Nicolas Cage Quotes

I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something - even if it fails miserably. But I've sort of given up on believing that I'm going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.

It's not often as an actor you get to be involved with a project that seems to be on the right side of history.

These issues are so important. I just felt the best thing to do right now is contribute and go forward.

Culture changes because of musicians and actors and actresses. There's a responsibility there. You may ignore the responsibility. You may choose to be a bad role model. But, you are a role model nonetheless.

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world.

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble.

I get up each and every day trying to do my level best to make Victoria a better place.

Wouldn't it be grand if we thought that theater could have that impact on the political life of a country?

'Hunger' definitely changed my life, in terms of being recognized by filmmakers, since that was very much a filmmakers' film.

I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.

As a philanthropist, I give away a lot of money every year. Yet I thought there was a higher leverage to come in and create movies and TV shows that were actually able to do some good in the world.

I hope I work effectively, but I never feel I have exhausted what I should be doing... I believe we have a responsibility to be a good influence on others.

I have always taken up films that I like. And in the process if I have done films which bring out something that could do society good, I think it's great.

Whether I act or direct I ensure that there is a social message attached.

I think there is a value in leaving the world a little better off, and movies can do that in a minor way.

At this point, in 2008, if you put out a book, a movie, or write a verse, paint a painting, it should have some sort of social value.

The aim of art, the aim of a life can only be to increase the sum of freedom and responsibility to be found in every man and in the world. It cannot, under any circumstances, be to reduce or suppress that freedom, even temporarily.

I thank God for Hip Hop because Marvin Gaye didn't have that and he was able to be that dope. For us to have that and more, I feel like it is up to us to be as dope as we can possibly be.

I feel the responsibility to make things which on some level have something positive to say.

I wouldn't say I wanna conquer the world anymore. But I want to be a part of making the world a better place. I want to inspire people and I wanna be part of the solution.

Art isn't supposed to change the world, but it can.

I feel like it's my responsibility to be the greatest I can be. If I go out there and start making terrible music, I don't expect people to like me. If I'm making great music and there's no reason for people to not like me, that's when it's going to make me upset. People just need to take a chance and listen.

I'm really enjoying being an actor right now, at this point in my life. It's a great job, it's a huge responsibility, and I just want to do it more.

Art is the work of a human being – something a person does with generosity to touch someone else to make a change for the better.

To know is to care, to care is to act, to act is to make a difference.