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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.

Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 7
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I just try to keep it fresh. I try to keep it interesting. The truth is my roots are independently spirited dramas that are small, and I will always go back to that well, because that's where I broke out of. But I'm going to keep doing as many different movies as I possibly can.
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I always say to myself that if I can make a movie that makes a kid smile or gives them some hope or something to get excited about, then I'm applying myself in the best way that I can. I don't think that just goes for kids. I think that it goes for adults, as well, and for families.
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I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales - sentient life - insects, reptiles.
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I always see America as really belonging to the Native Americans. Even though I'm American, I still feel like a visitor in my own country.
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Feel like real time unfolding. It's going to smack of reality and feel as real as it can ... The buildings themselves aren't (shown) ... The movie's about what happened amongst this handful of men when the buildings came down.
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I don't want you to think that I'm up late reading a stack of Spider-Man comics and eating a tray of lemon cookies while sucking my thumb. I'm not doing that. But I am loyal to the influences of my childhood.
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When I play supernatural characters in 'Ghost Rider' or 'City Of Angels,' the possibilities are limitless. The possibilities are endless, you can do so much with that.
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Personally, my interests are ancient history and ancient civilizations. In my own life, I'd like to go to places like Easter Island.
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Having been a father for 19 years I realise fatherhood has changed me.
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I never say never, but I haven't been given the quality of script to compel me to go on television.
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How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else.
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I believe that everybody has the right to believe what they want to believe and to knock somebody's faith and religion is foolish, whatever it may be - Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism.
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I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.
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