50 Nic Cage Quotes for his 50th birthday

Oh, Nicolas Kim Coppola, another year older means another year you have graced us with your presence and some killer on screen freak outs. Happy 50th, Nic Cage! To celebrate the film phenomena that is you, let's take a look back at your 50 greatest movie quotes, from that time you had bees poured on your head (how does one pour bees, btw?) to that time you voiced an animated caveman in that Dreamworks flick. Truly, you are mesmerizing. Behold:

50 of Nicolas Cage's Most Ridiculous Movie Quotes

"I did a bare ass 360 triple back flip in front of twenty two thousand people. It's kind of funny, it's on Youtube, check it out. But when my dad got sick, I did something way crazier than that." — Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

1. "That's funny, my name's Roger. Two Rogers don't make a right!" — Gone in Sixty Seconds

2. "Did I ever tell ya that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality, and my belief in personal freedom?" — Wild at Heart

3. "Well, I'm one of those fortunate people who like my job, sir. Got my first chemistry set when I was seven, blew my eyebrows off, we never saw the cat again, been into it ever since." — The Rock

4. "Put... the bunny... back... in the box." — Con Air

5. "Sorry boss, but there's only two men I trust. One of them's me. The other's not you." — Con Air

6. "What's in the bag? A shark or something?" — The Wicker Man

7. "Only if it's a noun, and the words have equal weight. Like, Homeland Security. If it's a participle modifying the first word, then... you better keep it lower case." — Seeking Justice

8. "What do you think I'm gonna do? I'm gonna save the fuckin' day!" — Con Air

9. "You don't have a lucky crack pipe?" — Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call

10. "Guns and wine. Naughty priests." — Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

11. "Man: Fuck you, trailer trash!

Cage: Hey! My mama lives in a trailer!" — Con Air

12. “Killing me won’t bring back your god damn honey!” — The Wicker Man

13. "Well, Baby-O, it's not exactly mai-thais and yatzee out here but... let's do it!" — Con Air

14. “You'll be seeing a lot of changes around here. Papa's got a brand new bag.” — Face/Off

15. "Shoot him again... His soul's still dancing." — Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call

16. "OH, NO! NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! AAAAAHHHHH! OH, THEY'RE IN MY EYES! MY EYES! AAAAHHHHH! AAAAAGGHHH!" — The Wicker Man

17. “Tool up, honey bunny. It's time to get bad guys.” — Kick-Ass

18. "Honey? Uh... You wanna know who really killed JFK?" — The Rock

19. “I saw you and you saw me, don’t pretend like you don’t know who I am girly man” — Snake Eyes

20. "You just put it in the right file, according to alphabetical order! Y'know A, B , C, D, E, F, G!" — Vampire's Kiss

21. "Everything I take is prescription - except for the heroin." — Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call

22. "How, in the name of Zeus's butthole, did you get out of your cell?" — The Rock

23. "Bangers and mash! Bubbles and squeak! Smoked eel pie! Haggis!" — National Treasure 2: Book Of Secrets

24. "l guess they don't call you the Executioner for nothing! And you sign my kid's autograph!" — Snake Eyes

25. "Listen, I think we got started off on the wrong foot. I'm Stan Goodspeed, FBl. Uh - Let's talk music. Do you like the Elton John song, "Rocket Man"?" — The Rock

26. "Well, today's your lucky day, 'cause I brought an eagle." — The Sorcerer's Apprentice

27. "Release the baby!" — The Croods

28. "You will tell me or I will eat your stinking soul!" — Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

29. "I love pressure. I eat it for breakfast." — The Rock

30. "I just remembered, I have to go into town to pick up your anti-itch cream." — The Sorcerer's Apprentice

31. "What are these fuckin' iguanas doing on my coffee table?" — Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call

32. "I mean it, honey, the world is being Fed-exed to hell in a hand cart." — The Rock

33. "Black, French, alcoholic priest, kind of a dick. Why, do you know him?" — Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

34. "I never disrobe before gunplay." — Drive Angry

35. "Hey. Dirtbag." — Ghost Rider

36. "The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us. Not us! We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and die. The storybooks are *bullshit*. Now I want you to come upstairs with me and get in my bed!" — Moonstruck

37. "I'll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash ya got." — Raising Arizona

38. "What's that like? What's it taste like? Describe it like Hemingway." — City of Angels

39. "If you dress like Halloween, ghouls will try to get in your pants." — Face/Off

40. "I have an acronym for myself. Know what it is? B.A.D. B.A.D... Balls, Attitude, Direction. You should give yourself an acronym... 'cause it helps you visualize your goals." — Kiss of Death

41. "I told you I'd share my ticket. I never planned on sharing my heart. Maybe I could get lucky twice today." — It Could Happen to You

42. "I'm a vampire! I'm a vampire! I'm a vampire!" — Vampire's Kiss

43. "If I were to send you flowers where would I... no, let me rephrase that. If I were to let you suck my tongue, would you be grateful?" — Face/Off

44. "People don't throw things at me any more. Maybe because I carry a bow around." — The Weather Man

45. "What did I do? You fuck with the bull, you get the horns. That's what I did." — Kiss of Death

46. "After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists." — Lord of War

47. "I mean, I'll bet no one ever threw a pie at, like Harriet Tubman, the founder of the Underground railroad. I'll bet you a million fucking dollars." — The Weather Man

48. "You'll be seeing a lot of changes around here. Papa's got a brand new bag." — Face/Off

49. "Here's something that if you want your father to think you're not a silly fuck, don't slap a guy across the face with a glove because if you do that, that's what he will think. Unless you're a noble man or something in the nineteenth century. Which I am not." — The Weather Man

50. "It's like we're on two different channels now. I'm CNN and she's the Home Shopping Network." — It Could Happen to You

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