Nicolas Cage looks back to overcome past financial struggles.
in GIS 60 minutes On Sunday, the Oscar-winning actress remembered she owed $6 million after the real estate market crashed and continued to work back to back to pay off her debt.
“I over-invested in real estate. … The real estate market crashed and I couldn’t get out in time,” said Cage, 59, adding, “I paid it all back but it was about $6 million. I’ve never filed for bankruptcy.”
“This must be a dark period for you,” journalist Sharyn Alfonsi later said. “It was absolutely dark,” Cage replied, sharing how separating the roles “no doubt” helped him with that.
“Work has always been my guardian angel. It might not be the blue chip, but it was still work,” he said.
Cage also defended the often mocked direct-to-video film series he made at the time: “Even if the movie ultimately sucks, they know I didn’t call them, that I cared every time.”
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This renfield The actor echoed this sentiment in an interview. GQ Last year, he said, “When I was shooting four films in a row in a year, I still had to find something in them to give my all. It didn’t all work out. Some of them were awesome, just like mandy, but some didn’t work.”
“But I never called him,” Cage said. “So if there was a misunderstanding, it was this: I was just doing it and I didn’t care. it was don’t care.”
In August 2019, Cage said: New York Times Magazine It’s about getting back-to-back jobs for financial reasons.
“I can’t go into specifics, percentages or ratios, but yes, money is a factor. I’ll be completely direct about it. There’s no reason not to,” he said at the time. “There are times when it’s a more important factor than not having it. Whether the movie around me totally works or it doesn’t, I still need to feel like I can deliver something and be fun to watch.”
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“But yes, it’s no secret that there are mistakes in my past that I’ve tried to fix,” Cage continued. “There were financial mistakes with the real estate boom that took place, where the lion’s share of everything I’d won was gone. But one thing I wouldn’t do was file for bankruptcy.”
Instead of filing for bankruptcy, which he calls “both good and bad,” Cage said he has “this pride thing I want to get over everything with.”
“The movies weren’t all blue chips, but I kept getting closer to my instrument. And maybe there was more supply than demand, but on the other hand, I’m a better man when I’m working,” he said. Cage. “I have production. I have somewhere to go. I don’t want to sit down and drink Mai Tais and Dom Pérignon and make mistakes in my personal life. I want to be on set. I want to perform.”