Nick Cage Is Going to Quit Acting Soon

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Nicolas Cage Is Going to Quit Acting Soon

Nicolas Cage is calling it quits when it comes to acting. The 54-year-old Oscar-winning star of Leaving Las Vegas says that he's looking to act for another three or four more years, but then he's going to shift his focus a bit. Cage will be looking to do more work behind the camera, as he transitions into doing more producing and directing. Here's what he had to say in a recent interview.

"I enjoy performing. I like the power of film and performance and I like practicing. It's kept me in touch with my craft and I feel I'm better now than I have ever been. I've got my emotions at my fingertips and I've got my process down...I'm going to continue doing that for three or four more years and then I'd like to focus more on directing."
In recent years, Nicolas Cage has been appearing in virtually any movie that will provide him with a paycheck, with such movies as Mom and Dad, Rage, Arsenal and Trust under his belt, just to name a few of his more recent small-time efforts. However, he does still appear in the occasional movie that offers a glimmer of the great performer we once knew, with movies like Joe showcasing his true talents. While promoting his upcoming movie Primal, he made the reveal that producing and directing are more in line with his future goals though.

"In terms of producing and directing, yes, I'm getting back in production. My company, Saturn Films, is involved in all the movies I'm doing now. Directing is something I'd look forward to down the road, because right now I'm primarily a film performer,"
It's no secret that Nicolas Cage has had his fair share of off-screen troubles that have led to his need to work so much. Cage has been cashing these paychecks in order to dig himself out of a significant financial hole he found himself in. As the actor puts it, working a lot is better for him anyway, as it helps him avoid some of his more self-destructive behaviors.

"I have multiple reasons for wanting to work. One of them is, to be blatantly honest, I can be a little self-destructive if I'm not focused on my job...It's the difference between maybe having one bottle of wine versus two bottles of wine."
For those who want to see more Nicolas Cage performances, there's no need to worry. He has six different projects listed for 2018, including voicing Superman in the upcoming Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, a role he was originally supposed to play for Tim Burton in the 90s. Yes, Nicolas Cage was almost Superman. He also has Mandy, which has been earning a ton of positive early buzz. But there are also some smaller, more typical projects for as-of-late version of Cage we're familiar with, such as A Score to Settle and Between Worlds. Just imagine how many more of these he can cram in with another three or four more years of acting to go? This news comes to us courtesy of the Daily Mail.

 

[Prince Luchini]

Nick has been in trash ass movies for like the past decade so its no real loss

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

The Netflix king

One of the last ones Inconceivable wasn't too bad

 

[ORDER_66]

Maybe directing would be a good look for him...

 

[Devilinurear]

And Jesus wept

 

[Dad]

Good!

I got no respect for dude after he bought LaLauries house back in the day
As for the LaLaurie House itself, the history is troubling, even to Nicolas Cage. The actor owned the home before losing it to foreclosure in 2009. Cage told the New York Daily News that in addition to the LaLaurie House being a fine architectural specimen, he was enamored with its ghostly past.

“You know, other people have beachfront property; I have ghost front property - that's what I always say. I have not experienced anything, but I like a bit of mystery, and the house has such a mystery to it. Some of the stories about it are pretty horrific,’’ Cage said.
New Orleans' LaLaurie House Has Gruesome Past

 

[peppe]

My man finally paid back all those taxes and is calling it quits.

The amount of thrash movies he had to do to get a check was

 

[BXKingPin82]

That movie Mom and Dad was crazy tho!

 

[Rakim Allah]

His contract with the Hollyweird Elite is almost up. Dude was making B movies the last 10 years for what? A lot A list actors have succumb to these sh!tty straight to streaming B movies. John Cusack, Bruce Willis, Al Pacino and Bobby Deniro. So sad. At least Wesley was blackballed, what is their excuse. It's so friends

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

I just assume if Cage is in it then it is garbage. World will be a better place when he is retired.

 

[Kingshango]

But shytty Nic Cage movies are the best.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

It's too bad he fukked up his finances so bad he had to just start cashing cheques for every film he was offered

I miss when he used to be an a lister

 

[Lanny Piffo]

Guess he paid off all his bills.

 

[Jx2]

Nick Cage retired from acting after 2001. He's been making movie appearances since then but I mean...

 

[KravenMorehead™]

somehow...