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I find it inspiring and I always think when I'm working on something new, whether it's a new kind of character or a new kind of story or new kind of camera, it gets my creative wheels spinning.

Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 7
Actor
Character Actor
Executive Producer
Film Actor
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Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Presenter
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Long Beach
California
Nicholas Kim Coppola
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