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You get dinged for wanting to do a comedy, then wanting to do a big-budget action film, and then wanting to do an indie. But you can't let other people trying to label you get in the way of trying to do something artistically.

Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 7
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