Playing O.J. Simpson took a toll on Cuba Gooding Jr.
The actor plays the convicted felon in “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.”
The show recreates Nicole Brown Simpson’s murder trial — including O.J.’s infamous white Bronco chase — and during an interview with Esquire, Gooding Jr. said it took him a month to recover from the role.
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“Everyone keeps asking why I’m so hoarse,” Gooding Jr. said. “It took me a month to get out of the mindset of O.J.” (RELATED: This Is What O.J. Simpson Told Kris Jenner About His Wife’s Murder)
“But even now still I think it might have done something to my vocal chords. I went to see the doctor and he was like, ‘I don’t see anything. You’re fine.’ But mentally I might have broke a little bit.”
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“It’s funny what we have to do as actors to understand something,” he continued.
“Our body goes along with it. Our body doesn’t discern. It’s like when you watch a movie and you find yourself crying. It’s because your body think you’re going through that trauma.” (RELATED: O.J. Simpson: I Didn’t Do It)
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