Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola, known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and producer. He has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. In the early years of his career, Cage starred in films such as Valley Girl, Racing with the Moon, Birdy, Peggy Sue Got Married, Raising Arizona, Moonstruck, Vampire's Kiss, Wild at Heart, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Red Rock West...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 January 1964
CityLong Beach, CA
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The Weather Man ... films with more serious themes get more attention.
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The idea that kids younger than mine are fighting guerilla wars using guns sold for profit is just mind-boggling to me. And the question is, who are the people supplying those weapons? How do they sleep? What kind of people are they?
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I always knew she was great, ... but this was the first time I got to see her in the work background.
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I wish I had learned more about it in high school, but they didn't put it in the history books, ... I have great respect for the Navajo Code Talkers and their heroic acts.
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I really want people to know that despite the title, and despite the fact that weaponry plays a major role, this is anything but a typical action movie, ... It's a movie I hope brings some attention to what is a very serious issue for me, and one that a lot of people just aren't aware of.
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When I received the script for 'The Weather Man,' I thought, 'Oh well, here's a parallel.' Sometimes I choose movies that help me do something positive with a negative emotion. And 'The Weather Man' was an opportunity to take this well of feeling that I had and just funnel it.
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Well, it's very simple and it may sound strange, but I am Ghost Rider. It wasn't that challenging ... He's a man trying to take a negative and turn it into a positive ... Johnny Blaze has this horrible thing happened to him and he's going to take that negative and make it a positive, no matter what.
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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.
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Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.
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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.
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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."
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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 discover in that laboratory.
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake.
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Someone like Vincent Price or somebody like Christopher Lee, they never won an award, and it doesn't matter. They're cool.