NBC had a show called 'The Toughest Bouncer in America' that I did. But I told them I didn't like that term, 'bouncer.' To me, it's offensive. A bouncer likes to get physical, likes to put his hands on people.
— Mr. T
The reason why I wear gold - I wear gold for three reasons. One, when Jesus was born, three wise men came from the east: one brought frankincense, one brought myrrh, the other one brought gold. The second reason I wear gold is I can afford it. The third reason I wear it, it's symbolic of my African heritage.
I'm tender on the inside.
If people are cool, then they are not stressed. I pity the fool that don't be cool.
I don't call up the press and say, 'Look at me!'
I'm not the same man I used to be, I'm not out hell-raising, stuff like that. I am a changed man.
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 you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don't just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.
Don't be getting sloppy drunk and telling them dirty jokes.
To have a comeback, you have to have a setback.
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.
As a Christian, you forgive, and you feed the hungry and clothe the naked, and you visit the sick and comfort the lonely. If I'm a true follower of my lord and saviour Jesus Christ, I got to do the things you're supposed to be doing.
When you give, it comes back to you.
I would never do a commercial if I thought it was offensive to anyone.
I don't have a problem with Hulk Hogan. People say things and do things, and who am I to judge?
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.
My gold, my money couldn't stop cancer from appearing on my body. If they can't save me, then I don't need them.
'Rocky' and 'Rocky III' were the best.
When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains. I've turned those steel chains into gold to symbolize the fact that I'm still a slave, only my price tag is higher.
If I forget to pray, I can't get through the day without snapping at people.
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.
Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.
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 carry my father's Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.
If every man loves his mother, he's going to treat the ladies right, with love and respect.
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.
I was one of the wildest Santa Clauses they ever had.
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.
My momma didn't clean up floors so I could be a thug... so I could wear my pants down.
Everybody has done something that we wish we didn't say or do and wish we could take it back.
I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.
We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don't be a wimp. Put up a good fight.
To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.
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.
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.
I listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I'm a good son.
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 use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.
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 baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.
I'm so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.
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'm a free spirit.
My mother raised me with God. We were poor financially, but we were rich spiritually.
Why am I here? I'm not lucky. That's God.
This guy Clubber Lang, I've been him all my life. He's mean and hungry just like me.
Judas betrayed Jesus. Lady Red betrayed John Dillinger. Those things happen.
I answer only to God.
I pity the fool who just gives up.
