Cuba a character
he dissed Heath Ledger a few months back
"I used to look at actors and laugh at them, like Heath Ledger playing the Joker. It was too dark, and it took me a while to shake the character. I was like, that's bullshyt, guys, come on," Gooding explained. "Now, doing this, I get it, man. I get it. When you're watching a movie and find yourself getting emotional, it's because you're bringing something personal to the images. It's the same thing with acting. You're bringing the essence of your core emotional being to that moment."