At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. The name Cage came from a comic book character called Power Man. Nicolas Cage Read Quote
I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think. Nicolas Cage Read Quote
I know what it’s like to meet someone you admire and have them be a complete jerk. Nicolas Cage Read Quote
I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters. They’re the reason I got into movies. Nicolas Cage Read Quote
Helen Mirren is someone that I have really admired ever since I saw her in ‘Excalibur.’ That was the first thing I said to her. ‘I loved you as Morgan Le Fay.’ Nicolas Cage Read Quote
When I play supernatural characters in ‘Ghost Rider’ or ‘City Of Angels,’ the possibilities are limitless. The possibilities are endless, you can do so much with that. Nicolas Cage Read Quote
You can choose your family sometimes. You can choose people, it could be a teacher, it could be a professor, it could be someone you work with that actually genuinely cares about you and wants you to succeed. Nicolas Cage Read Quote
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. Nicolas Cage Read Quote
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 like his father – and I want that to be open to him. Nicolas Cage Read Quote
