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I believe that there's a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There's no reason to be rude about it.

Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 7
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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.
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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.
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Generally my instinct is to not do biographical movies. I want to build characters and not be locked into playing a part in history.
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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.
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I think that if you go about making movies to win Oscars, you’re really going about it the wrong way.
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When you start a movie, it's not like other kinds of work that you have when you know your boss for years or colleagues for years. You're meeting everyone, mostly, for the first time. You have to get comfortable with those people so you can perform, because the first thing that is going to shut you down is any kind of anxiety.
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I'm a seeker. I'm very much a believer in science. But I do think there are times when science and mysticism intersect.
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My definition of a father is someone who empowers their children.
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I want to always find new ways of reinventing myself.
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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.
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I've always had a soft spot for comic books.
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I don't want to sit around by the pool luxuriating with a margarita. That's just not what I want to do.
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