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
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When I received the script for 'The Weather Man,' I thought, 'Oh well, here's a parallel.' Sometimes I choose movies that help me do something positive with a negative emotion. And 'The Weather Man' was an opportunity to take this well of feeling that I had and just funnel it.
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When I started experimenting with fantasy and horror films and looking for characters who had some sort of emotional or mental difficulty, I saw opportunities to express my music - dare I say art - in a way that I could get a bit surreal - like Francis Bacon's screaming pope, or Edvard Munch with [The Scream].
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Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether I jotted down a few lines or it came out in improvisation.
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Actors have an opportunity to use storytelling as a way to solve pain.
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With my goal to make a family drama and also my artistic aspirations of doing things which are a bit edgy, I've gotten a really happy marriage in 'The Weather Man', ... Gore went outside the box and did something personal and artistic, but at the same time it hits all the right notes in terms of children that may be going through a divorce, or a husband and wife dealing with it in a way that's not Pollyanna or saccharine or B.S. I haven't made that many movies like it. I know I've never made a movie as individual as 'The Weather Man' in dealing with family issues.
I mean, I've acted professionally since I was 16.
Look, I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters.
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I wish I had learned more about it in high school, but they didn't put it in the history books, ... I have great respect for the Navajo Code Talkers and their heroic acts.
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I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it.
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Well, it's very simple and it may sound strange, but I am Ghost Rider. It wasn't that challenging ... He's a man trying to take a negative and turn it into a positive ... Johnny Blaze has this horrible thing happened to him and he's going to take that negative and make it a positive, no matter what.
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It's for Weston. Weston likes animals. I do, too. I like octopuses. I can't help it.
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It's really important that I'm able to convey the way he thinks, the way he justifies what he does to himself. The truth is, some of the dealers really are doing some good; they're helping good people fight oppression. In any case, I don't think the devil shows up with horns and pitchfork. I think the devil is a nice guy, seductive, appealing, fun to hang out with. If he wasn't, he wouldn't make friends, you know? I have no illusions this is going to be mass market movie, but I think it has a lot going on, a lot to think about.
I like all Japan. I like sushi. I like Mt. Fuji.
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I wanted to see how much I could portray, just with voice-over and just the image I present onscreen. It's a different kind of acting for me . . . It's like silent-film acting and radio acting, at the same time.