Cuba Gooding, Jr. Quotes

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.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 2, 1968

Topics

PeopleMeThinkWantActorMatter

I got into a bad jag of movies that helped pay the rent and I thought would help further me along.

Matthew Lillard

MeThoughtHelpBadMoviesRent

I think if you look back at the lead singers that left groups that didn't make it, you'll see that a lot of them were songwriters like Lionel Richie. I mean, they were able to control their own destiny.

Jeffrey Osborne

ControlDestinyThinkYouLookBack

The great thing about the animation process is that is goes from, I write the lines, it goes to the actors, the actors bring a whole world to that, they bring the characters to life, then it goes to the animators, then it goes to the editor who cuts it together, and then you screen it and it goes back through the system again.

Michael Arndt

LifeGreatTogetherWorldProcess

Italy during Shakespeare's time had citizens of all cultures and colors. To pretend that it did not is ignorance. And I don't waste my time on ignorance.

Shonda Rhimes

TimeIgnoranceColorsCulturesWaste

I have nothing but the greatest respect and affection for Kevin McCarthy.

Trent Franks

RespectNothingAffectionGreatest

Art is more than a series of images that are disembodied. Art is objects that live in real places, economies, spaces, architecture.

Trevor Paglen

LiveArtArchitecturePlacesMore

If anyone has it rough at Guantanamo, it is the guards. They are constantly harassed and threatened by some of these terrorists. Prisoners tell guards, we know where your families are. We know where your wife is, your children, and we are going to kill them.

Robin Hayes

ChildrenWifeKnowTellWhereGoing

I stretch and do my squats when I brush my teeth.

Michelle Yeoh

TeethStretchBrush

I like BuzzFeed, and I understand the pressure that online reporters are under. But I think everyone agrees that, despite all the awesome kitten gifs, they're still obligated to be skeptical of government officials and ask the right questions.

Michael Moore

GovernmentThinkPressureQuestions

I suffer from an enormous amount of self-doubt, so the fact that 'Pachinko' has been so kindly received has encouraged me not to give up, as I'm always telling myself that, 'Maybe this isn't a smart idea.'

Min Jin Lee

MyselfSmartMeAlwaysUpSuffer

I studied cooking in Spain after college.

Jose Garces

CookingCollegeSpainAfterStudied

One time we did have 300 acres in watermelons. That was fun.

Delta Burke

TimeFunDidAcresOne Time

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