I've always maintained that I see myself as a student. There's always something to learn and be challenged by and hopefully grow from.
Nicolas CageI wanted to make an image for myself as an outlaw type. A kind of rock 'n' roll sensibility.
Nicolas CageMy father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere.
Nicolas CageI try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.
Nicolas CageThe fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes.
Nicolas CageI want to try to apply my abilities sometimes to make families happy, so I have to make movies at a venue that are not gratuitously violent, that are not using bullets and bloodshed, but are using things like magic and fantasy and enchantment and the imagination. To me that's just all positive stuff. But I am eclectic and I still like to make movies for the midnight audience as well.
Nicolas Cage