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Nicolas Cage admits he used to think he was an alien as a child
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14 Dec 2022, 09:10
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Nicolas Cage has admitted he used to think he was alien as a child.
The actor revealed that his father had once described him as an alien when he was quite young, and, as a lot of little kids do, he took him at his word.
He recalled visiting the doctor’s office and being “shocked” to discover he had a human skeleton with regular human organs- not what he was expecting at all.
Speaking in a new interview, Cage revealed: “My father told me he felt like he had to introduce himself to me because I was such an alien. I was shocked the day I went to the doctor’s office as a child and I found out that I had normal organs and a normal skeleton because I was certain I was from another planet.”
The actor went on to the explain he had always felt different from other and struggled to “connect”. It was a fellow Starman, David Bowie, that inspired him to take up a career in showbusiness.
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He told Ramp Style magazine: “I had difficulties connecting with other people. When I saw David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth, I realised I needed to do something. So I became an actor.
One of Cage’s most memorable roles is probably as Benjamin Franklin Gates in National Treasure, and earlier this year, it was reported he was in “discussions” to make a sequel.
In the summer, the film’s producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, also confirmed the script had been written and will be sent to Cage.
He revealed: “We’re working on the script right now. Hopefully [Cage] likes it, but it’s really good. So I think we’ll get it to him shortly.”
It was also reported that the star could also be making another Face/Off film after filmmaker Adam Wingard said he was “excited” to have Cage onboard.
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