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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'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. Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain't. I'm tough. "

" Judas betrayed Jesus. Lady Red betrayed John Dillinger. Those things happen. "

" 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. "

" To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I tell everybody, I get so much because I give so much. I give freely, I give all my time, give all my money, give all of my soul. I try to motivate people. I try to inspire them. "

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

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

" When you give, it comes back to you. "

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

" 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. "

" In 1995, I was diagnosed with cancer, and I had to practice what I preached. I had always said to 'believe in God' and 'don't give up' to little kids who had been diagnosed with cancer. I then thought if I can't call on that same God and same strength that I told people about, I would be a liar and a phony. "

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

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" 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. "

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

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

" 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. 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. "

" I answer only to God. "

" Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate. "

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" When I was little, I used to adore gold. It was something special. "

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

" The blessed of us must save the less of us. I'm blessed, and yeah, I'm planning to go to Heaven. "

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