Nicolas Cage Is A Great Actor And

Hollywood Is Great For Entertaining People, It's A Wonderful Business But It's Make-believe, You Must Remember That. That's One Of The Most Important Things To Remember And The Distinction In Your Own Life, Otherwise People Get Lost In Their Own Fame, And It Makes Them Unhappy.

When I Was A Kid, I Was Like Everyone Else: Afraid Of Getting Nuked. We Had Drills In School - Sweden Was Very Close To The Soviet Union. There Was Definitely A Lot Of Tension.

You Can't Give Someone Five Hundred Punches In A Film Anymore. You Beat On Them, And They Continue To Stand There Staring At You. That Doesn't Work. People Just Don't Buy That Anymore.

I Was Very Sickly As A Kid And Had A Lot Of Allergies, So Martial Arts Gave Me The Chance To Feel Strong.

When I Started Studying Acting In New York, I Didn't Plan To Be An Action Hero. I Just Wanted To Learn Acting Because I Felt It Was Something I Needed To Try To Do For Myself, To Express Something, My Inner Pain, Or Something I Couldn't Get Out.