Nicolas Cage says he prefers to be referred as ‘thespian’ over ‘actor’ 

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Nicolas Cage says he would not prefer to be referred to as an “actor” as he feels the phrase implies that he’s a “great liar”.

Cage, identified for hits comparable to “Wild At Heart”, “Leaving Las Vegas”, “Con Air”, “Face/Off”, “Adaptation” and “Ghost Rider”, instructed Variety that he would somewhat be known as a “thespian”.

“For me it always implies, “Oh, he is an incredible actor, due to this fact he is an incredible liar.’ So with the chance of sounding pretentious, I just like the phrase ‘thespian’ as a result of thespian means you are going into your coronary heart, otherwise you’re going into your creativeness, or your recollections or your desires, and also you’re bringing one thing again to speak with the viewers,” the 57-year-old actor stated.

In current years, Cage has earned a repute for delivering “over the top” performances in movies like “Mandy” and “Pig”, however he stated it was all intentional.”It was my aunt Talia Shire who first said to me, ‘Naturalism is a style. And I was also a big believer in art synchronicity, and that what you could do with one art form you could do and another meaning. You know, in painting, for example, you can get abstract, you can get photorealistic, you can get impressionistic, why not try that with film performance?” he added.

Asked whether or not or not his performances ever go excessive, Cage replied, “Well, when they say that to me, I say, You tell me where the top is and I’ll tell you whether or not I’m over it.”