said I would never wear my gold again because it would be insensitive and disrespectful to all the people who died and lost everything in Katrina.
God didn't make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God... If I never make another dollar, my life is complete.
T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.
My faith was tested like Job. That's the message I try to tell other people: just because you believe in God, serve God, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, people gotta realize, it don't mean things not gonna happen to you.
I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.
Gold was a gift to Jesus. If it's good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!
Really, you don't lose until you stop trying.
Any man who doesn't love his mama can't be no friend of mine.
In high school, I majored in brick masonry. We had the wood shop, the machine shop, so I know about all that. I wanted to build buildings when I graduated from high school. I do know my way around that stuff.
Mr. T. been to chemo, Mr. T been to radiation, hair fall out... but he's back. Now I can give hope when I go to the hospital, see the sick kids with cancer, tell them, don't quit.
A lot of the stuff I do in terms of PR, I learned it from Muhammad Ali.
Basically, I wear sandals, like Jesus. When it gets cold in Chicago, the snow way up to my knees, I still wear my sandals. But that's me.
I believe in the Golden Rule - The Man with the Gold... Rules.
Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.
It takes a smart man to play dumb.
I knew I wasn't going to be a rocket scientist - let's not be fools - but I wasn't going to be a bum.
When I'm in the house of God, I don't wear my jewelry, if you're looking for my jewelry. All you see is my heart of gold.
I'm a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.
Left ear, I wear four earrings. The four is symbolic of the four seasons, spring, winter, summer and fall, the four directions, north, east, south and west, the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
I sent out a tweet, 'Dancing with the Stars' should stop the jibber jabber. They shouldn't make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody's going to war.
I take a lot of pride in the work I do, because people pay to see me. They've got to get babysitters, park their car, get popcorn and candy. I've got to be conscious of that.
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