384 Quotes by Nicolas Cage

I don’t like it when people on the street say “smile” or “cheer up.” It’s a real cheap line. I’m feeling good. I’m feeling real grateful for everything. It’s a solid time in my life. When people say I look sad, they’re wrong.

I love it all. I don’t want to go through my career with one hand tied behind my back. I love making kids happy. I love the midnight audience. I like intense dramas. And I like high-adrenaline action films.

I find it inspiring and I always think when I’m working on something new, whether it’s a new kind of character or a new kind of story or new kind of camera, it gets my creative wheels spinning.

We’ve become so glorified in the movie-star system that it’s become this artificial royalty. The truth is that we’re circus clowns.

My father used to say to me, “It doesn’t matter what the profession is, but if they’re the best in their field, it will always be fascinating to watch.” And I said, “Really, dad? Even like someone who makes pencils?” “Even someone who makes pencils, it will be fascinating to watch.”

When you’re playing supernatural characters, there’s an infinite number of possibilities with a character. And I also think they’re wonderful and entertaining for the whole family. You don’t have a high body count...

If you have people that totally support you and have your back, I feel like you have all the confidence in the world, and you believe that you can do things that most people can’t achieve. I feel that’s really important.

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.

Halloween has always been fascinating to me from a very young age. I think any actor would be fascinated by Halloween because it’s one of the only holidays that advocates dressing up in makeup and costumes and transforming oneself.