--- title: "2 Academy award Quotes By Cuba Gooding, Jr" description: "2 Academy award quotes by Cuba Gooding, Jr. Plus more from Cuba Gooding, Jr and more Academy award sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c1/cuba-gooding-jr-14311_academy-award_at-one-point-i-was-greenlighting-films-a_310214.jpg" --- > [At one point, I was greenlighting films and scripts that shouldn't have been made based on the fact that they had that stamp of approval of an Academy Award winner. And the good news is I got to learn the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/at-one-point-i-was-greenlighting-films-and-scripts-that-shouldn-t/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c1/cuba-gooding-jr-14311_academy-award_at-one-point-i-was-greenlighting-films-a_310214.jpg) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/the-academy-awards-was-an-amazing-night-i-know-i-kind-of-lost-my-mind/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/cuba-gooding-jr-14311_academy_the-academy-awards-was-an-amazing-night_908435.jpg) ## More by Cuba Gooding, Jr > [I worked so much when my first son was born that I missed a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/i-worked-so-much-when-my-first-son-was-born-that-i-missed-a-lot/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [When I won the Oscar, I fell into that mind-set that this is a precious role. People everywhere were shouting, 'Show me the money!'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/when-i-won-the-oscar-i-fell-into-that-mind-set-that-this-is-a/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [At one point, I was greenlighting films and scripts that shouldn't have been made based on the fact that they had that stamp of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/at-one-point-i-was-greenlighting-films-and-scripts-that-shouldn-t/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [I'm not a prude. On the set, they called me 'Butt Naked.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/i-m-not-a-prude-on-the-set-they-called-me-butt-naked/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [I've been given that gift of working with Jack Nicholson and James Coburn and certain people who just out of nowhere break into stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/i-ve-been-given-that-gift-of-working-with-jack-nicholson-and-james/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [I have never made a decision based on race and never will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/i-have-never-made-a-decision-based-on-race-and-never-will/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [I think police officers are modern day heroes. I think they protect us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/i-think-police-officers-are-modern-day-heroes-i-think-they-protect-us/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [The hardest part was when I was in high school not having a job and always being broke. I had to get to auditions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/the-hardest-part-was-when-i-was-in-high-school-not-having-a-job-and/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [I understand it all. I can write my own ticket for one or two movies. But if they're not the right ones, my ticket…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/i-understand-it-all-i-can-write-my-own-ticket-for-one-or-two-movies/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [I speak to my agent about great roles, and he's like, 'They are all going to Will Smith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/i-speak-to-my-agent-about-great-roles-and-he-s-like-they-are-all/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [Don't let people disrespect you. My mom says don't open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/don-t-let-people-disrespect-you-my-mom-says-don-t-open-the-door-to/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [My wife and I have been together since 1986. I graduated in '86 and she graduated in '88. We began dating when she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/my-wife-and-i-have-been-together-since-1986-i-graduated-in-86-and-she/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [Our job as artists is to reflect the ills of society sometimes and to find a truth in that, and I think you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/our-job-as-artists-is-to-reflect-the-ills-of-society-sometimes-and-to/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [The Academy Awards was an amazing night. I know I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I apologize for that. That night…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/the-academy-awards-was-an-amazing-night-i-know-i-kind-of-lost-my-mind/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuba-gooding-jr/i-don-t-choose-parts-i-choose-filmmakers-i-m-done-trying-to-make-a/) [Cuba Gooding, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuba-gooding-jr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academy-award/cuba-gooding-jr/#itemlist", "name": "2 Academy award Quotes By Cuba Gooding, Jr", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At one point, I was greenlighting films and scripts that shouldn't have been made based on the fact that they had that stamp of approval of an Academy Award winner. 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