Nicholas Cage Considers Quitting The Biz

January 30th, 2008

Actor Nicholas Cage is reportedly ready to quit acting, saying that he has “grown tired" with the movie industry and is no longer passionate about being an actor.

The ‘National Treasure: Book of Secrets’ star, whose is the nephew of nenowned film director Francis Ford Coppola, says that when he first began working in the industry almost thirty years ago he loved acting – but reveals that recently, his career has forced him to become reclusive.

"Some movie stars look like they are having a ball, but I’m tired of it. It has made me reclusive. That is an increasingly gnawing feeling in my body,” Cage says.

"When I first started I loved it. One of my frustrations is I have no control. I haven’t worked in a while, and it will be eight months before I start my next picture. I know for the first time which direction I’m going in and what changes I want to make."

The Oscar-winning actor also revealed that he fears his fans are sick of watching him on the big screen, now that he is in his 40s.

"For some reason, I piss off the audience. People who like one type of film don’t like to see me in another,” Cage told Britain’s Radio Times magazine.

"Things I did and said early on still haunt me. I started acting at 17, but I’m 44 now and have grown up. I wonder if I am still interesting to watch if I didn’t drink or raise hell, but it’s obnoxious to keep drinking."