The astonishing hidden life of Mr T – The Guardian

"Mr T explains why he’s late, but he wants to make one thing clear – this is not an apology. 'You caught me in my devotion, and nothing comes before God. So I won’t say I apologise for the delay. I just want you to know that God comes first in all my life. For allowing my success, I give God the glory.' He is here to discuss a new Netflix documentary, Untold Mr T: I Pity the Fool. At 74, he rarely gives interviews. But when Mr T decides to talk, he really does talk. What Mr T thinks, Mr T says. And I’ve never heard anyone trash the very thing they’re here to promote quite like Mr T does today. I learned a whole lot about Mr T in this here read. He's got the character of a man I wouldn't have assumed. That's on me and the Hollywood machine that Mr T has extracted himself from, which is so deftly presented in this feature. But man oh man, if I was the author Simon Hattenstone, I would have been so giddy when this little message popped up. "A message is flashing on my screen from the…