Cuba Gooding Jr.: ‘Red Tails’ Is My Love Letter To Our Armed Services.Cuba Gooding Jr. is back on the big screen in Red Tails - George Lucas's film inspired by the action of the first all-African American aerial combat unit to serve in World War II.
Gooding Jr. is no stranger to the history of the famous pilots painted the tails of their P-51 Mustang aircraft red - he also looked in the 1995 HBO film Tuskegee Airmen in the same group of fighter pilots.
"When I made Tuskegee Airmen, I was embarrassed because I did not know who they were. I was supposed to do with my studies and I had no idea," says the actor Parade.com “There was frustration there for me.”
The importance of telling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen .
"Whenever there is a history of African-American contribution, especially in the war effort, I jump around. For me it's a film of healing to a nation. I do not care if you are black, white, whatever, you feel proud that our country has created such warriors. I watch this film as my love letter to men and women in our armed forces. No matter how messed up policy and war in general, what they do is selfless and heroic and should be celebrated because they provide the freedoms we enjoy ".
On education in the world on African American History.
"I travel the world as an actor and after 9 / 11 there was so much resentment towards the Americans. And when President Barack Obama took office, I had people who said, "How come? For a black man runs this country racist "And I thought, 'Wow, how can I answer that" if you think of my films: A Few Good Men, the first black Navy diver who overcome insurmountable obstacles; Dorris Miller.? at Pearl Harbor who fought in World War II and the Tuskegee Airmen and their overall achievements. If you know the African-American history, you realize that President Barack Obama was just a natural progression of things, but it was not just the education of people abroad. "
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On the set on the outskirts of Prague.
"The coolest part for me was being on an airfield every day for two months and gets paid for watching relics. There were B-52 bombers that took off and landed and P-51 Mustang to barrels in the sky. It was a treat. And the fact that we shot in an old abandoned air base, it was literally like stepping back in time. "
Of inspiring her three children: son Spencer, 17, Mason, 15, and her daughter Piper, 6.
"I try not to do that is published every sanctified, but luck of the draw is that I am able to be part of a film that I think will benefit my children. In the [Red Tails] promos, airmen singing "we fight, we fight, and my two boys playing football were to come to a caucus before games and sometimes shouting" we are fighting, we are fighting. 'It's great. "
The shooting was an education.
"At the time, the army was separated, so they had an air base all black, which meant that the heads were black, the doctors were black, the mechanics were black. He was a community of black people back in a time that was so close to slavery and they did everything for them. It really impressed me. I also learned that in every major war effort in American history, there has always been the black participant. Of the Indian Wars, Civil War, World War I, World War II. I did not know that. "
On being an inspiration to his young co-stars,
"It's a chain of responsibility and a sense of accomplishment. Every day, we had a real Tuskegee Airman on the set and we sat around and they would just tell us stories. And some days I sit in my chair and some of the extras and they would ask me questions and I would be in the same position as the Tuskegee Airman and tell stories, like the first time I toured with Ice Cube in Boys n the Hood and they did the same wide-eyed thing. It just makes you feel like you are doing God's will and you're in the right place in life. "
On his rapid rise to fame,
"If you think is the stage of my career, the first time I was paid more than a million dollars, or the first time I called a movie that makes $ 100 million, or to win an Oscar, it happened very early in my career. I did not know what to say or think. I thought the standard. Now, I realize how special these moments are and I just appreciate them ".
On his memorable acceptance speech of 1997 Academy Award,
"I was so embarrassed by him for so many years that I never talk about it, but the bottom line is if you see my film and you go out to laugh or cry, I did my job. So If this acceptance speech moves people to laugh or even get excited, it's just what I do. "
Look at Cuba Gooding Jr.’s stirring speech Oscar
On what lies ahead for 2012.
"It's an election year so it will be interesting to see what happens, my son will begin his senior year in high school - which is a biggie. It will be in college soon. This is truly a transition year. I think it will be good. "
Gooding Jr. is no stranger to the history of the famous pilots painted the tails of their P-51 Mustang aircraft red - he also looked in the 1995 HBO film Tuskegee Airmen in the same group of fighter pilots.
"When I made Tuskegee Airmen, I was embarrassed because I did not know who they were. I was supposed to do with my studies and I had no idea," says the actor Parade.com “There was frustration there for me.”
The importance of telling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen .
"Whenever there is a history of African-American contribution, especially in the war effort, I jump around. For me it's a film of healing to a nation. I do not care if you are black, white, whatever, you feel proud that our country has created such warriors. I watch this film as my love letter to men and women in our armed forces. No matter how messed up policy and war in general, what they do is selfless and heroic and should be celebrated because they provide the freedoms we enjoy ".
On education in the world on African American History.
"I travel the world as an actor and after 9 / 11 there was so much resentment towards the Americans. And when President Barack Obama took office, I had people who said, "How come? For a black man runs this country racist "And I thought, 'Wow, how can I answer that" if you think of my films: A Few Good Men, the first black Navy diver who overcome insurmountable obstacles; Dorris Miller.? at Pearl Harbor who fought in World War II and the Tuskegee Airmen and their overall achievements. If you know the African-American history, you realize that President Barack Obama was just a natural progression of things, but it was not just the education of people abroad. "
Test your knowledge of African Americans in the history Pop Culture
On the set on the outskirts of Prague.
"The coolest part for me was being on an airfield every day for two months and gets paid for watching relics. There were B-52 bombers that took off and landed and P-51 Mustang to barrels in the sky. It was a treat. And the fact that we shot in an old abandoned air base, it was literally like stepping back in time. "
Of inspiring her three children: son Spencer, 17, Mason, 15, and her daughter Piper, 6.
"I try not to do that is published every sanctified, but luck of the draw is that I am able to be part of a film that I think will benefit my children. In the [Red Tails] promos, airmen singing "we fight, we fight, and my two boys playing football were to come to a caucus before games and sometimes shouting" we are fighting, we are fighting. 'It's great. "
The shooting was an education.
"At the time, the army was separated, so they had an air base all black, which meant that the heads were black, the doctors were black, the mechanics were black. He was a community of black people back in a time that was so close to slavery and they did everything for them. It really impressed me. I also learned that in every major war effort in American history, there has always been the black participant. Of the Indian Wars, Civil War, World War I, World War II. I did not know that. "
On being an inspiration to his young co-stars,
"It's a chain of responsibility and a sense of accomplishment. Every day, we had a real Tuskegee Airman on the set and we sat around and they would just tell us stories. And some days I sit in my chair and some of the extras and they would ask me questions and I would be in the same position as the Tuskegee Airman and tell stories, like the first time I toured with Ice Cube in Boys n the Hood and they did the same wide-eyed thing. It just makes you feel like you are doing God's will and you're in the right place in life. "
On his rapid rise to fame,
"If you think is the stage of my career, the first time I was paid more than a million dollars, or the first time I called a movie that makes $ 100 million, or to win an Oscar, it happened very early in my career. I did not know what to say or think. I thought the standard. Now, I realize how special these moments are and I just appreciate them ".
On his memorable acceptance speech of 1997 Academy Award,
"I was so embarrassed by him for so many years that I never talk about it, but the bottom line is if you see my film and you go out to laugh or cry, I did my job. So If this acceptance speech moves people to laugh or even get excited, it's just what I do. "
Look at Cuba Gooding Jr.’s stirring speech Oscar
On what lies ahead for 2012.
"It's an election year so it will be interesting to see what happens, my son will begin his senior year in high school - which is a biggie. It will be in college soon. This is truly a transition year. I think it will be good. "
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