There's a dietary restriction I've never heard of. At least he'll never be a cannibal!

Not only is Cage a loon, he apparently is not a native speaker of English. "Pig meat"? Ummm, we call that "pork" Nick.

I guess if you have wealth beyond measure, you have time to worry about things like that.

I wonder what he means by "dignified?" I don't suppose boars seduce sows with dinner, champagne, and a movie, but neither do fish or birds.

Is there anything sensible that can come out of Hollywood? However, what scares me the most is not the celebrities' utterances, but the fact that a lot of people listen to them.

I'm not a fan of the taste of pork, but it's interesting that pigs are "undignified." They are one of the few species other than humans where the females are thought to experience sexual pleasure and orgasm.

(see Mary Roach's "Bonk" for all sorts of interesting information!)

We have a small pond in our backyard stocked with goldfish ... many of them have now grown quite large. When the females are in "heat", gangs of male goldfish will chase them relentlessly until the females become so tired they have to stop and rest. At this point the males literally jump on top of her each taking their turn. This cycle repeats itself for days on end.

Does this sound "dignified" to you? I'm thinking that their is sufficient evidence to show that pigs are more intelligent than Mr. Cage.

So he's even got hang-ups about how animals have sex? Man, I feel sorry for his wife.

It's at least possible that he was, y'know, kidding.

I love bizarre comments like this. It's like they're providing free entertainment for people who can't afford tickets to their movies.

Oh, maybe he was kidding, Crid, but what fun would that be?

Whenever a celebrity says something outrageous like this, it gets quoted everywhere, which is probably the point. There's no bad publicity.

For those who don't know, Cage is director Martin Scorsese's (sp?) nephew. He wouldn't have a career except for nepotism.

He's obviously never seen a rooster mate a hen. If he did, he wouldn't eat fowl or eggs...

It's always funny when a member of homo sapiens is making judgments about other animals. Remember people, we're just slightly more evolved apes.

I think Crid called it. Sometimes things that are obviously said in a joking manner just don't translate well when written then read.

What I think is even funnier is that we are all discussing this.

I believe that pigs have corkscrew shaped genitalia. How can you not respect an animal that can have sex with such an apparatus and not get cross-threaded?

So he only eats animals that he deems more evolved than the others? He eats and there fore reduces the population of the most fit, at least in his opinion.. Darwin would be horrified. Or not.

He's an actor for fist's sake. He makes his living pretending to be something he's not by mouthing words written by someone else. How much intelligence do you expect?

Anyone know where I can find a "goldfish gangbang" video?

PS- Cage is Coppola's nephew.

PPS- I tried to stand up and fly straight, but it wasn't easy with that sumbitch Reagan in the White House. I dunno. They say he's a decent man, so maybe his advisors are confused

Oh, you're right, Eric. I had the wrong director.

Actually, excellent acting requires intense focus, unrelenting self-scrutiny, and tireless effort; it's possible to perform without being book-smart-intelligent, but it's definitely not a brainless task, if done right.

Of course, I speak of "excellent acting," which I never expect from Nicholas Cage. Apparently, I shouldn't expect sane dietary choices either...

>>Of course, I speak of "excellent acting," which I never expect from Nicholas Cage. Apparently, I shouldn't expect sane dietary choices either...

I agree a million per cent, Leila.
(It was, I think, Kathleen Turner who wrote in a very funny, incredibly indiscreet memoir about what a bum-achingly self-important twerp he could be. She didn't rate his acting much either!)

The female salmon swims upstream, finds the creek in which she was spawned, and lays her eggs in the gravel.

A couple of weeks later, the male salmon shows up and dumps his sperm in a random fashion all over the gravel.

Oh, and then they both die.

I'm glad I'm not a salmon.

"For those who don't know, Cage is director Martin Scorsese's (sp?) nephew. He wouldn't have a career except for nepotism."

Is that right? I had know idea, but I knew there had to be some reason for his success. It sure isn't his acting. Thanks lovelysoul. You just made my world make a little more sense.

> She didn't rate his acting much either!

Pots, kettles. Have you seen "Body Heat" lately? Essentially unwatchable. Her gift was girlish looks, and that candle burned very, very quickly.

I think he was going for a W.C. Fields kinda effect: "I never drink water... fish fuck in it."

JonQ, he is actually Coppola's nephew, but the point is the same.

He also is almost bankcrupt because he spent wildly, buying castles in Europe, and he just had a huge mausoleum made to be buried in. Maybe in New Orleans? He's really strange.

Goldfish must not do it the way the majority of fish do it. Salmon are one example, though I think most of the time the male releases the sperm right after the female lays the eggs.

Dignified goldfish sex:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFJgf8ti-aQ

and it's even "interracial" !

I really want to know how much research he put into this.

Apparently he must not be working much lately. o_O

I believe his real name is in fact Coppola, as was uncle Frank's; but he changed it in order to make his stripes on his own merit. Debatable, but ... I did enjoy "Raising Arizona" - and "Gone in 60 Seconds;" although primarily for the script and the cars, respectively ...

"Pig meat" is not a term he invented; rememeber Pigmeat Markham? And it's not just pork ... ham, anyone?

>>I believe his real name is in fact Coppola, as was uncle Frank's; but he changed it in order to make his stripes on his own merit. Debatable, but ... I did enjoy "Raising Arizona" - and "Gone in 60 Seconds;" although primarily for the script and the cars, respectively ...

Mr. Teflon,
I agree it's a debatable point.

It's true his breakout movie was "Rumblefish" - where he was quietly billed as "Nic Cage" - but since FF Coppola directed that movie, he probably knew Cage was his nephew!

(I do agree about "Raising Arizona" - great fun!)