I think that if you go about making movies to win Oscars, you're really going about it the wrong way. — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I find children inspiring. The way they look at the world. The magical world they live in, to me, is inspiring. — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Peter Fonda is the reason I became a motorcyclist. I saw Easy Rider and I bought a motorcycle the next day, and… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Actors have an opportunity to use storytelling as a way to solve pain. — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
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… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think. — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
The only way the devil really exists in my opinion... is in interactions with people who don't walk the walk and talk… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
How do you say one actor is better than another actor? You can definitely say that in the Olympics if it's the… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I believe that there's a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There's no reason to be rude about it. — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Well, good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I was thinking about being more global in my work, which means trying more foreign countries and working with foreign filmmakers, hoping… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
For me, acting was a way of taking destructive energy and doing something productive with it, and in that way it was… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I invite the entire spectrum, shall we call it, of feeling. Because that is my greatest resource as a film actor. I… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I would like to find a way to embrace what Led Zeppelin did, in filmmaking. — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I do tend to apply myself to projects that make me uncomfortable because usually when that happens I try to find a… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I have a love-hate relationship with New Orleans, which is the strongest sort of relationship. I've had some extraordinary, beautiful, poetic experiences… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
In the beginning my energy and passion for acting came from an almost punk rock need to express a lot of anger… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I always say to myself that if I can make a movie that makes a kid smile or gives them some hope… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
When I started experimenting with fantasy and horror films and looking for characters who had some sort of emotional or mental difficulty,… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I haven't made anything I don't believe in. I've always started a movie with a song in my heart, and even when… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
You get dinged for wanting to do a comedy, then wanting to do a big-budget action film, and then wanting to do… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Science fiction is a way that I can go into the abstract, go into the imagination, and audiences are still willing to… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I got into film acting because I wanted to be James Dean. We lost him at a very young age - he… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
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… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
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… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
First of all the criteria that I have that goes into any career decision is whether or not I have the life experience, emotional… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
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… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I've always had a soft spot for comic books. I learned to read from them. The words in them were so interesting. — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales - sentient life - insects, reptiles. — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I definitely went through my magic phase. I think all little boys do at some point or another - they get fascinated by magic… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
One day, one of my dreams is to someday get to do Nemo in '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.' — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
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.… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
When I won the Oscar, I made a point of actively going against that and doing adventure films like 'Con Air' and 'Gone in… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
