I never say never, but I haven't been given the quality of script to compel me to go on television. Nicolas Cage More Quotes by Nicolas Cage More Quotes From Nicolas Cage I'm not an anarchist any more. I still love the Sex Pistols, but I don't want to be a punk rocker all the time, but I do want to carry on exploring new forms of acting. Nicolas Cage actingwantsex Actors, their greatest tool, their greatest resource is imagination. You can take things, power objects, you can recruit your dreams, you can access your memories and get there. So the idea is not to act but to just be. Nicolas Cage dreammemoriesideas I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. Nicolas Cage wakingtelevisionyears It's kind of a unique concept, but it's totally real, isn't it? ... I mean, these paramedics put themselves in incredibly stressful situations, are killing themselves to save our lives and they're not really regarded or appreciated. Nicolas Cage uniquerealmean 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. Nicolas Cage givingkidsthinking As a child, these colourful superheroes that could fly, or were horrifying like Ghost Rider and the Hulk, with this tremendous rage or these supernatural powers, provided an escape for me from my mundane existence, from my lack of friends or my inability to communicate well with people. They liberated me. Nicolas Cage superherochildrenpeople When I act, I hear it like music. In my head, I hear the dialogue like music. Nicolas Cage dialogue Film acting is one of the only industries where you're criticized for working hard. In any other industry, it's considered a quality and something to behold. Nicolas Cage qualityfilmacting It's a family that's loaded with grudges and passion. We come from a long line of robbers and highwaymen in Italy, you know. Killers, even. Nicolas Cage killerspassionlong It's amazing marrying someone who wants nothing to do with Hollywood. Nicolas Cage marryinghollywoodwant One day, one of my dreams is to someday get to do Nemo in '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.' Nicolas Cage leagueseadream One of my goals is to have a base near mainland China. I think Hong Kong would be a good match for me. I like being in Hong Kong. Nicolas Cage goalwould-bethinking One of the pluses of getting older is you set some limits. Nicolas Cage getting-olderlimits Personally, my interests are ancient history and ancient civilizations. In my own life, I'd like to go to places like Easter Island. Nicolas Cage easterislandscivilization Picasso said art is a lie that tells the truth. What if you just want to tell the truth and not lie about it? Nicolas Cage what-iflyingart The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes. Nicolas Cage characterboysamerica Film has lost something in the translation to high tech. It's become so super-real. It's with digital this and stereo that, and everything's like a CD. Nicolas Cage digitalcdsreal At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. The name Cage came from a comic book character called Power Man. Nicolas Cage charactermenbook The movies I cannot go without and that I watch annually are 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Scarface' and 'Fantasia.' Nicolas Cage fantasiaorangewatches I'm an enormous admirer of Christopher Lee. He's somebody, along with Vincent Price, who I celebrate, and I wanted my movies to show that celebration and that honoring of these great film stars that were unafraid to go into horror and Grand Guignol and the macabre. Nicolas Cage celebrationhorrorstars
