Nicolas Cage, Big Daddy in Kick-Ass
On his notoriety as an actor who is known to give "over the top" performances:
"You wouldn’t go to the Guggenheim and look at a Francis Bacon and go, 'Well, that’s over the top.' Why should it be any different for an actor?
"I really am very careful not to let acting become a mental institution. I don’t want it to be insane. I’ve been in scenes with people where all the actors are just plain nuts, doing crazy things to psych themselves up, and I have been that guy as well, and I don’t want to be that person. At least not when I go home." Ben Foster, Warren Worthington/Angel in X-Men: The Last Stand On how he uses Transcendental Meditation (TM) to help him prepare for a scene:
"TM, like many techniques, allow us to hear our own voice and one can take a walk in the evening by themselves, some people go jogging, some people knit. It's a ritual that allows us that quiet space inside, so we can hear what we are feeling, what we are thinking.
"TM has always been a source of quieting the static mind... and it creates more space; it's a source of energy.
"I just know that when I do this in the morning and the afternoon that I have a clearer, calmer energy that doesn't feel forced or provoked by a chemical... You have a clearer mind and images and feelings can come up and one can actually address them.
"I usually meditate at lunch on sets. It's a technique that works for me. I have a lot more internal strength to approach the day than I do when I'm not meditating regularly." Kevin Spacey, Lex Luthor On whether he'll reprise the role of Lex Luthor in a sequel to
Superman Returns or not:
"...look, I had a great time with Superman - but I probably know as much as you do about it. It's in development, and I am contractually meant to do a second one."
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