Nicolas Cage wants to be referred to as 'thespian' rather than 'actor'
Nicolas Cage prefers to be called a "thespian" rather than an "actor". The 57-year-old Academy Award winner - who earned himself a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his performances - doesn’t like the word "actor" because it implies he's a "great liar", so he likes to be called a “thespian” instead. He said: "For me it always implies, ‘Oh, he’s a great actor, therefore he’s a great liar.' “So with the risk of sounding like a pretentious a******, I like the word ‘thespian’ because thespian means you’re going into your heart, or you’re going into your imagination, or your memories or your d...