And now we have a face/off!

“That movie was an interesting example of independent attitude and big-studio filmmaking,” Cage says.

We can’t give up on the independent movie.'"

Nicolas Cage in ‘Face/Off’

Nicolas Cage in ‘Face/Off’.Everett Collection

Cage brought his own “independent attitude” to the role.

He concedes it was a risky move that resulted in “some phone calls.”

“And I remember I was like, ‘I’m Castor Troy!’

And it went on and on, almost like a riot.”

Luckily, John Woo was fully on board with letting Nic Cage be Nic Cage.

But Cage might have gone a bittoofar during his “I’m Castor Troy!”

He recalls leaving his corporeal form altogether.

“There was a moment in there where I think I actually left my body,” Cage claims.

“I got scared, am I acting or is this real?

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