Nicholas Cage believes that he is a child actor.
The star kicked off his acting career when he was fifteen years old and has gone on to become one of cinema's biggest names.
I've been doing this since I was 15 and that makes me a child actor of sorts.
He picked up an Oscar for his role in Leaving Las Vegas back in 1995 and continues to mix and match his roles.
He told the Yorkshire Post: "I've been doing this since I was 15 and that makes me a child actor of sorts.
"And it was very hard to live my life and to be an actor at the same time. But now I have a family, and my kids and I know how to make the shorthand, to go home and have my life."
So far this year he has played a superhero in Kick Ass and will play a sorcerer in The Sorcerer's Apprentice later this summer.
And the actor admits that he doesn't like to stick to one particular type of role and enjoys working on different types of movies.
"I feel eclectic, I like making different kinds of movies and I never wanted to have a steady diet of one type.
"Sometimes, that p**ses people off. Sometimes, people that wear the art beret are p**sed about the popular movies and the people that wear the cowboy hat are pissed off about the art movies.
"So, that's how it goes. You can't make everybody happy and you can't really care what people think either way. I try to do whatever I find interesting for me."
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