Nicolas Cage

“There's a fine line between the Method actor and the schizophrenic.”

“Look, I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters.”

“I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters. They're the reason I got into movies.”

“Hopefully as a result of 'The Frozen Ground,' more and more people will be aware of the horrible things that happen to ladies all over the world and give them respect. This movie is a love l...”

“I'm not really gadget oriented. I'm not into technology or computers. I'm not good at interfacing with that sort of gear.”

“My father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere.”

“One of the pluses of getting older is you set some limits.”

“We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male actor in Hollywood movies, which is something I take great umbrage with. You know, my son is Asian....”

“To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.”

“I've really had good luck working with younger actors. Every younger actor that I have worked with has always been really on top of their game and fascinating to watch.”

“Every great story seems to begin with a snake.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 fr...”

“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 inspir...”

“I think what makes people fascinating is conflict, it's drama, it's the human condition. Nobody wants to watch perfection.”

“Everything we do impacts someone else's life.”

“Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether I jotted down a few lines or it came out in improvisati...”

“I came out of independent film, that's my roots.”

“I don't want to just do independent movies and I don't want to just do adventure films. I enjoy both, and I think both are cogent.”