Quotes from Nicolas Cage

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

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.

Movies work, in my opinion, on the best level when they're more enigmatic, when we don't say it's this or that and where it raises more questions than answers.

I've always maintained that I see myself as a student. There's always something to learn and be challenged by and hopefully grow from.

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.

One of the things that's interesting to me is I find things like caffeine and stunts actually relax me. When they're putting a bit of gel on my arm and lighting me on fire, or when I'm about to go into a high-speed car chase or rev a motorcycle up pretty fast, I find everything else around me slows down.

I always add a year to myself, so I'm prepared for my next birthday. So when I was 39, I was already 40.

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 letter to those victims.

I believe that there's a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There's no reason to be rude about it.

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.

These so called Popcorn movies, or family movies, actually provide something quite beautiful and something quite necessary, which is a family bonding experience.

Nobody ever thinks clearly at the airport.

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.

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

My definition of a father is someone who empowers their children.

Having been a father for 19 years I realise fatherhood has changed me.

My father always 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.

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.

To live you have to experiment, to have the ability to experiment you have to have confidence, to have confidence you have to be loved, to be loved you have to love.

I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it.

I think I jump around more when I'm alone.

I have eclectic tastes in the movies I want to do.

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.

I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.