Cuba Gooding Jr. Quotes

I've turned down soap and deodorant commercials - it wasn't my route.

I would only take a role that I know I'm comfortable in and I can do. I've turned down plenty of things because I'd feel it's not me, and I wouldn't want to come on someone's project and flip that.

I don't want to be in somebody else's movie, and then they make all the money. I've gotten offers to do the movies, but I won't sell myself short and be in somebody else's movie, like 'Boyz N the Hood.' I don't think I woulda done that.

My career choices aren't based on the popularity of my character; I have never intended to capitalise on my fan base.

I've probably done myself a disservice as a brand because the movies I've made. They've all been completely different.

If you want to be watched 24 hours a day in everything you do, you can't turn that around. You can't wake up three years later and say, 'Stop bothering me, I'm a serious actor,' if all you've done is wear certain clothes and show up half-loaded at clubs.

I think I learned a lot about not buying into a lot of hype. I wanted to be a kind of faceless entity; I didn't want to be Dhani Harrison and the Muppets or something like that.

'Vogue' is a bigger name than my name.

People are aware of what I stand for through television. Nobody gets rich on TV but you build brand. That's what I'm attempting to do.

I have turned down so many major advertising bids because I think either the time isn't right or I'm not.

But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with a small fortune and reputation, than desirous of abundance accompanied by a want of reputation.

I absolutely loathe the idea of doing a fragrance simply as a moneymaker. Personal brand to make money? Vomit.

'New Girl' is how I make my living, and if I'm going to do a movie, it's because I really, artistically, want to do it.

Once you do one bad guy, usually all you get offered is bad guys. But I've been able to do different things.

I'm very serious about what I write and who I allow to produce the music, because I want to make sure it's a true album, and not just something pushed out there to create hype and more fame for myself.

There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way.

I just don't want to do crap movies, man, because I just love that I can get up and talk about them and talk to journalists about stuff that I'm really proud of.

Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take.

I've never chosen or rejected a role because of money.

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with a reputation of being an action guy. That's something I probably try to avoid, but I seem to keep making action movies.

I've turned down shows offering large amounts of money.

Everything big-budget or stereotypical I was offered after 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a huge no-no.

It's really important to draw the line on what we do as actors.

I do turn down things that I feel aren't right for me, like when it's some kind of adolescent thing that might typecast me, but I'm not worried about it.

I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile.