Here is another essay from caged wisdom. This time, it is about the movie Face/off:
http://www.avclub.com/toronto/articles/faceoff-1997,70162/
"When you think about magic, it is imagination plus willpower focused in such a way that you can create a conscious effect in the material world..."
Nicolas Cage
Another cool read from AVclub, thanks for posting Lady R!
Here are some of my thoughts on Face/ Off and both Nic and John Travolta talking about it on Inside The Actor's Studio :
http://www.cagealotcastle.com/t39905740/good-vs-evil-and-larger-than-life-characters-in-faceoff/