384 Quotes by Nicolas Cage

I always say, "Well if you think it's over the top, then tell me where the top is first. I don't think anyone can, but if you can tell me where the top is, then I'll tell you whether or not I'm over it."

I'm the first to admit that I like going to, or my memories at least of going to Clint Eastwood movies or Charles Bronson or James Bond.

When I work, I really try to get absorbed in the character. Unless I want to do something playful with the camera, I'm not too worried about where the camera is or positions.

I don't want a perfect character, I want a character who has, as strange as it sounds, some humanity, some flaws, some needs.

I would love to work with Tim Burton. I think we would be very good together.

I do like characters that have flaws, some sort of pathos to them that they are trying to sort out.

I'm very impressed with 'Drive.'

For me, acting was a way of taking destructive energy and doing something productive with it, and in that way it was quite a life saver.

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.