Nicolas Cage turns 59: the origins of the stage name, the five marriages and the other 7 secrets about him

«After a couple of flops, I realized that I had been sidelined by the studios and that they would never call me back. I’ve always known that for me I needed a young director who would remember some of my films, who would consider me suitable for his script and who would rediscover me ». Just a few days ago Nicolas Cage vented on the pages of Variety in a long interview, also mentioning the name of his “savior” Michael Sarnoski, director of one of the films – “Pig” – which in recent times has brought back to the crest of ‘wave the star (who turns 59 on January 7). Cage in the course of the same interview declared that he does not like being defined as an «actor»: «For me he always implies“ oh, he is a great actor, so he is a great liar ”. So, at the risk of sounding pretentious a******, I like the word “thespian” because it means you’re heading to your heart, or your imagination, or your memories, or your dreams, to bring back something that allows you to communicate with the public». But this is not the only curiosity about him.