I would like to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made Ringu, and I would like to take 'The Wicker Man' to Japan, except this time he's a ghost. Nicolas Cage More Quotes by Nicolas Cage More Quotes From Nicolas Cage I'm always curious about what happens when we die. And I'd like to think that somehow the spirit goes on. I'd rather not think that it's just about this. Nicolas Cage spirit goes-on thinking I like movies where you feel like you're going into another world, and no matter how many times you watch it, you're gonna see something new in that world. That level of detail really inspires me. Nicolas Cage levels inspire world I'll speak for myself, but there's a lot of humor to be found in sarcasm and darkness. You talk to any paramedic, they survive by developing a pretty off-kilter sense of humor. Nicolas Cage sense-of-humor sarcasm darkness I'm one of those people that feels that Americans that shouldn't do Shakespeare... The rhythms of the English language and the mannerisms of the English speech seems to work effortlessly with William Shakespeare, but when Americans do it, something seems stuck. Nicolas Cage speech language people Shock is still fun. I won't ever shut the door on it. Nicolas Cage shock doors fun I haven't made anything I don't believe in. I've always started a movie with a song in my heart, and even when I'm a little unclear about it, something magical happens and it comes into focus in a way that I'm feeling good about. Nicolas Cage heart song believe The biggest problem for me was feeling that as I became more balanced and a better man that I wouldn't have the fire to create from. Nicolas Cage fire feelings men Acting is like any other art form, in that you have the option to go very big or go very small. Nicolas Cage form acting art I hit the ground running, without a lot of training, so I had to do whatever I could do to survive as a professional, and if that meant being that character 24/7 and acting out, I was going to do that. I lived those characters, I brought them home with me. Nicolas Cage home running character Celebrity is a word I take great umbrage with. I'm actively anti-celebrity. Nicolas Cage I invite the entire spectrum, shall we call it, of feeling. Because that is my greatest resource as a film actor. I need to be able to feel everything, which is why I refuse to go on any kind of medication. Not that I need to! But my point is, I wouldn't even explore that, because it would get in the way of my instrument. Nicolas Cage actors feelings needs I haven't isolated myself. I am not living on a yacht somewhere. I am not tucked away or behind a gate somewhere. I am not flying on a private plane. I am going to the airport, I am with people, some of the interactions are good, some of them are not so good, but it keeps me in touch with being, you know, part of society. Nicolas Cage airports flying people Hollywood didn't know if I was an actor or a nut or if I was this crazy character I was playing. I had developed an image of being a little bit unusual, different and wild. Nicolas Cage crazy nuts character I know there's been a lot that's been said about animated voice work, as though it's 'you can do this in your jeans and there's no camera and no pressure there. It's no big deal. It's easy.' The truth is, it's really a great test: how deep is your ability is to access your imagination? Nicolas Cage jeans voice imagination I've gotten pretty good at leaving characters on the set. I go home and try to relax and regroup and be ready for the next day. Nicolas Cage next-day home character I don't want you to think that I'm up late reading a stack of Spider-Man comics and eating a tray of lemon cookies while sucking my thumb. I'm not doing that. But I am loyal to the influences of my childhood. Nicolas Cage reading men thinking I do tend to apply myself to projects that make me uncomfortable because usually when that happens I try to find a way of existing in the project that is more creative. Nicolas Cage creative trying way With my name in cement, I feel actualised. - On cementing his hand prints on Sunset Boulevard Nicolas Cage sunset names hands Tattoos to me are the outward symbol of the inward change within my soul. Nicolas Cage inward tattoo soul One of the first signs of being depressed is that you lose interest in things. That's why I think it is important to stay passionate. Nicolas Cage passion important thinking
