Like the rest of us movie buffs, Nicolas Cage I’d like to see John Carpenter direct another film someday. It’s been 12 years since Carpenter directed a feature film with the 2010 psychological horror thriller The Department. Since then he mainly plays video games and composes music.
Cage and Carpenter recently had a conversation with each other that was published in Document, and during that conversation, Carpenter called Cage, “The bravest actor I’ve ever known. You try things, you don’t stop. He went on to say:
“It’s amazing. A new movie with a new idea and a new character, and here it is again. It’s going out there again. I mean, you like living on the edge of this show stuff. Putting it out there. I just stay in the my box. I enjoy it here.
It is at this point that Cage gently pushes Carpenter to make more films by saying, “I get it. But it would be great to see more of your films, you know?”
Carpenter explains that he is now making music and the conversation leads to Cage telling Carpenter that he wants him to be the “Total Filmmaker” explaining:
“I think more filmmakers should learn from what you’re doing. Jerry Lewis always told me, ‘I want you to be the Total Filmmaker.’ And to be the Total Filmmaker, you have to write your own music, you have to act, you have to direct. What you’re doing is closer to Total Filmmaker than most, you know? But now you have to act.”
Cage then points out how it’s time you start giving back in some way and mentioned doing a lesson saying, “I would do that very Socratic. I wouldn’t be one of those kids who is a bully of a teacher. I would ask them questions. I’d make it an open conversation. And I’d like to go into several things I’ve tried that have helped me get there.
Carpenter then countered with the idea of launching a Nicolas Cage University, which he seems more passionate about than making movies. He said:
“I like it. You know, what we could do, if you want to be a con with me, we could do something like Trump University. We could do Nicolas Cage University. What do you think?”
He added that they could snatch some money out of people, and while Cage says he’s not really ready for Nicolas Cage University, Carpenter told him, “I want you to consider Nicolas Cage University. I want you to think about it.”
They are obviously having a good time with each other, but I’m sure there are some people who would jump at the chance to join Nicolas Cage University! Would you?
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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