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I don't choose parts. I choose filmmakers. I'm done trying to make a statement with a character. What happens is, I craft a performance from the beginning to the end of the character. Then I release it to the director, and he interprets what I gave him.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: Beginning Character Choose Craft Director Done End Filmmakers Gave Happens He Him Make Parts Performance Release Statement Then Trying

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I was in the wilderness of Hollywood for almost ten years. I was off the studio lists. I wasn't getting the roles offered to actors that hadn't done a third of the roles I had done or had the popularity I had.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: Actor Almost Done Getting Had Hollywood Lists Off Offered Popularity Roles Studio Ten Ten Years Third Wilderness Years

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When you're watching a movie and find yourself getting emotional, it's because you're bringing something personal to the images. It's the same thing with acting. You're bringing the essence of your core emotional being to that moment.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: Acting Because Being Bringing Core Emotional Essence Find Getting Images Moment Movie Personal Same Same Thing Something Thing Watching You Your Yourself

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When you see my performances, even people that you might have known, like Nicky Barnes in 'American Gangster,' you have to get over the fact that I look like Cuba Gooding, Jr. But once you find truth in the performance, if I'm doing my job right, you believe everything.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: American Believe Cuba Doing Even Everything Fact Find Gangster Get Job Known Like Look Might Once Over People Performance Right See Truth You

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The roles that I always get attracted to are roles where the material is based on an actual person.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: Actual Always Attracted Based Get Material Person Roles Where

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As an actor, when you're winning the moment over, there's a truth to your intention. You might laugh at it or you might cry at it, but I think your visceral reaction to it is a reaction to the truth of the moment.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: Actor Cry Intention Laugh Might Moment Over Reaction Think Truth Visceral Winning You Your I Think

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I was a fan of football. I was more of a Raiders fan, but I knew who O.J. was. I knew The Juice, and I remember the Hertz commercials with him running to the airport and whatnot. So he was a highbrow celebrity in my eyes.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: Airport Celebrity Commercials Eyes Fan Football He Him Juice Knew More Raiders Remember Running Whatnot Who I Remember

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I think all my characters haunt me. Especially the real-life ones, like Master Chief Carl Brashear, the Tuskagee Airmen. Every time I see a military person, it gives me such a sense of pride but also a sense of responsibility to project excellence when representing them.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: Airmen Also Characters Chief Every Every Time Excellence Gives Haunt Like Master Me Military Person Pride Project Real-Life Representing Responsibility See Sense Them Think Time I Think I See

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I feel I'm a hammer to the construction worker that is the filmmaker.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: Construction Feel Filmmaker Hammer Worker I Feel

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If I told you I was a Republican and you were a Democrat, no matter what I said after that, it would be tempered with your opinions.

~Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Topics: After Democrat Matter Opinions Republican Said Tempered Were Would You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: January 2nd, 1968

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