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.
MR. TI’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?
More Mr. T Quotes
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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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I wanted to talk about the apostles, the disciples and all that.
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I don’t call up the press and say, ‘Look at me!’
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Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.
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If I never make another dollar, my life is complete.
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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’m tender on the inside.
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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.
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It takes a smart man to play dumb.
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Everybody loved ‘The A-Team’ because it was entertainment, pure and simple.
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As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal.
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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 don’t like magic – but I have been known to make guys disappear.
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If people are cool, then they are not stressed. I pity the fool that don’t be cool.
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I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.
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