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Film Quotes by Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage talks about choosing roles that let him use his life experience and emotions, not just chase awards. He loves making movies that bring joy to kids and audiences, and he tries to balance intense drama with music and art. The pressure of big crowds can be heavy, but he keeps working hard.

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I'm not contractually obligated to sequels on anything.

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I have eclectic tastes in the movies I want to do.

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I want people to discover my movies, and however they choose to receive it is their business.

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I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.

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All movies on some level can aspire to be more than just whatever the label is of the movie.

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I came out of independent film, that's my roots.

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Remakes are always a challenge and they always are sitting ducks.

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I think a good movie is a good movie whether that falls into a genre or not.

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I'm the first to admit that I like going to, or my memories at least of going to Clint Eastwood movies or…

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I think that if you go about making movies to win Oscars, you're really going about it the wrong way.

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When you have 400 people watching you making a movie, it doesn't go where you want it to go. It's a lot…

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Film has lost something in the translation to high tech. It's become so super-real. It's with digital this and stereo that, and…

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Film acting is one of the only industries where you're criticized for working hard. In any other industry, it's considered a quality…

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When I won the Oscar, I made a point of actively going against that and doing adventure films like 'Con Air' and…

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I may be alone in this, but I do sense the power of film, in that movies have the ability to literally…

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I got a little tired of movies where I had to shoot people. I got to thinking about the power of film…

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Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether…

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With the advent of this kind of TMZ culture, it sadly seems to have infiltrated the vanguard of film commentary. I see…

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And what I like about it is it makes me happy and I think it makes a lot of people happy to…

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I love art, I love music. I can listen to Stockhausen and a very experimental, avant-garde approach, and I can listen to…

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God bless the popcorn film. Especially movies where you can take the kids, because I remember looking forward to seeing these movies…

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When I started experimenting with fantasy and horror films and looking for characters who had some sort of emotional or mental difficulty,…

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You get dinged for wanting to do a comedy, then wanting to do a big-budget action film, and then wanting to do…

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I'm at the point now where I know I'm doing something right when a movie gets mixed reviews, because then I'm not…

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Well, good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort…

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I was very happy with Vampire's Kiss, which in my opinion was almost like an independent laboratory to start realizing some of…

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My direction as a person working in film has been to never get comfortable with anything I was doing. At the time…

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I didn't play the Ghost Rider in the first movie. That was a stuntman. In this film, the Ghost Rider feels much…

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In the beginning my energy and passion for acting came from an almost punk rock need to express a lot of anger…

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I want to try to apply my abilities sometimes to make families happy, so I have to make movies at a venue…

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Movies work, in my opinion, on the best level when they're more enigmatic, when we don't say it's this or that and…

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As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best…

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I had been making a lot of family oriented movies, which I also like. But I still have a passion for the…

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One of the great bonuses of being a film actor is that I get to go to different places, meet inspiring people…

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I came out of independent film, that's my roots. I used my independent film as a laboratory, and used what I could…

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I really think it's important that my beliefs don't impinge upon what you get from the movie. It's your opinion that matters…

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I don't want to just do independent movies and I don't want to just do adventure films. I enjoy both, and I…

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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…

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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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I certainly would never overstep my bounds and make suggestions to a director. As an actor I'm trying to fit to the…

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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…

People often say that you should never work with child actors. I think that's all wrong. Children have not had the imagination kicked out…

First of all the criteria that I have that goes into any career decision is whether or not I have the life experience, emotional…

The only reason why I tend to pass on a movie is either I don't think I'm right for the material and can't play…

I've always had a soft spot for comic books. I learned to read from them. The words in them were so interesting.

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

I definitely went through my magic phase. I think all little boys do at some point or another - they get fascinated by magic…

One day, one of my dreams is to someday get to do Nemo in '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.'

I'm very impressed with 'Drive.'

I think I jump around more when I'm alone.

I love it all. I don't want to go through my career with one hand tied behind my back. I love making kids happy.…

When I won the Oscar, I made a point of actively going against that and doing adventure films like 'Con Air' and 'Gone in…

My father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere.

I remember once imagining what my life would be like, what I'd be like. I pictured having all these qualities, strong positive qualities that…

I think that if you go about making movies to win Oscars, you're really going about it the wrong way.