When Mr. T burst onto the pop culture landscape in the early ‘80s‚ he was a curious character‚ to say the least. People had a lot of questions about his name‚ copious amounts of gold jewelry and West African warrior hairstyle.His personality was also intriguing. He was a tough guy but also a very thoughtful man of faith.In 1983‚ when TV news reporter Bobbie Wygant asked him a rather rude question‚ Mr. T gave a very thoughtful response that showed that behind his larger-than-life persona‚ he understood the importance of humility."I'm looking at you with $10 million worth of diamonds and gold and everything and then I'm looking at your shoes that are just a disaster‚” Wygant said with a smirk. “Now‚ will you explain to me what's with these shoes? All taped up‚ looking tacky.""Some people might see this as tacky‚ but there's a message in these shoes. You see‚ these shoes keep me humble‚ and if you recall‚ the last time that we met‚ I had these shoes and they were in better shape‚” Mr. T said. Mr. T eloquently responds to a reporter who makes fun of his shoes. — (@) “But these shoes were handed down through my family‚” Mr. T continued. “My father wore them‚ my brothers wore them and things like that. So they keep me humble. Let me remember that I have brothers and sisters back in Chicago. I got a mother and father that I must take care of. So I see‚ out in Hollywood‚ and especially all the money I'm making now‚ it’s so easy for me to be caught up in all this material stuff and forget where I come from.”