there’s a fantastic interview with him from a couple/few years ago where he talks about how important on-set professionalism is to him and how taking basically every movie that comes across his desk is how he tries to stay sober and out of trouble because he doesn’t drink when he’s working
Spoke to a friend who worked on a recent Nicolas Cage movie in a senior capacity and was very very happy to discover that he’s a consummate pro who works harder than anyone else, all the time, and is lovely to the crew. I needed that.
