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I always see America as really belonging to the Native Americans. Even though I'm American, I still feel like a visitor in my own country. (Nicolas Cage)
I like fantasy. I like horror, science fiction because I can get avant-garde with those performances in those movies. View quote
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I'm not contractually obligated to sequels on anything. View quote
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I definitely went through my magic phase. I think all little boys do at some point or another - they get fascinated by magic tricks. View quote
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I never studied dance, but if you look at 'Wild At Heart,' my mother saw that movie and said, 'You are a dancer. Look at how you're moving: all that strange energy is like modern dance.' View quote
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I have a love / hate relationship with the city of New Orleans, which is the strongest kind of relationship. View quote
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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. View quote
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Good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort of root in the abstract. View quote
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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? View quote
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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. View quote
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There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated characters. Or what they would call over-the-top performances. Well, this is completely false. (Nicolas Cage)
My mother was a dancer, so I like to use the body as part of the instrument of acting. View quote
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How do you say one actor is better than another actor? You can definitely say that in the Olympics if it's the same race and someone wins the race. The only way to really do it and have it be sincere would be if you get all the actors together, and they're all playing the same part, and then you rate which one made you feel the most. View quote
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Actors have an opportunity to use storytelling as a way to solve pain. View quote
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I try to do as many stunts as they'll let me do. I think it's important for an audience to feel that the actor's really doing it. View quote
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I want to make all kinds of movies. I do want to make big movies that are a lot of fun to go to, but I also want to make movies that are going to stimulate some thought and maybe raise some awareness. View quote
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I'm at the point now where I know I'm doing something right when a movie gets mixed reviews, because then I'm not in the box. I don't want to make it too easy for people and I don't want to make it too easy for myself. I want to try something unusual. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't think movies are the reason why this violence exists, I think it's going to happen whether movies are there or not. View quote
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I would like to find a way to embrace what Led Zeppelin did, in filmmaking. (Nicolas Cage)
When I'm in England, I know I'm a visitor, but being a white man in England with ancestry that's German and Italian, I have a history with the Romans and the Saxons. I feel some connection and ancestry here, as weird as that sounds. View quote
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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. View quote
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One day, one of my dreams is to someday get to do Nemo in '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.' View quote
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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. View quote
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