I’m not a star. I don’t feel I’m so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you’ve got my signature on a piece of paper?
MR. TI 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.
More Mr. T Quotes
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I could talk all day, T stands for talking, T stands for tender, T stands for things that don’t even rhyme with T.
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I’m tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he’s not a predator. He doesn’t have to prove himself.
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I don’t worry. I don’t doubt. I’m daring. I’m a rebel.
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I’m a free spirit.
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I was being trained because I wanted to be a preacher like my father. I wanted to talk about Moses; I wanted to talk about God.
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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.
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If you can’t read, the only thing you can do is enjoy the pictures, not the whole story.
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I don’t call up the press and say, ‘Look at me!’
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I don’t like magic – but I have been known to make guys disappear.
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I’m a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.
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Back in the day, I would wear up to 45 pounds of gold. It would take me four hours to get dressed!
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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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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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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.
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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.
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I sent out a tweet, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ should stop the jibber jabber.
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We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don’t be a wimp. Put up a good fight.
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See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!
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When I go out and I meet people who are suffering and they come and talk to me, Mr. T cries, Mr. T who could break a man’s jaw with his fist.
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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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I’ve turned those steel chains into gold to symbolize the fact that I’m still a slave, only my price tag is higher.
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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.
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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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T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.
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When I’m ready to fight, my opponent has a better chance of surviving a forest fire wearing gasoline drawers.
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Life 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.
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