Nicolas Cage will ditch acting in 'three or four more years' to focus on directing and producing
Nicolas Cage says he'll only continue acting for 'three or four more years,' as he wants to make a permanent move behind the camera.
'In terms of producing and directing, yes, I'm getting back in production,' the 54-year-old Oscar-winner told media in Puerto Rico Tuesday, according to The Blast, as he promoted his latest movie, Primal. 'My company, Saturn Films, is involved in all the movies I'm doing now.
'Directing is something I'd look forward to down the road, because right now I'm primarily a film performer,' said Cage, who earned an Oscar in 1996 for his role as tragic alcoholic Ben Sanderson in Leaving Las Vegas. 'I'm going to continue doing that for three or four more years and then I'd like to focus more on directing.'
Changing: Nicolas Cage, 54, says he'll only continue acting for 'three or four more years,' as he wants to make a permanent move to behind the scenes.
The Con Air star said his decision to step away from a life in front of the camera comes after he revealed he can be 'self-destructive' whenever he isn't working.
'I have multiple reasons for wanting to work,' Cage said. 'One of them is, to be blatantly honest, I can be a little self-destructive if I'm not focused on my job.'
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The Face/Off actor said he likes 'the structure of work' and the 'routine' and 'structure' that comes along with it.
'It's the difference between maybe having one bottle of wine versus two bottles of wine.'
Out and about: The veteran entertainer was snapped last year at the Toronto International Film Festival
Cage said that he's past accepted film roles in order to help 'pay the bills' as opposed to creative reasons.
'I have had to deal with mistakes of the past and I have had to dig myself up and out of a rabbit hole financially, but had to find movies that work for me in terms of performance but also like anybody else pay the bills,' Cage said. 'It is a job after all.'
Although he is set to move behind the camera, Cage said his love for film hasn't faded, as he still enjoys making movies.
Defining moment: Cage earned an Oscar in 1996 for his role as tragic alcoholic Ben Sanderson in Leaving Las Vegas
Action hero: Cage appeared in 1996's The Rock with Sean Connery and Ed Harris
'I enjoy performing. I like the power of film and performance and I like practicing. It's kept me in touch with my craft and I feel I'm better now than I have ever been.
'I've got my emotions at my fingertips and I've got my process down.'
Primal co-stars Famke Janssen and Michael Imperioli.
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