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.
MR. TWe all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don’t be a wimp. Put up a good fight.
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I pray to God. I don’t pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that’s the end of it.
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I love performing, you know, because, like I say, I’m a ham for this stuff.
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I won’t do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.
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All I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life.
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I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.
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If every man loves his mother, he’s going to treat the ladies right, with love and respect.
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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.
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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.
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I listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I’m a good son.
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I was a straight-A student. But I was a bad lad.
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I am a tough guy.
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Everybody has done something that we wish we didn’t say or do and wish we could take it back.
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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.
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When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains.
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I try to work out my mind more these days. I try to eat right. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I take the skin off chicken. But I’m not on no special diet. I like my steak and potatoes, ice cream, doughnuts.
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