Mr. T Quotes

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Mr. T

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 21, 1952

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.

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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.

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

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I hold the door for the ladies - I'm a gent.

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

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

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I am a tough guy.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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 don't mean to be cocky, but if I'm never on TV again, if I never make another dollar, I am proud. I did what I wanted to do.

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Hmm, on my downtime, I take a shower or listen to the Bible on tape.

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I do watch some TV. I like the History Channel and National Geographic, and old shows on TV Land like 'Sanford and Son,' 'The Jeffersons,' and 'Benson.'

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