Nicolas Cage Is A Great Actor And

I Prefer To Channel My Problems And Inner Demons Through A Character. Another Persona. That Protects Me And My Family. I Can Get My Frustrations Out That Way.

I Found Out About It Probably 9 - 10 Months Before We Shot The Film [don't Kill It] Because It Was Postponed A Couple Of Times, Which Was Actually A Good Thing Because Once It All Finally Came Together, I Had To Get In There And Roll Off Different Pages Of Dialogue And Monologues Pretty Quickly.

I Think The Energy I Give Off Is Quite Non-confrontational. That's Something You Learn From Karate. Once You Try To Be A Tough Guy, You've Got To Pay Up. You've Got To Prove Yourself. And That's Exhausting.

Everybody's Life Has Some Mythical Quality. You Struggle Against Obstacles, You Fight To Get To A Higher Level And There Are Great Loves.

I Was Very Sickly As A Kid And Had A Lot Of Allergies, So Martial Arts Gave Me The Chance To Feel Strong.