Brian Taylor, Co-director of Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, on Nicolas Cage, Feb 2012

"What you hear a lot is, "it's crazy Nic". It's not really Nic being crazy, he's incredibly focussed and cerebral, he knows exactly what he's  doing. And no matter how 'over the top' and 'balls to the wall' and outrageous those moments can be, right in the middle of it you can always say, "ok, if that was an 8 let's see what a 7 is like", or, "let's go from 7 and let's take that up to 10 just on this line". and he gets it, he does it exactly. He's so disciplined even in his maddest moments, we never think of it as crazy Nic, we think of it as Nic bringing what the scene needs."

"Nic behaves erratically AND is a consummate pro - these things are not mutually exclusive with him. he shows up with ancient egyptian voodoo artifacts in one hand and an oscar in the other. a beast among men."

"his continued passion and intensity in his approach - after all these years - is unf***ingbelievable. he's an inspiring dude."

"Nic cage is one of the most extraordinary individuals i've met."