Quotes by Nicolas Cage

About Nicolas Cage:

Nicolas Kim Coppola is an American actor and producer. He has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. In the early years of his career, Cage starred in films such as Valley Girl (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Birdy (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Moonstruck (1987), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Red Rock West (1993).
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I know there's been a lot that's been said about animated voice work, as though it's 'you can do this in your jeans and there's no camera and no pressure there. It's no big deal. It's easy.' The truth is, it's really a great test: how deep is your ab...

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I would like to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made 'Ringu,' and I would like to take 'The Wicker Man' to Japan, except this time he's a ghost.

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Disney has a great tradition of enchanting children and giving them something to behold.

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Celebrity is a word I take great umbrage with. I'm actively anti-celebrity.

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We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male actor in Hollywood movies, which is something I take great umbrage with. You know, my son is Asian. He may want to direct one day; he may want to be an actor l...

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When I was eight, I would look at the cover of the 'Ghost Rider' comic book in my little home in Long Beach, California, and I couldn't get my head around how something that scary could also be good. To me it was my first philosophical awakening - 'H...

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I haven't isolated myself. I am not living on a yacht somewhere. I am not tucked away or behind a gate somewhere. I am not flying on a private plane. I am going to the airport, I am with people, some of the interactions are good, some of them are not...

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To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.

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Good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort of root in the abstract.

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I've gotten pretty good at leaving characters on the set. I go home and try to relax and regroup and be ready for the next day.

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One of my goals is to have a base near mainland China. I think Hong Kong would be a good match for me. I like being in Hong Kong.

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I haven't made anything I don't believe in. I've always started a movie with a song in my heart, and even when I'm a little unclear about it, something magical happens and it comes into focus in a way that I'm feeling good about.

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I would definitely return to Austria. They were all good experiences for me, but definitely Austria because there were some ancient Celtic, sacred sites that were in the forest that were quite beautiful.

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I've really had good luck working with younger actors. Every younger actor that I have worked with has always been really on top of their game and fascinating to watch.

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I would love to work with Tim Burton. I think we would be very good together.

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Children, to me, are of the utmost importance. They're really the future, aren't they?

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If I could have been a marine biologist I would have, but I didn't have that kind of intelligence. Numbers were never my strong point.

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Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in the filmmaking world, and so I want to explore all aspects of it, not just the acting, but acting is the root.

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I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales - sentient life - insects, reptiles.

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For me, acting was a way of taking destructive energy and doing something productive with it, and in that way it was quite a life saver.

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Everything we do impacts someone else's life.

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Author Bio

  • NameNicolas Cage
  • Descriptionactor from the United States
  • BornJanuary 7, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Actor; Film Director; Film Producer; Voice Actor
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Actor