Nicolas Cage
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It was so... There's been a couple times when I've really felt that horrible.
Three times in my life I've really felt that humiliating, embarrassed feeling.
One was that, when I couldn't get a sound out of trumpet with the maestro.
One was when I had to sing Love Me Tender to the president's wife at the Cannes Film Festival on a table because David Lynch demanded it.
And one was when I couldn't get the tune right on a harmonica in a high school play.
All three were disasters.
But to answer your question, I was channeling what I remembered that I loved about Miles' sound and his voice.
And plus, I wanted to wear a green bowler hat.
And I thought, well, if I can do a Miles Davis sound in a green bowler hat, I'm happy.
So let's make the movie.
Let's just make the stupid movie.
Probably.
Probably.
Should I really have another whiskey?
What would Jim Morrison do?
Right.
Nope.
He would say yes.
In—oh, go ahead.
No, I'm a big fan of his poetry and his stage presence and his voice.