I’m tender on the inside.
MR. TLife guided me to being a bodyguard, protecting people, then in the movies, so I’m happy with everything because basically all I ever wanted to do was be a good son and take care of my mother.
More Mr. T Quotes
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I used to carry my father’s Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.
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To the women and children, T stands for tender. To the bad guys and thugs, it stands for tough.
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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.
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Why am I here? I’m not lucky. That’s God.
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I’m so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.
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When you give, it comes back to you.
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They shouldn’t make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody’s going to war.
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To me, it’s offensive. A bouncer likes to get physical, likes to put his hands on people.
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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 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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I used to bodyguard for some celebrities and other people, and when I wasn’t doing that, I used to work at a disco as a doorman or a bouncer.
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In high school, I majored in brick masonry.
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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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God didn’t make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God.
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I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.
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