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 CageI hit the ground running, without a lot of training, so I had to do whatever I could do to survive as a professional, and if that meant being that character 24/7 and acting out, I was going to do that. I lived those characters, I brought them home with me.
Nicolas CageYeah, my real name is Coppola. I changed it because they'd think I was some nepotism-oriented kid.
Nicolas CageSomeone like Vincent Price or somebody like Christopher Lee, they never won an award, and it doesn't matter. They're cool.
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