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.
MR. TYou 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!
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I am a tough guy.
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Football players, the brain and all that stuff, ooh-eee, that’s not good.
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To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.
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My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people.
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I always was a Christian… whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.
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I’m not the same man I used to be, I’m not out hell-raising, stuff like that. I am a changed man.
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I love performing, you know, because, like I say, I’m a ham for this stuff.
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When I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone’s mouth was ‘Mister,’ a sign of respect.
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I pity the fool who just gives up.
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All I ever wanted to do with my life was own a little house. I did that way back with ‘Rocky,’ so now everything I do is just icing on the cake.
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Reading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady!
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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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.
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If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don’t just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.
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God is on my side, and that’s all I need. I get up in the morning.
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