--- title: "23 Trying Quotes By Nicolas Cage" description: "23 Trying quotes by Nicolas Cage. Plus more from Nicolas Cage and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/nicolas-cage-1199_be-proud_i-try-not-to-be-proud-i-try-to-actively_2501785.jpg" --- > [I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-try-not-to-be-proud-i-try-to-actively-attack-pride/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/nicolas-cage-1199_be-proud_i-try-not-to-be-proud-i-try-to-actively_2501785.jpg) > [I do like characters that have flaws, some sort of pathos to them that they are trying to sort out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-do-like-characters-that-have-flaws-some-sort-of-pathos-to-them-that/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d14/nicolas-cage-1199_character_i-do-like-characters-that-have-flaws-som_1056668.jpg) > [I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-try-to-make-two-movies-a-year-to-me-that-s-not-too-much-on-top-of/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/nicolas-cage-1199_cinema_i-try-to-make-two-movies-a-year-to-me-th_241313.jpg) > [I do tend to apply myself to projects that make me uncomfortable because usually when that happens I try to find a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-do-tend-to-apply-myself-to-projects-that-make-me-uncomfortable/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/nicolas-cage-1199_creative_i-do-tend-to-apply-myself-to-projects-th_2006434.jpg) > [I will promise you that if I can give you two good scenes -- which is what I always try to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-will-promise-you-that-if-i-can-give-you-two-good-scenes-which-is/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/nicolas-cage-1199_feels_i-will-promise-you-that-if-i-can-give-yo_2915474.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-m-sticking-my-tongue-out-in-scenes-to-try-to-make-that-work-in-3d-i/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/nicolas-cage-1199_audience_i-m-sticking-my-tongue-out-in-scenes-to_656545.jpg) > [I've gotten pretty good at leaving characters on the set. I go home and try to relax and regroup and be ready…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-ve-gotten-pretty-good-at-leaving-characters-on-the-set-i-go-home/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a2/nicolas-cage-1199_character_i-ve-gotten-pretty-good-at-leaving-chara_931099.jpg) > [I try to keep my characters raising more questions than giving answers. I don't want to leave too much on the table.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-try-to-keep-my-characters-raising-more-questions-than-giving/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/nicolas-cage-1199_answers_i-try-to-keep-my-characters-raising-more_3170177.jpg) > [When I work, I really try to get absorbed in the character. Unless I want to do something playful with the camera,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/when-i-work-i-really-try-to-get-absorbed-in-the-character-unless-i/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/369/nicolas-cage-1199_cameras_when-i-work-i-really-try-to-get-absorbed_961390.jpg) > [I try to do as many stunts as they'll let me do. I think it's important for an audience to feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-try-to-do-as-many-stunts-as-they-ll-let-me-do-i-think-it-s/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/nicolas-cage-1199_actors_i-try-to-do-as-many-stunts-as-they-ll-le_1405646.jpg) > [I think that movies can help guide us through those experiences \[the problems that are happening in our daily lives, the stresses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-think-that-movies-can-help-guide-us-through-those-experiences-the/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/nicolas-cage-1199_art_i-think-that-movies-can-help-guide-us-th_2639303.jpg) > [I just try to keep it fresh. I try to keep it interesting. The truth is my roots are independently spirited dramas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-just-try-to-keep-it-fresh-i-try-to-keep-it-interesting-the-truth-is/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/nicolas-cage-1199_broke_i-just-try-to-keep-it-fresh-i-try-to-kee_2142850.jpg) > [I'm always going to judge somebody on their work ethic, and whether or not they made me feel something, or whether or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-m-always-going-to-judge-somebody-on-their-work-ethic-and-whether-or/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/nicolas-cage-1199_block_i-m-always-going-to-judge-somebody-on-th_822329.jpg) > [I was thinking about being more global in my work, which means trying more foreign countries and working with foreign filmmakers, hoping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-was-thinking-about-being-more-global-in-my-work-which-means-trying/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e3/nicolas-cage-1199_country_i-was-thinking-about-being-more-global-i_1352786.jpg) > [I see myself as a student. I would never call myself a master or a maestro. If you take the path of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-see-myself-as-a-student-i-would-never-call-myself-a-master-or-a/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/nicolas-cage-1199_bits_i-see-myself-as-a-student-i-would-never_2885737.jpg) > [I want to try to apply my abilities sometimes to make families happy, so I have to make movies at a venue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-want-to-try-to-apply-my-abilities-sometimes-to-make-families-happy/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b45/nicolas-cage-1199_ability_i-want-to-try-to-apply-my-abilities-some_317066.jpg) > [With every