Nicolas Cage says Christopher Nolan stopped calling after he turned down insomnia: “They get their feelings hurt”
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Nicolas Cage has revealed that saying no to Christopher Nolan once may have closed the door for good.
- According to him, it’s a pattern he’s seen with several major filmmakers over his 45-year career.
- “Most of them, they get their feelings hurt and don’t call you back,” Cage said. “It’s happened a million times to me.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Nicolas Cage has revealed that saying no to Christopher Nolan once may have closed the door for good. In a candid interview with The New York Times, the Oscar winner said Nolan stopped returning his calls after he passed on a role in the director’s 2002 thriller Insomnia.
Cage explained that this isn’t an isolated case. According to him, it’s a pattern he’s seen with several major filmmakers over his 45-year career.
“Most of them, they get their feelings hurt and don’t call you back,” Cage said. “It’s happened a million times to me. It’s happened with Christopher Nolan, it’s happened with Woody Allen, it’s happened with Paul Thomas Anderson. They don’t call me back.”