These so called Popcorn movies, or family movies, actually provide something quite beautiful and something quite necessary, which is a family bonding experience.
Nicolas CageAll movies on some level can aspire to be more than just whatever the label is of the movie.
Nicolas CageI'm not really gadget oriented. I'm not into technology or computers. I'm not good at interfacing with that sort of gear.
Nicolas CageI try to do as many stunts as they'll let me do. I think it's important for an audience to feel that the actor's really doing it.
Nicolas CageWhen you start a movie, it's not like other kinds of work that you have when you know your boss for years or colleagues for years. You're meeting everyone, mostly, for the first time. You have to get comfortable with those people so you can perform, because the first thing that is going to shut you down is any kind of anxiety.
Nicolas CageMy direction as a person working in film has been to never get comfortable with anything I was doing. At the time that I decided to do action films, people were telling me, "Well, you can't do it. You're not that type. It's not going to work." And so obviously that made me think, "Well, that's not comfortable. Maybe I should try it. What can I do with it?" So I did that, and I'm glad I did it. I'll probably do it again, and I did other kinds of things that seemed like challenges for me, because I like being on the high wire.
Nicolas Cage