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
students grows hopefully
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.
possibility skeptical percent
I would say that I'm 98 percent skeptical, but the other 2 percent [is] open for the possibility of things.
pride trying proud
I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride.
dog interesting pick-me-up
I have dogs, and it's no secret that I find reptiles interesting, but the thing about reptiles is that they really just wanna be left alone, and I understand them. It's, 'Don't pick me up, stop holding me, don't look at me, just leave me alone.' I have to admit, sometimes I feel like that.
impact
Everything we do impacts someone else's life.
acting way energy
For me, acting was a way of taking destructive energy and doing something productive with it, and in that way it was quite a life saver.
rebel
How do you rebel in a family of rebels?
kids giving parent
God bless the popcorn film. Especially movies where you can take the kids, because I remember looking forward to seeing these movies with my parents, and if I can give that back, I'm gonna do it.
avant-garde fiction fantasy
I like fantasy. I like horror, science fiction because I can get avant-garde with those performances in those movies.
drama thinking perfection
I think what makes people fascinating is conflict, it's drama, it's the human condition. Nobody wants to watch perfection.
father gmos excited
My father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere.
teenager people want
As a teenager I was more of an anarchist, but now I want people to thrive and be harmonious.
sometimes
Sometimes I do love to rehearse, but I always switch it up depending on whom I'm working with.
halloween holiday makeup
Halloween has always been fascinating to me from a very young age. I think any actor would be fascinated by Halloween because it's one of the only holidays that advocates dressing up in makeup and costumes and transforming oneself.