Nicolas Cage’s Favorite “Late Night” Bit | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

[@Allagi22]

"Sometimes you're a dragon, sometimes you're a bunny"--Nic Cage, saying the most Nic Cage line ever, but also a quotable truth about life.

[@abujamunafik7941]

6:19 for cloppy

[@PaulyinParis619]

I came just for this comment…you’re awesome

[@cleverusername9369]

You're the real hero here

[@KatSauceUp]

Same 🙌🏻

[@keithrisse9693]

Nice.

[@stephenkromka1161]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@Rachel-sv9pq]

Who's here from the podcast? Had to hear "I love Cloppy" for myself 😂

[@justinlucero8798]

Me too😂 immediately after the I listened to it

[@Igornopolis]

Yup 👍 Ive never seen Cloppy bit before. Somehow. Cheers

[@nolorosales]

YT actually brought me here.

[@rudythewriter8088]

Seriously just paused the podcast and went here lol

[@steveobarnes]

What podcast

[@mrathletik214]

Who else is here because Conan and Don Cheadle made you think to look for this clip?

[@wren4077]

im here for all the comments that want the validation of doing the thing everyone else is doing who else?

[@1RungAtATime]

The algorithm found it for me.

[@mj.ray0898]

@@1RungAtATimeyup, watched the podcast clip, this was the top hit when I refreshed the feed, lol

[@Chaucer905]

Me

[@richardparker123]

“ I like kloppy!”

[@hyejeongchang9153]

Nick Cage speaks so eloquently. Loved this interview.

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

Nic has to be one of the most original actors in cinema. So unique.

[@waxl121]

This is probably Conan's most professional interview. He seemed truly interested here.

[@jwuansalmond3197]

Yeah Conan was like a fan of Nick’s!😂 He is a favorite great actor although! Still looks fabulous them Italian stars!🤩🥰

[@GokulOnFire]

Well every actor comes in to promote. Here Cage, an artist first actor second, was so involved in discussing his art he had to be reminded to promote his film. Both of them are real artists, dying breed. Now all we have is minions of power doing social engineering.

[@DavidSmith-rv2hw]

conan knows he's lucky to have him as a guest.

[@holyjebus]

It’s nick cage bruh….. the thespian 🎭

[@YodatheHobbit]

Seems? He is.

[@seanwilliams1051]

“My uncle had to talk to the studio” oh, you mean, the director of the Godfather movies and Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola.

[@Hexnilium]

Subtle

[@eduarDOGames560]

Yeah no biggie !!!

[@asdrubalanibal6853]

Some power of persuasion right there, I’d say.

[@morningstar577]

He made the studio an offer they couldn't refuse

[@Medes06]

I’m glad his uncle did that, because cage is one of the best actors ever.

[@ohmygonzalez]

So cool realizing Cage is literally a Conan fan

[@feenyfighter]

Peggy Sue Got Married is such a wonderful movie. Nic is great in it, and I think the voice works because his character is such a vulnerable guy. I never even thought his character was even comedic, but the movie itself is sad, funny, and brilliant all at once. His uncle is such a genius.

[@jaylinhartman440]

one of my all time favs

[@paulferranti8536]

Who saw "Birdy" ?

[@doomguy2809]

Nick Cage's "Goodnight, Lois" got me lolling pretty hard. So Good!

[@tylergalvez5033]

ME TOO, ROFLOLMAO!!!🎉😊

[@randyj420]

According to Nick this was the last time he was on a late night show - until this week (on Kimmel) - which is hard to believe. He was in 2 great movies last year.

[@superfantastiisch]

He was at least on Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show inbetween, in 2010: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2m1emepe8uendE

[@JorgWobblington]

He said his last talk show was 14 years ago. This was 15 years ago.

[@terencehamilton4219]

he was too busy making shitty movies, thought this was common knowledge.

[@robertoalonzo4489]

@@JorgWobblington Dave's show promoting Ghost Rider

[@haha-hoho-4335]

I think he was on Craig Ferguson between the

[@martijnvanturnhout]

He never returned afterwards, such a shame! Nick seems like a chill guest.

[@gh41996]

Wow, that's hard to believe!

[@xxAKSHUNxx]

Maybe he didn’t like Conan’s Nick Cage Terror Level joke from a few years back saying he has a bunch of awful movies

[@lapieuvre30]

I think he simply stopped going on talk shows altogether. He was on Jimmy Kimmel recently and said it was his first talk show interview in 14 years

[@1BergerVongSchlauigkeitHer]

They reposted it cause he was just on Kimmel.

