Nicolas Cage - Has he had enough of the big screen?
Hollywood star Nicolas Cage (59) is apparently thinking about ending his career on the big screen and saying "adios" to filming movies. In a new interview with the online portal "Uproxx" on the occasion of his new film "Dream Scenario", the actor has now spoken about his thoughts of saying goodbye to his career to date. "I feel that at this point - after 45 years, in which I've made over 100 films - I've pretty much said everything I had to say in the movies. And I'd like to leave with a good feeling and say 'adios'," explains Cage in the interview.
Series projects such as "Breaking Bad" appeal to Nicolas Cage
However, he rules out a complete retirement from the acting business in the same breath: "I think I have three or four more films to do before I can achieve that and hopefully I can change format and find another way to express my acting." He would actually have liked to say goodbye with a project like "Dream Scenario", but he still has other contracts he has to fulfill, Cage hints. However, he wants to be very strict in the selection of his projects in future.
Above all, he has started to take an interest in television series, explains Cage: "I've seen what you can do today with characters and with the time you give them to express themselves. I've seen Bryan Cranston stare at a suitcase for an hour in an episode of 'Breaking Bad'. We don't have time for that in a feature film, so maybe TV is the next step for me."
Nicolas Cage wants more time for his family
The fact that he is interested in filming a more long-term format is also due to his age, explains Nicolas Cage. He wants to spend time with his family. "I'll be 60 next month and my father died at 75, so if I'm lucky I'll have more years than him, but I don't know. [...] What's important are my children, I have a little daughter. If I can find a series that's shot in a place where I don't have to be away all the time, we could all be together."
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Source: www.stern.de
