Nicolas Cage

“I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.”

“Everything I do, I do on instinct.”

“You can't be a hero if you're not a little mad.”

“I am a vampire. I am a vampire. I am a vampire.”

“I'm drawn to things that are new and different. I'm drawn to things that are not of this world.”

“I have a love/hate relationship with the city of New Orleans.”

“I'm not a Method actor. I'm a 'method' actor.”

“I like the grotesque. It's the most human.”

“I'm not interested in being 'cool'. I'm interested in being 'real'.”

“To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules and find a new way of doing things.”

“I'm not a big fan of the word 'celebrity'. I'm a big fan of the word 'actor'.”

“You know, the camera's a microscope. It's a lie detector. And it sees things that you don't want it to see.”

“I think that the celebrity is a mask.”

“The only thing that I want to do is, I want to be a good dad. I want to be a good man.”

“I have a personal ritual. I don't like to read reviews.”

“I'm at the point where I just want to work with directors that I admire.”

“Acting is a way of living out one's insanity.”