Nicolas Cage Enjoys Being Your Meme Posted by David Wolinsky on July 23rd

For all his screaming and yelling, Nicolas Cage is pretty level-headed when it comes to taking a joke.

Need proof? Look no further than this hard-hitting exposé from The Guardian on Nicolas Cage that touches on, among other things, the Internet’s obsession with the oft-oddly coiffed actor.

Says Cage:

Oh my god. I just can’t keep up with that stuff,” he says. “The internet has developed this thing about me – and I’m not even a computer guy, you know? I don’t know why it is happening. I’m trying not to… lemme say this: I’m now of the mindset that, when in Rome, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.”

Does this mean grumpy cat doesn’t mind all the attention she’s been getting after all, then, too? Or just just that Nicolas Cage always chalks up things he’s confused by to nothing more than two back-to-back clichéd statements?

Anyway, Mr. Cage, if you don’t mind, could you please explain this:

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