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Pity the fool who interviews Mr. T. The former A-Team-er, current 1-800-COLLECT caller, cancer survivor, and born-again star of the Christian thriller JUDGMENT (2001, Cloud Ten, 105 mins., PG-13, also on DVD) called for a round of 10 stupid questions. But, strangely, all we got was one long answer. -- Scott Brown
-- Thanks for calling --
I never met a microphone I didn't like. I can't teach what I don't know. I can't lead where I don't go.
-- Um, what --
I tell people, ''The only people that don't like a test is the ones that didn't study.'' My test came in 1995 when I was diagnosed with cancer. That's where my faith comes from.
-- Uh --
I needed something to test my faith. I needed that fear, because I wasn't afraid of nothin', the livin', the dead, nor the unborn. I been in gunfights, I been in fistfights at disco bars. I'm tough, I'm bad. I needed something to test my faith, so here comes cancer. Boom!
-- Boom?
Cancer knocked me to my knees. But Scott, let me explain something to you. That was a great position for me to be knocked to, so while I was on my knees, I just kept prayin' and I got my swagger back.
-- Right.
And that's important for a black man, to have his swagger back. That means I ain't afraid of nothin', you know.
-- Damn straight.
At this point, Mr. T has yet to take a breath, and we're plum out of space. So tune in NEXT WEEK for Mr. T's thoughts on God, Mom, and real estate in the Valley of Death.
