Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola, known professionally as Nicolas Cage, 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, Racing with the Moon, Birdy, Peggy Sue Got Married, Raising Arizona, Moonstruck, Vampire's Kiss, Wild at Heart, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Red Rock West...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 January 1964
CityLong Beach, CA
rocks rock-n-roll kind
I wanted to make an image for myself as an outlaw type. A kind of rock 'n' roll sensibility.
fun want kind
I want to make all kinds of movies. I do want to make big movies that are a lot of fun to go to, but I also want to make movies that are going to stimulate some thought and maybe raise some awareness.
thinking airports family-man
Nobody ever thinks clearly at the airport.
possibility skeptical percent
I would say that I'm 98 percent skeptical, but the other 2 percent [is] open for the possibility of things.
passion thinking important
One of the first signs of being depressed is that you lose interest in things. That's why I think it is important to stay passionate.
thinking play reason-why
The only reason why I tend to pass on a movie is either I don't think I'm right for the material and can't play it honestly, or because of time constraints with personal things in my life.
perfection watches want
Nobody wants to watch perfection.
quality goes-on television
I never say never, but I haven't been given the quality of script to compel me to go on television.
stars complaining circus
We've become so glorified in the movie-star system that it's become this artificial royalty. The truth is that we're circus clowns.
powerful people mind
I may be alone in this, but I do sense the power of film, in that movies have the ability to literally change people's minds. That's pretty powerful stuff when you consider that.
real men building
Feel like real time unfolding. It's going to smack of reality and feel as real as it can ... The buildings themselves aren't (shown) ... The movie's about what happened amongst this handful of men when the buildings came down.
character giving understanding
I try to keep my characters raising more questions than giving answers. I don't want to leave too much on the table. I want you to have your connection and your secret understanding of the character.
depression want emotion
I cry a lot. My emotions are very close to my surface. I don't want to hold anything in so it festers and turns into pus - a pustule of emotion that explodes into a festering cesspool of depression.
weapons countrymen
You aren't a true internationalist until you've supplied weapons to kill your own countrymen.