Mr. T Quotes

My mother is a strong, wonderful woman. I could never be anything she didn’t want me to be.

God didn’t make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God… If I never make another dollar, my life is complete.

I don’t worry. I don’t doubt. I’m daring. I’m a rebel.

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?

I sent out a tweet, ‚Dancing with the Stars‘ should stop the jibber jabber. They shouldn’t make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody’s going to war.

I was a straight-A student. But I was a bad lad.

Obama’s not Jesus. He can’t walk on water.

Gold was a gift to Jesus. If it’s good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me!

When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn’t afford to pay attention.

I’m a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.

When I’m in the house of God, I don’t wear my jewelry, if you’re looking for my jewelry. All you see is my heart of gold.

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.

I answer only to God.

I’m so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.

If every man loves his mother, he’s going to treat the ladies right, with love and respect.

I was baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.

I used to carry my father’s Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.

My mother never cursed at home; my father never cursed at home. My father didn’t drink. Even though we were poor, we would say a blessing over the table. So that’s who I am.

I always was a Christian… whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.

I always say I’m one of the toughest mama’s boys you’re ever gonna meet. 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.

I knew I wasn’t going to be a rocket scientist – let’s not be fools – but I wasn’t going to be a bum.

I was one of the wildest Santa Clauses they ever had.

I would never do a commercial if I thought it was offensive to anyone.

I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.

Everybody has done something that we wish we didn’t say or do and wish we could take it back.

I don’t have a problem with Hulk Hogan. People say things and do things, and who am I to judge?

This guy Clubber Lang, I’ve been him all my life. He’s mean and hungry just like me.

Don’t be getting sloppy drunk and telling them dirty jokes.

Why am I here? I’m not lucky. That’s God.

I’m tender on the inside.

Left ear, I wear four earrings. The four is symbolic of the four seasons, spring, winter, summer and fall, the four directions, north, east, south and west, the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

In high school, I majored in brick masonry. 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.

I go to cancer wards, and I tell them guys, ‚I’ve beaten it. You can, too.‘

I don’t call up the press and say, ‚Look at me!‘

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.

I listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I’m a good son.

Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.

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.

I get up every morning and say, ‚Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength, Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.‘

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.

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… I wanted to talk about the apostles, the disciples and all that.

If I forget to pray, I can’t get through the day without snapping at people.

I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.

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.

I thank God I’m in a position where I can pick and choose – there are some roles I don’t play.

I could talk all day, T stands for talking, T stands for tender, T stands for things that don’t even rhyme with T.

To the women and children, T stands for tender. To the bad guys and thugs, it stands for tough.

Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.

See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!

I’ve never seen myself as a star. I never call myself a celebrity or a superstar, whatever.

I am a tough guy.

They used to call me ‚Touchdown T.‘ I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, ‚I’m going to run for three touchdowns.‘ I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game.

I hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.

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.

Everybody loved ‚The A-Team‘ because it was entertainment, pure and simple.

You cross me, I’m going to hurt you. But I’m really very gentle.

I’m proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer. Football players, the brain and all that stuff, ooh-eee, that’s not good.

I serve God.

I don’t do Shakespeare. I don’t talk in that kind of broken English.

I want people to draw strength from me.