Nicolas Cage Quotes

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Nicolas Cage

Profession : Actor

Birth : January 7, 1964

Having been a father for 19 years I realise fatherhood has changed me.

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I'm sticking my tongue out in scenes to try to make that work in 3D. I'm thinking I'll try to get my tongue all the way out to the second row of the audience.

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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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I mean, I've acted professionally since I was 16.

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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.

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I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.

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

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

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I do enjoy animated movies.

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The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes.

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There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated characters. Or what they would call over-the-top performances. Well, this is completely false.

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I never studied dance, but if you look at 'Wild At Heart,' my mother saw that movie and said, 'You are a dancer. Look at how you're moving: all that strange energy is like modern dance.'

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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 like his father - and I want that to be open to him.

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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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When I act, I hear it like music. In my head, I hear the dialogue like music.

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People are losing jobs, people need to be entertained, and I want to make movies that parents and children can look forward to seeing, that can become a kind of family ritual.

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I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters. They're the reason I got into movies.

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How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else.

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I've acted professionally since I was 16.

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