Quotes

“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

“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 so good, but it keeps me in touch with being, you know, part of society.” Nicolas Cage

“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.” Nicolas Cage

“Film acting is one of the only industries where you're criticized for working hard. In any other industry, it's considered a quality and something to behold.” Nicolas Cage

“I think the paparazzi might have chased me out of Los Angeles.” Nicolas Cage

“Mel Blanc is a hero because of what he could do with his voice for all the Looney Tunes, the Warner Brothers cartoons, to be the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig. To me, he's a great actor.” Nicolas Cage

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

“Sometimes people think I'm wearing a wig when I'm not wearing a wig, and then sometimes they think I'm not wearing a wig when I am wearing a wig.” Nicolas Cage

“I think I jump around more when I'm alone.” Nicolas Cage

“The end of the world is on people's minds. We have the power to destroy or save ourselves, but the question is what do you do with that responsibility.” Nicolas Cage

“I don't drink blood, and last time I looked in the mirror, I had a reflection.” Nicolas Cage

“I know what it's like to meet someone you admire and have them be a complete jerk.” Nicolas Cage

“I don't want a perfect character, I want a character who has, as strange as it sounds, some humanity, some flaws, some needs.” Nicolas Cage

“I'm not afraid to play ugly - look at 'Adaptation.' I looked like a turd that a cat had coughed up. I'm not an anarchist any more. I still love the Sex Pistols, but I don't want to be a punk rocker all the time, but I do want to carry on exploring new forms of acting.” Nicolas Cage

“Picasso said, 'Art is a lie that tells the truth.' What if you just want to tell the truth and not lie about it?” Nicolas Cage

“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 ability is to access your imagination?” Nicolas Cage

“Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios.” Nicolas Cage

“I wanted to make an image for myself as an outlaw type. A kind of rock 'n' roll sensibility.” Nicolas Cage

“All of my characters have a glint of madness.” Nicolas Cage

“There's a fine line between the Method actor and the schizophrenic.” Nicolas Cage

“I was always shocked when I went to the doctor's office and they did my X-ray and didn't find that I had eight more ribs than I should have or that my blood was the color green.” Nicolas Cage

“I'll speak for myself, but there's a lot of humor to be found in sarcasm and darkness. You talk to any paramedic, they survive by developing a pretty off-kilter sense of humor. Nicolas Cage Humor, Sense, Pretty I believe that there's a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There's no reason to be rude about it.” Nicolas Cage

“Everything we do impacts someone else's life.” Nicolas Cage

“How do you rebel in a family of rebels?” Nicolas Cage

“I always see America as really belonging to the Native Americans. Even though I'm American, I still feel like a visitor in my own country.” Nicolas Cage

“The biggest problem for me was feeling that as I became more balanced and a better man that I wouldn't have the fire to create from.” Nicolas Cage

“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.” Nicolas Cage

“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.” Nicolas Cage

“I'm not really gadget oriented. I'm not into technology or computers. I'm not good at interfacing with that sort of gear.” Nicolas Cage

“Look, I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters.” Nicolas Cage