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.
most Hollywood stars have scandals around antisemitism or harassing women in their life. meanwhile Nicholas Cage has fun scandals like "in debt from buying too many castles". I mean, they're probably not fun for him to experience, but the sort of thing that makes you root for a celebrity
drunkenly picking a fight with vince neil in the middle of the street in vegas was funny, too, though cage is reportedly not great to be around when he’s drinking
I can appreciate him being aware of that and maybe it's not the healthiest thing to manage it with constant work, but by God is he dedicated to the craft.
He's like Brian Cox in that way to me, though he's been more famous longer
