There are roles I want that my agency might not want me to do because of the subject matter or whatever. Or there are roles that people won’t bring to me because they don’t think I’ll do it. And that is a big strain because an actor wants to act. Cuba Gooding, Jr. Read Quote
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. Read Quote
I speak to my agent about great roles, and he’s like, ‘They are all going to Will Smith.’ Cuba Gooding, Jr. Read Quote
When I started in the business, you did television, and then when you got lucky, you got a prestige project of a film. Cuba Gooding, Jr. Read Quote
The Academy Awards was an amazing night. I know I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I apologize for that. That night went so fast; I can’t remember what I said or what happened. Cuba Gooding, Jr. Read Quote
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. Read Quote
There’s a lack of diversity amongst executives in the position of greenlighting a film who feel that their stories are being told. If there’s a diversity at the executive level, then we’ll have diversity of the storytelling process. Cuba Gooding, Jr. Read Quote
I have had this interesting love affair with London and England, though I don’t know how London feels about me. Cuba Gooding, Jr. Read Quote
I rewind the TV every two minutes. If someone does something interesting, I have to see it over and over again. Cuba Gooding, Jr. Read Quote
