A biography for Mr. Thasn’t been written yet.
“I didn't watch 'The A-Team' movie. I'm an artist. You can't re-paint a Rembrandt. You can't duplicate that; I don't care who you get.”
“I'm a mama's boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother. I won't do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.”
“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.”
“Whatever role I play is a positive role; it's a strong role. Never negative.”
“I'm pretty clean, hygienic and all that, but sometimes when I come home, I throw my coat over there, take one shoe off here, one shoe off there, but I'm not dirty.”
“Gold was a gift to Jesus. If it's good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!”
“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.'”
“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.”
“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.”
“To kids, I've always been more than just some big tough black guy. I train to be tough - I box and do karate - but underneath all that toughness is a tender man.”
“See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!”
“My momma didn't clean up floors so I could be a thug... so I could wear my pants down.”
“I was one of the wildest Santa Clauses they ever had.”
“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.”
“I want people to draw strength from me.”
“God is on my side, and that's all I need. I get up in the morning, I pray to God. I don't pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that's the end of it.”
“Like Frank Sinatra, I'm doing it my way.”
“T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.”
“You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need.”
“I'm tender on the inside.”