Nicolas Cage 60 Minutes interview
Nicolas Cage has opened up about losing his estimated $150 million fortune, attributing the financial downfall to real estate investments. He explained, 'Over invested in real estate the market crashed before I could get my money out and I ended up writing a check totaling roughly $6,000,000 to clear my debt rather than declaring bankruptcy.' He also mentioned owning a pet, sharing a link about it. #NicolasCage #Finance
Transcript (en)
Even a dinosaur skull. But his African Crow, Hoogan, objected to the line of questioning. Hi, Hoogan. Right on cue. It's nice to hear you're talking again. I know everybody in the house kind of freaked you out. The houses, right? Castles in Germany, in England, an island, a mansion in New Orleans. Right. What's that about? I was over-investing in real estate. It wasn't because I spent $80 on an octopus. The real estate market crashed, and I couldn't get out in time. in time how much money did you end up owing to the irs and your credit i paid them all back but it was about six million i never filed for bankruptcy he moved to tax-free las vegas dug in and worked non-stop making three to four movies a year that had to be a dark period it was dark sure did the work help you work work was always my guardian angel it may not have been blue chip but it was still work when somebody suggests during that period of time when they say these critics say like oh he's just here for a paycheck and he's phoning it in even if the movie ultimately is crummy they know i'm not phoning it in that i care every time but there are those folks that that are probably thinking that the only good acting that I can do is the acting that I chose to do by design, which was more operatic and larger than life and so-called cage rage and all that.
