Nicolas Cage Quotes

As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental.

I have tried different things as an actor and have always believed in experimenting.

What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing.

I'm an actor. I play roles in films and theaters. I don't act out, and I don't play people.

An actor will use every piece of information at their disposal, or a good actor will.

Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.

As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

Acting is a growing tick muscle. I really believe that it's similar to being a musician in that the more you practice it in any capacity, as much as you practice doing it every day, the better you get.

I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.

My acting career began on the streets of New York. When I was a cop, I played many impressive roles, from derelict to a doctor, and my life often depended on my performance.

For me, acting is play. It's just play and it's playing make believe really, really well.

Modeling is great because I don't have lines to memorize. But I find acting much more challenging - which is a good thing!

Stage acting is for me the basic form of acting. If you make films all the time, you have so few possibilities to rehearse. And it's important to rehearse, because it gives you the possibility to try things which are not good!

As much as I know people love the method and what you can draw out of yourself, a lot of acting is very imaginative.

I'm an actor. I love to create.

All good actors are very bright. You can't be stupid and a good actor. You may be inarticulate, you may not be highly educated, but all good actors are quick-witted, some of them dazzlingly so. All you do is guide them.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I love the craft of acting, I love learning, I love everything that comes with the new project; the whole process is totally intoxicating to me.

I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process.

Acting is constant exploration.

I ask all my actors to do two things: I ask them to fail for me, and I ask them to surprise me.

It's great to be an actor, and it's great to embody something more than who you are.