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Biography:
The son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (a brother
of director 'Francis Ford Coppola' ) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang, Cage
changed his name early in his career to make his own reputation,
succeeding brilliantly with a host of ...(read more)
The son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (a brother
of director 'Francis Ford Coppola' ) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang, Cage
changed his name early in his career to make his own reputation,
succeeding brilliantly with a host of classic, quirky roles by the late
1980s.
Initially studying theatre at Beverly Hills High (though he dropped out
at 17), he secured a bit part in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) -- most of which was cut,
dashing his hopes and leading to a job selling popcorn at the Fairfax
Theater, thinking that would be the only route to a movie career. But a
job reading lines with auditioners for uncle Francis' Rumble Fish (1983) landed
him a role in that film, followed by the punk-rocker in Valley Girl (1983) , which
was released first and truly launched his career.
His one-time passion for method acting reached a personal limit when he
smashed a street-vendor's remote-control car to achieve the sense of
rage needed for his gangster character in Cotton Club, The (1984) .
In his early 20s, he dated 'Jenny Wright (I)' for two years and later linked to
'Uma Thurman' . After a relationship of several years with 'Christina Fulton' , a model,
they split amicably and share custody of a son, Weston Coppola Cage
(b.1992).
Dan Hartung
Quotes:
* "To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be
willing to break the rules to strive for something new."
* "There's a fine line between the Method actor and the schizophrenic."
* "I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat ...(read more)
* "To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be
willing to break the rules to strive for something new."
* "There's a fine line between the Method actor and the schizophrenic."
* "I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I
want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion."
* "I'm sad about this, but we shouldn't have been married in the first
place." - about his marriage to 'Lisa Marie Presley' .
* "Hollywood didn't know if I was an actor or a nut or if I was this
crazy character I was playing. I had developed an image of being a
little bit unusual, different and wild."
* "I'm at the point now where I know I'm doing something right when a
movie gets mixed reviews, because then I'm not in the box. I don't want
to make it too easy for people and I don't want to make it too easy for
myself. I want to try something unusual. I feel good about the bad
reviews because I feel like I've affected them on some level. They may
not know what I was trying to do but they felt something"
* "I want to make all kinds of movies. I do want to make big movies that
are a lot of fun to go to, but I also want to make movies that are
going to stimulate some thought and maybe raise some awareness. And so
please don't think you're gonna go on a roller-coaster ride with those
movies."
* "It's very risky for an actor who's a bankable star to make pictures
like Weather Man, The (2005) or Lord of War (2005) [also in current release], because they
inevitably promote them like big studio releases. And they're not big
studio movies, they're more edgy, thought-provoking,
independent-spirited films. What happens is, it goes into the computer,
and everyone says they can't open the movie because they thought it was
X when it actually was Y".
* "I needed to change my name just to liberate myself and find out I
could do it without walking into a Hollywood casting office with the
name Coppola."
* "Picasso said art is a lie that tells the truth. What if you just want
to tell the truth and not lie about it?"
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Posted on 04/07/08 09:00 PM.
i really enjoy you doing your job
Posted on 02/22/08 09:09 PM.
i luv him
Posted on 12/27/07 02:47 PM.
u r cool