Cuba Gooding Jr. movie quotes

“- Waitress: You want strawberry pie or apple pie?
- Radio: I wan' both!”
Rebecca Koon - Waitress
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Radio

“- Radio: This is Radio. What pants do I put on?
- Coach: Just grab something...
- Radio: How 'bout this one?
- Coach: Those look fine Radio.”

Cuba Gooding Jr. - Radio
Ed Harris - Coach Jones

“Don't let people disrespect you. My mom says don't open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people.”
Cuba Gooding Jr.

“Soulmates. It's extremely rare but it exists. Sort of like twin souls tuning into each other. Apparently even in death.”
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Albert Lewis

“- Jo: Why do you want this so bad?
- Chief Carl Brashear: Because they said I couldn't have it.”
Aunjanue Ellis - Jo
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Chief Carl Brashear

“Negroes? Since when did he start calling us negroes? That nigger uses the word nigger more than I use it.”
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Carter Wilson

“- Lawson Russell: Drink, detective?
- Clifford Dubose: Nah. Never touch it. Makes me happy.”
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Lawson Russell
Tom Berenger - Clifford Dubose

“- Chris Nielsen: I need Annie.
- Albert Lewis: That'll change in time.
- Chris Nielsen: Oh, come on Einstein! Time's not on my watch anymore. Time does not exist here. And wherever it went, it's not going to make me need Annie any less.”
Robin Williams - Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Albert Lewis

“- Enrico Pollini: I am Enrico Pollini. Now, I know what you are thinking... Enrico is a girl's name.
- Owen Templeton: No I wasn't.
- Enrico Pollini: No pun intended.
- Owen Templeton: What pun was that?”
Rowan Atkinson - Enrico Pollini
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Owen Templeton

“I speak to my agent about great roles, and he's like, 'They are all going to Will Smith.'”
Cuba Gooding Jr. On Will Smith

“I have never made a decision based on race and never will.”
Cuba Gooding Jr.

“- Chris Nielsen: Where is God in all of this?
- Albert Lewis: Oh, he's up there. Somewhere shouting down that he loves us. Wondering why we can't hear him. You think?”
Robin Williams - Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Albert Lewis

“- Rod Tidwell: I feel for you, man. But a real man wouldn't shoplift the pootie from a single mom.
- Jerry Maguire: I didn't shoplift the pootie.
[Rod Tidwell gives him a long Look]
- Jerry Maguire: All right. I shoplifted the pootie.”
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Rod Tidwell
Tom Cruise - Jerry Maguire

“- Master Chief Billy Sunday: What the hell did he ever say to make you try so hard?
- Chief Carl Brashear: Be the best.
- Master Chief Billy Sunday: Well, you are.”

Robert De Niro - Master Chief Billy Sunday
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Chief Carl Brashear

“- Sam Daniels: Just don't get negative on me.
- Major Salt: Affirmative.”
Dustin Hoffman - Sam Daniels
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Major Salt

There's an old saying: "Money talks". The only thing I ever heard it say was "Goodbye".
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Lawson Russell

“- Ex-Wife #2: Antoine? He told me his name was Luther!
- Rasputia: Who is that ho?
- Ex-Wife #3: Luther? He told me he was gay!
- Deion Hughes: No, no, no. Y'all got me confused with my gay twin brother, Antoine Luther.”
Sara Sanderson - Ex-Wife
Eddie Murphy - Rasputia
Smith Cho - Ex-Wife
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Deion Hughes

“- Amelia: Hey, honey. How's Alaska?
- Ted Brooks: Oh, just great. Everything's white. Including my father!”
Nichelle Nichols - Amelia
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Ted Brooks

“- Barb: Mostly the stuff the butcher can't sell. Hooves, lips, organs... slump.
- Ted Brooks: In Miami, we call them hot dogs.”

Joanna Bacalso - Barb
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Ted Brooks

“I am not a bus driver! I do not work for the bus company! All right? I... I needed a ride to New Mexico, so I stole this uniform! See this jacket? This is not my jacket! Remember Marty, the bus driver? Huh? This is his shirt! I stole it! And these pants, you think I'd wear these pants? These aren't my pants! These are Marty's pants. I stole...” (continue)(continue reading)

Cuba Gooding Jr. - Owen Templeton

“- Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson: Where'd you get this?
- Petty Officer Doris Miller: Boxin'.
- Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson: You win?
- Petty Officer Doris Miller: Yes, Ma'am.
- Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson: And what do you get for winning?
- Petty Officer Doris Miller: Respect.”

Kate Beckinsale - Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Petty Officer Doris Miller

“- Chief Carl Brashear: Forgive me sir, but to me, the Navy isn't a business. It's an organization of people who represent the finest aspects of our nation. We have many traditions. In my career, I have encountered most of them. Some are good, some not so good. I would, however not be here today were it not for our greatest tradition of all.
-...” (continue)(continue reading)
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Chief Carl Brashear
David Conrad - Capt. Hanks

“- Sam Daniels: You know Salt, fear gets a bad rap. I don't want anybody in my outfit that doesn't get scared.
- Major Salt: Then I'm your man sir.”
Dustin Hoffman - Sam Daniels
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Major Salt

“- Clifford Dubose: You're going downtown!
- Lawson Russell: On what charge?
- Clifford Dubose: Arrogance.”
Tom Berenger - Clifford Dubose
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Lawson Russell

“- Ted Brooks: Mom, I love that you're involved in my practice but you can't be giving out sugar cookies at a dental office.
- Amelia: Your father always believed in the personal touch.”
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Ted Brooks
Nichelle Nichols - Amelia