action oriented or adventure film, there's going to be a moment when every actor becomes a stuntman and every stuntman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/with-every-action-oriented-or-adventure-film-there-s-going-to-be-a/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/nicolas-cage-1199_action_with-every-action-oriented-or-adventure_670720.jpg) > [My father once said, 'If you're in the desert and you're dying of thirst, are you going to drink a glass of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/my-father-once-said-if-you-re-in-the-desert-and-you-re-dying-of/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/nicolas-cage-1199_blood_my-father-once-said-if-you-re-in-the-des_2324555.jpg) > [My direction as a person working in film has been to never get comfortable with anything I was doing. At the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/my-direction-as-a-person-working-in-film-has-been-to-never-get/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/nicolas-cage-1199_action_my-direction-as-a-person-working-in-film_3220552.jpg) > [That was one of the reasons why I wanted to tell the story of Colin Price. I saw someone in this fictionalized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/that-was-one-of-the-reasons-why-i-wanted-to-tell-the-story-of-colin/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/nicolas-cage-1199_character_that-was-one-of-the-reasons-why-i-wanted_2307930.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-m-at-the-point-now-where-i-know-i-m-doing-something-right-when-a/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e6/nicolas-cage-1199_boxes_i-m-at-the-point-now-where-i-know-i-m-do_1718250.jpg) > [You get dinged for wanting to do a comedy, then wanting to do a big-budget action film, and then wanting to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/you-get-dinged-for-wanting-to-do-a-comedy-then-wanting-to-do-a-big/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/nicolas-cage-1199_action_you-get-dinged-for-wanting-to-do-a-comed_2556438.jpg) > [I certainly would never overstep my bounds and make suggestions to a director. As an actor I'm trying to fit to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-certainly-would-never-overstep-my-bounds-and-make-suggestions-to-a/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2d/nicolas-cage-1199_ability_i-certainly-would-never-overstep-my-boun_3157609.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Nicolas Cage > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/the-end-of-the-world-is-on-people-s-minds-we-have-the-power-to/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/people-often-say-that-you-should-never-work-with-child-actors-i-think/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [First of all the criteria that I have that goes into any career decision is whether or not I have the life experience, emotional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/first-of-all-the-criteria-that-i-have-that-goes-into-any-career/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/the-only-reason-why-i-tend-to-pass-on-a-movie-is-either-i-don-t-think/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [I've always had a soft spot for comic books. I learned to read from them. The words in them were so interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-ve-always-had-a-soft-spot-for-comic-books-i-learned-to-read-from/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales - sentient life - insects, reptiles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-love-all-animals-i-have-a-fascination-with-fish-birds-whales/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [I definitely went through my magic phase. I think all little boys do at some point or another - they get fascinated by magic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-definitely-went-through-my-magic-phase-i-think-all-little-boys-do/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [One day, one of my dreams is to someday get to do Nemo in '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/one-day-one-of-my-dreams-is-to-someday-get-to-do-nemo-in-20-000/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [I'm very impressed with 'Drive.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-m-very-impressed-with-drive/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [I think I jump around more when I'm alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-think-i-jump-around-more-when-i-m-alone/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-love-it-all-i-don-t-want-to-go-through-my-career-with-one-hand-tied/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [When I won the Oscar, I made a point of actively going against that and doing adventure films like 'Con Air' and 'Gone in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/when-i-won-the-oscar-i-made-a-point-of-actively-going-against-that/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [My father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/my-father-was-always-getting-excited-about-something-it-s-genetically/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-remember-once-imagining-what-my-life-would-be-like-what-i-d-be-like/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) > [I think that if you go about making movies to win Oscars, you're really going about it the wrong way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-think-that-if-you-go-about-making-movies-to-win-oscars-you-re/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/nicolas-cage/#itemlist", "name": "23 Trying Quotes By Nicolas Cage", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I try not to be proud. 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