I know it's hard to believe, but he was a terrific actor in the 80s, but it was mostly downhill after he made Fire Bird.
'I'm a vampire, I'm a vampire, I'm a vampire, I'm a vampire, I'm a vampire!' I've watched this video so many times and it does not get old. The man is born to lose his s***. He is a genius and one of my all time favorite actors. 'There are often lists of the great living male movie stars: De Niro, Nicholson and Pacino, usually. How often do you see the name of Nicolas Cage? He should always be up there. He's daring and fearless in his choice of roles, and unafraid to crawl out on a limb, saw it off and remain suspended in air. No one else can project inner trembling so effectively.... He always seems so earnest. However improbable his character, he never winks at the audience. He is committed to the character with every atom and plays him as if he were him.' - Roger Ebert
