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" I want to always find new ways of reinventing myself. "

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" 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 don't want to just do independent movies and I don't want to just do adventure films. I enjoy both, and I think both are cogent. "

" At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. The name Cage came from a comic book character called Power Man. "

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" I invite the entire spectrum, shall we call it, of feeling. Because that is my greatest resource as a film actor. I need to be able to feel everything, which is why I refuse to go on any kind of medication. Not that I need to! But my point is, I wouldn't even explore that, because it would get in the way of my instrument. "

" As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I can apply myself as an actor, is to go beyond movie stardom and celebrity. "

" I want people to discover my movies, and however they choose to receive it is their business. "

" I try to do as many stunts as they'll let me do. I think it's important for an audience to feel that the actor's really doing it. "

" I would like to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made 'Ringu,' and I would like to take 'The Wicker Man' to Japan, except this time he's a ghost. "

" 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. "

" I like fantasy. I like horror, science fiction because I can get avant-garde with those performances in those movies. "

" The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes. "

" I wanted to make an image for myself as an outlaw type. A kind of rock 'n' roll sensibility. "

" I came out of independent film, that's my roots. "

" All of my characters have a glint of madness. "

" I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters. They're the reason I got into movies. "

" There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated characters. Or what they would call over-the-top performances. Well, this is completely false. "

" I do enjoy animated movies. I really love anime and movies like 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle.' "

" I love England - it's no secret. "

" I would definitely return to Austria. They were all good experiences for me, but definitely Austria because there were some ancient Celtic, sacred sites that were in the forest that were quite beautiful. "

" It's no secret that I've always had an interest in mythology. Whether it's Arthurian or ancient Greek or even Marvel universe. I've always connected with it on some level. "

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" I'm not an anarchist any more. I still love the Sex Pistols, but I don't want to be a punk rocker all the time, but I do want to carry on exploring new forms of acting. "

" I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work. "

" As a teenager I was more of an anarchist, but now I want people to thrive and be harmonious. "

" I was always shocked when I went to the doctor's office and they did my X-ray and didn't find that I had eight more ribs than I should have or that my blood was the color green. "

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" I may be alone in this, but I do sense the power of film, in that movies have the ability to literally change people's minds. That's pretty powerful stuff when you consider that. "