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I like to work with young people, because young people haven’t had their dreams kicked out of them yet. Full of confidence, and imagination, and vision, and when they score that all gets empowered.

Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 7
Actor
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Long Beach
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Nicholas Kim Coppola
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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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Yeah, my real name is Coppola. I changed it because they'd think I was some nepotism-oriented kid.
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