Picasso said art is a lie that tells the truth, but I think with acting actors get this reputation for being false because of the nature of our job, that we can act well, how can you trust these people, they could be lying, they could be acting right now. But to me to be an effective actor it’s less about lying and more about accessing some truth, even if it is artificial, I know it sounds strange but that’s sort of why I talked about Picasso’s definition of art. Getting the truth somehow, to me, whatever that may be, is a spiritual process. The truth has to go deeper than just my body, it has to go into my imagination and it’s almost like a trance, when it works, I don’t want to think about the dialogue, I don’t want to think about what the scene is at the moment of action, I have to feel it and go into a state where I’m almost out of my body and it’s just happening, it’s just flowing, that’s probably the only way I can describe it in the short amount of time that we have, but it’s a rush, you know, I don’t think it’s any different than painting or music or any other artform. But when it’s working, you go into another dimension, you bring it back and then you share it with people

~ Nicolas Cage, Sedona International Film Festival 2011 ~

" Because when you talk about the work, it's kind of stupid because the work speaks for itself. I don't want to name it, because when you name it, if you name it, then it loses its mystery. If I tell you exactly what I was thinking, or what I was up to - and I have been guilty of that - then you lose your secret connection with the work of art."

WonderCon, April 2010

"I want to transform myself every time I get. I'll wear wigs. I'll wear nose pieces. I'll wear green contact lenses in my eyes. I'll do whatever I need to do to create a character. That's what it's about. That's the fun of it, you know."

WonderCon, April 2010