Nicolas Cage is one of the weirdest, yet talented actors Hollywood has to offer, and best of all, his weirdness isn’t something unique to his roles, he’s just a weird and cool guy in real life.
Here is a collection of crazy confessions, which Nicolas Cage has said in an interview, which are simply unbeatable.
1. Nicolas Cage explained that his Dragon tattoo on his back had to be a “bunny”.
During an interview, Nicolas Cage recounted that he once read that according to the Chinese horoscope, he had been “The year of the Dragon”.
“I was so excited about the idea that I decided to get a Dragon tattooed on my back”
“After a while I found out that I was wrong, and that I was actually born in the year of the Rabbit.”
“I had an identity crisis where I thought I was a Dragon, but I turned out to be a rabbit.”
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2. Nicolas Cage recounted the time an intruder snuck into his house, naked and armed with a paddle.
During an interview, Nicolas Cage revealed that a naked intruder invaded his home.
“It sounds funny, but it was actually terrifying.”
“I found him naked, hiding in my closet, wearing one of my leather jackets. I had to use ‘Verbal Judo’ to scare him,” said the actor.
3. Nicolas Cage confessed that Cher spoke to him to insult him
Nicolas Cage confessed that the singer Cher spoke to him, after having seen his movie “Peggy Sue Got Married”.
“Cher spoke to me and said, ‘I saw your movie, and your performance was like watching a car crash for two hours.'”
“I was flattered that he saw it like that.”
4. Nicolas Cage recounted the time he ate mushrooms with his cat and thought the cat was his brother
During an interview with David Letterman, Nicolas Cage confessed that he once had a bag of mushrooms in his fridge, and somehow his cat managed to steal it.
“My cat was eating them ravenously. I tried to stop him but I said, ‘Screw it, I’ll eat too.’
“For hours I sat on my bed, and my cat on a desk.” “For hours we stared at each other, until I came to believe that my cat was my brother.”
5. Nicolas Cage once hired an alcoholic poet, to learn how to act drunk perfectly.
Nicolas Cage confessed that for his movie “Leaving Las Vegas”, he hired an alcoholic poet named Tony Dingman, to be his “Drunk Coach”.
“On one occasion Tony was in the fetal position in my trailer, saying drunken things, while I played the bongos and analyzed it.”
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6. When he confessed that he has two pet “King Cobras” and that if they bite him he only has 15 minutes to live
In another interview with David Letterman, Nicolas Cage confessed that he had bought two “Royal Cobras”.
“I just bought two king cobras, and I have them encased in bulletproof glass with a computerized lock.”
“If they bite me, I only have 15 minutes to live, so I have the antidote next to their cage, but I don’t think that will happen.”
7. Nicolas Cage confessed that sometimes he goes to toy stores and buys random toys, then plays at home
During an interview, Nicolas Cage talked about his ritual to prepare for a movie.
“Sometimes I go to ‘Toys R Us,’ I grab a cart and pick out a bunch of toys at random.”
“When I get home, I start playing with them. That’s part of my creative process.”
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8. When Nicolas Cage made his grand entrance by flipping and throwing money
Nicolas Cage’s most memorable entrance was during the Terry Wogan show.
Nicolas ran in, did a somersault, and then pulled several bills out of his pocket and began throwing them into the crowd.
That entrance is second to none.
