Q&A WithCuba Gooding, Jr.
By Cindy Pearlman
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Q&A With…Cuba Gooding, Jr.
By Cindy Pearlman
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Cuba Gooding, Jr.
By Cindy Pearlman
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The star of the new film Shadowboxer reveals the one thing he wishes women knew about men—and the surprising way he met his main squeeze.
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In your new film Shadowboxer, there are some very sexy scenes of you making love in the woods. Does your wife get jealous? |
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Well, it’s so funny. She told me, “You know, baby, the hardest thing for me is to watch you being tortured or die on screen.” She doesn’t have a problem with the nudity. In fact, not to tell too much about the nightlife at my house, but when I do sexy movie scenes it’s, uh, motivating to her and me. You know what I’m saying? I guess I’m also saying that my work is my work and my sexual life is at home with my wife. |
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Back in your single days, were you good with the ladies? |
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Oh, I wasn’t shy. I was always a natural performer, so it was easy for me to be very outgoing with girls. But when it came to asking a girl out, I might get a bit flustered. It’s funny that the loudest, funniest guy can actually be a little shy and nervous underneath. Women should realize that they have to help us along a little bit and show they’re also interested. |
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How did you meet your wife? |
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I’ve been with my wife 18 years. We met in high school. I was still struggling in those years to get a girl, but I went to parties. There she was… I saw a girl with this great butt in very hot jeans. I said, “Oh, I gotta get that.” |
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Did you hit it off right away? |
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It was messy. She was dating my buddy and I was hooked up with her girlfriend. But the buddy and my future wife broke up. I broke up with the girlfriend. And we began to hang out. The rest was just magic, and we got married in 1993. |
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What have you learned about women now that you didn’t know earlier? |
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What do I know about women now? Women demand so much of us men. They want us to act a certain way, wear a certain thing and be a certain way. They’re disappointed every single day, but they should realize that most of us guys really are trying our best. |
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Cindy Pearlman is the co-author of Love Notes: 101 Lessons From The Heart.
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