Nicolas Cage quotes

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

— Nicolas Cage

“I'm not a trained actor. I'm someone who is autodidactic and learned on my own.”

— Nicolas Cage

“I've acted professionally since I was 16.”

— Nicolas Cage

“One of my goals is to have a base near mainland China. I think Hong Kong would be a good match for me. I like being in Hong Kong.”

— Nicolas Cage

“Science fiction is a way that I can go into the abstract, go into the imagination, and audiences are still willing to go along for the ride.”

— Nicolas Cage

“It's no secret that I've always had an interest in mythology. Whether it's Arthurian or ancient Greek or even Marvel universe. I've always connected with it on some level.”

— Nicolas Cage

“Children, to me, are of the utmost importance. They're really the future, aren't they?”

— Nicolas Cage

“I bought a Yamaha-1 and I was doing 180 miles per hour home on the 405 and that's really, really crazy but I did it.”

— Nicolas Cage

“I think it's no secret that I've tried to take chances in my career and also in my life, and I believe to not live in fear.”

— Nicolas Cage

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

— Nicolas Cage

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

— Nicolas Cage

“I want to always find new ways of reinventing myself.”

— Nicolas Cage

“I would love to work with Tim Burton. I think we would be very good together.”

— Nicolas Cage

“I'm not contractually obligated to sequels on anything.”

— Nicolas Cage

“I've always had a soft spot for comic books.”

— Nicolas Cage

“Idris Elba is a grand actor. He's very larger than life; he's bigger than life.”

— Nicolas Cage

“Often you hear stories about never working with children. I disagree because children still have that residual magical thinking. They haven't had their imagination knocked out of them by turning into adults and life experiences.”

— Nicolas Cage

“I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene.”

— Nicolas Cage

“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 in the box. I don't want to make it too easy for people and I don't want to make it too easy for myself. I want to try something unusual.”

— Nicolas Cage

“At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. The name Cage came from a comic book character called Power Man.”

— Nicolas Cage

“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 everything's like a CD.”

— Nicolas Cage

“Hopefully as a result of 'The Frozen Ground,' more and more people will be aware of the horrible things that happen to ladies all over the world and give them respect. This movie is a love letter to those victims.”

— Nicolas Cage

“'Knowing' is one of those movies where you're going to get the spectacle, and you're going to have the entertainment in the grand science fiction tradition. But also, it will perhaps stimulate some discussion to help you sort out on your own where you might choose to go in terms of your own needs. Now, I say that without preaching.”

— Nicolas Cage

“As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I can apply myself as an actor, is to go beyond movie stardom and celebrity.”

— Nicolas Cage

“I do tend to apply myself to projects that make me uncomfortable because usually when that happens I try to find a way of existing in the project that is more creative.”

— Nicolas Cage

“I 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 Cage

“I like movies where you feel like you're going into another world, and no matter how many times you watch it, you're gonna see something new in that world. That level of detail really inspires me.”

— Nicolas Cage

“People are losing jobs, people need to be entertained, and I want to make movies that parents and children can look forward to seeing, that can become a kind of family ritual.”

— 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 it honestly, or because of time constraints with personal things in my life.”

— Nicolas Cage

“There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated characters. Or what they would call over-the-top performances. Well, this is completely false.”

— Nicolas Cage