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“Some things are true whether you believe in them or not.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Believe
“I think that movies can help guide us through those experiences [the problems that are happening in our daily lives, the stresses between countries, the economy and global warming]. I think all art tries to grapple with, redefine, come to terms with, express what's happening now when it's working. You can be entertained, but you can also be stimulated to think about things.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Country #Art #Stress
“I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Independence #Declaration Of Independence #Stealing
“When I work, I really try to get absorbed in the character. Unless I want to do something playful with the camera, I'm not too worried about where the camera is or positions.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Character #Trying #Want
“I like both Blu-ray and DVD, but Blu-ray gives you more options.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Dvds #Giving #Rays
“When you have 400 people watching you making a movie, it doesn't go where you want it to go. It's a lot of pressure.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#People #Pressure #Want
“To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Acting #Actors #Criminals
“I got a little tired of movies where I had to shoot people. I got to thinking about the power of film and what that power is. The power is in fact that it really can change people's minds.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Tired #Thinking #People
“Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Responsibility #Action #Ability
“Without impending on your own personal choice, there are going to be those that wear the hat of religion and those that wear the hat of science. I still don't really understand why they can't wear both hats, because personally, I think that they go beautifully together.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Thinking #Choices #Together
“I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Sharks #Panthers #Lizards
“I generally enjoy the rehearsal process because that's where you can share your ideas, get your thoughts and feelings out and see whether or not they're going to land, whether or not people are going to agree with them, particularly the director. So you can sort out in that process any elements that need to be sorted out before you're on the set, and of course that saves time and it also makes everyone more comfortable working together.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Land #Ideas #People
“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

#Believe #Thinking #Careers
“My father used to say to me, "It doesn't matter what the profession is, but if they're the best in their field, it will always be fascinating to watch." And I said, "Really, dad? Even like someone who makes pencils?" "Even someone who makes pencils, it will be fascinating to watch."”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Dad #Father #Watches
“Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Depressing #Passion #Important
“I see myself as a student. I would never call myself a master or a maestro. If you take the path of the student, that means that you have to try a little bit of everything in the hopes that you're going to learn something or strike some kind of new note or new sound or new expression in the process. I'm not going for grades. I'm going for an education. That means I'm going to continue experimenting and trying new things to try to evolve and learn.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Mean #Expression #Trying
“Every great story seems to begin with a snake.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Snakes #Stories
“I always say, "Well if you think it's over the top, then tell me where the top is first. I don't think anyone can, but if you can tell me where the top is, then I'll tell you whether or not I'm over it."”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Thinking #Firsts #Wells
“Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether I jotted down a few lines or it came out in improvisation.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Opportunity #Lines #Scratches
“If you have people that totally support you and have your back, I feel like you have all the confidence in the world, and you believe that you can do things that most people can't achieve. I feel that's really important.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Believe #People #Support
“Actors have an opportunity to use storytelling as a way to solve pain.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Pain #Opportunity #Actors
“I like to work with young people because young people haven't had their dreams kicked out of them yet. They're full of confidence and imagination and vision and when they score, that all get's empowered.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Dream #Imagination #People
“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

#Book #Interesting #Comic
“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 Cage

#Students #Grows #Hopefully
“I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Inspirational #Powerful #Thinking
“I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales - sentient life - insects, reptiles.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Animal #Whales #Bird
“I wasn't any good at romnace. I was a total nerd. My thing is, I was just too romantic. I was the romantic goofball. I wasn't cynical enough or harsh enough. I cared too much, so I always made a fool out of myself.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Cynical #Nerd #Too Much
“We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male actor in Hollywood movies, which is something I take great umbrage with. You know, my son is Asian. He may want to direct one day; he may want to be an actor like his father - and I want that to be open to him.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Father #Son #Chinese
“My definition of a father is someone who empowers their children.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Children #Father #Empowering
“I would like to find a way to embrace what Led Zeppelin did, in filmmaking.”
-- Nicolas Cage

#Way #Zeppelins #Embrace

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