Actor Nicolas Cage Would NEVER Use Anabolic Steroids

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Nicolas Cage was first offered and accepted the role of Randy “The Ram” Robinson in the movie “The Wrestler” before finally rejecting the lead role of the steroid-using grappler. The highly-regarded method actor implied that he quit the role because he was not willing to use anabolic steroids and make the physical transformation necessary for a believable performance as a professional wrestler. Director Darren Aronofsky gave the role to Mickey Rourke whose stunning performance (and physique) earned him a Golden Globe award and Oscar nomination (”Nicolas Cage: I Wasn’t ‘Dropped’ From ‘The Wrestler’,” March 11).

Access Hollywood caught up with Nicolas at the premiere of his new movie, “Knowing,” Monday night in New York, where the actor cleared up recent rumors that he was let go from the Darren Aronofsky-directed project.
“I wasn’t quote ‘dropped’ from the movie,” the 45-year-old actor told Access. “I resigned from the movie because I didn’t think I had enough time to achieve the look of the wrestler who was on steroids, which I would never do.”

Nicolas Cage was once known for an intense passion for method acting that took the technique to an entirely new level. His adamant refusal to use steroids for a movie role may suggest that Nicolas Cage’s method acting madness is part of his past.

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal,” Cage once remarked, “to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new…”

Nicolas Cage’s statements on steroids imply, purposefully or not, that Mickey Rourke must have used steroids for the role.
Mickey Rourke gained 43 lbs to play Randy “The Ram” Robinson. The rapid weight gain from 192 lb to very muscular 235lbs over a six month period already leading to speculation that Mickey Rourke used anabolic steroids. Rourke didn’t help matters with several ambigous statements regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Men’s Journal asked Rourke if he used anabolic steroids to prepare for his role in “The Wrestler” and he replied, “When I’m a wrestler, I behave like a wrestler.” This was interpreted as an affirmative response prompting Rourke to issue an equally ambiguous denial, “”I did some stuff. You wouldn’t classify it as steroids, but I did some heavy duty supplements… but not the regular stuff.”
The rumored steroid use by Mickey Rourke has largely been overlooked given the spectacular portrayal of Randy “The Ram” Robinson. If anything, Rourke, as an actor, has been applauded for his devotion to method acting which may or may not have included steroid use. This is in sharp contrast to public perception of professional athletes’ devotion to maximizing sports performance.

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a) good choice by cage. i like cage, but mikey rourke was THE MAN for the part!!
b) it's a shame that rourke has to deny using aas. couldnt they just enjoy the performance

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TweetIf they would give me steriods- I'd be in all their movies-LOL

[O2BESOHUGE]

TweetNIC CAGE IS LOOKING PRETTY ROUGH THESE DAYS. HE CANT DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH HIS THINNING HAIR! HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN HIM LATELY?

[daved150]

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NIC CAGE IS LOOKING PRETTY ROUGH THESE DAYS. HE CANT DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH HIS THINNING HAIR! HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN HIM LATELY?

no...i cant say that i have. i usually like the charectors he plays though

[firstenrgy]

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NIC CAGE IS LOOKING PRETTY ROUGH THESE DAYS. HE CANT DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH HIS THINNING HAIR! HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN HIM LATELY?

I saw on a tv show that he wears a hair piece in his movies. They showed a photo that the paparazzi took ten years ago and he has NO hair on the top of his head.

[skinnyman]

Tweetgot to love that move Face Off though. He had the look of a deviant in that film. I like Travolta as well

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NIC CAGE IS LOOKING PRETTY ROUGH THESE DAYS. HE CANT DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH HIS THINNING HAIR! HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN HIM LATELY?

Someone post some pics. Sounds like Cage is up on his self righteous high horse.
As far as Rourke or anybody else who may have used aas..the 1st rule is to never admit to it. Ever. Our society is NOT forgiving when it comes to ANYONE using AAS. Stay natural!!!Use creatine only!!!

[deepsouth]

TweetIts was Andro I'm tellin ya-LOL

[Dzone]

Tweetanyone who uses anything stronger than Weider is a Cheater!!!

[firstenrgy]

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anyone who uses anything stronger than Weider is a Cheater!!!

Uh-huh

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NIC CAGE IS LOOKING PRETTY ROUGH THESE DAYS. HE CANT DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH HIS THINNING HAIR! HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN HIM LATELY?

Maybe if he chill out with his Elvis addictions, which he's also denied, he'd be able to get his head out of his @$$. If he did his homework, he'd see that most of the actors in that past who gained weight to play movie parts succeeded well in those movies:

Robert DeNiro for both "Raging Bull" & "The Untouchables" (he played Al Capone)
Angela ****et as Tina Turner in "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connors in "Terminator 2: Judgement Day"

Although I'm not a great Nick Cage fan, I must say that he was pretty damn good in "Ghost Rider".