[@simonp37]

@@1BergerVongSchlauigkeitHer Probably because he have a new movie out.

[@HigherPlanes]

I still regret the studio not casting him as superman. I think it would have been a very cool take on superman.

[@rhetiq9989]

He still got to voice him in the Teen Titans Go movie at least

[@HigherPlanes]

@@rhetiq9989 That's cool I didn't know that.

[@boppob1343]

it would have been terrible but it would have been worth it for the culture

[@cBodhi]

you may know this but he named his son Kal-El which is Supermans real name he was given on Krypton. Cage was downplaying that situation with the movie not being made,,it was a huge deal when it fell thru and kinda messed with Cage for many years

[@HigherPlanes]

@@cBodhi Yikes. I didn’t know he named his son Kal El- I hope that was before the would-be movie and not after the fact.

[@elevatedream]

Coco and Nic Cage, there can be no better combination.

[@rockwild737]

Banana and custard.

[@dr.p.wellington3604]

@@perriponders289 I love how Schlansky goes on a rant on Conan needs a Friend about his ego and brings up interviewing Olyphant. So Funny

[@AnakinIHateSandSkywalker]

all wrong. best combination is Conan and Bill Burr, no doubt about it

[@playedout148]

Cage and Goldblum. Just cut Coco out.

[@tylergalvez5033]

Never thought I’d be fully entertained and obsessed with NIC SAYING BUNNY! Now I gotta rewatch Con Air

[@zb3485]

he has that bigger than life aura, the interviews are like watching a movie

[@adchilin]

Came here from Cheadle on Conan needs a friend button.

[@bamadave83]

Same! The cloppy bit was hilarious

[@rickylow1655]

Lord of war is probably a favorite movie of mine. Cage was so good in the movie, almost made Jared Leto bearable.

[@MacInTheBox]

He was incredible in Requiem

[@Victoriadowdymusic]

This is one of my favorite interviews!

[@NicolasCage274]

Thank you for the love and support, Tell me how long you have been my fan ❤❤

[@margaretpeabody243]

Lost in the sea of boomerhood, I've just now realized Gumby's legs represent bell bottoms. Thanks for saving the clip Conan.

[@wrightvance5628]

Hello Margaret, how are you doing?

[@nicolascage9709]

😊

[@NicolasCage274]

Thank you for the love and support, Tell me how long you have been my fan ❤❤

[@Aaron-hb4wu]

6:30 I love cloppy

[@theredlogician4743]

"I said put the bunny down" Nick Cage Con-air lol

[@TheRealVolk]

I just realized that this isn’t a recent interview, but from 2007. They spent five minutes talking about Nick Cage’s extensive acting career, and he’s had another dozen, at least, since then. He’s even starring in a new movie this year in 2022.

[@Hunter-sm8nd]

Are you not familiar with Conan? This is from Late Night, which went off the air in 2009.

[@darnk9785]

He’s been in wayyyy more than dozen movies since 2007. He’s in 2-5 movies a year.

[@silentbliss7666]

He got into a series of legal issues and huge debts after this interview. Only this year had he managed to pay off all his debts, that's probably why he started to appear on talk show

[@craneanderson2317]

Cage is so much a different person when he's off screen. He's nothing like any of his characters, interesting. The way he talks is just vibing

[@oceanadrianne]

The Pokey voice kills me 😂

[@haydencooper_]

Pokey voice

[@NicolasCage274]

Thank you for the love and support, Tell me how long you have been my fan ❤❤

[@oceanadrianne]

@@NicolasCage274I’m not your fan. I’m a fan of the real actor.

[@NicolasCage274]

@@oceanadrianne where do you live?

[@NicolasCage274]

@@oceanadrianne this is my private account where can we have a good conversation?

[@chessman88]

Sometimes you're a dragon, sometimes you're a bunny - best life wisdom

[@sunshine3914]

He’s been gutsy since day one - that’s what makes him the goat. He’s also very much a bunny - & everyone loves bunnies!

[@HABO2210]

That "Put that bunny down" scene has a deeper meaning now

[@Pauly421]

@@HABO2210 "Put the bunny back in the box" you mean?

[@nayeebG]

Nic Cage is Ghost Rider. 🔥 He'll always be.

[@himynameisfeli]

Keanu I'm sure can give him a run for his money

[@nayeebG]

@@himynameisfeli (sigh)

[@kowalski5599]

One of the best moments of this interview (and there are a few) is when Conan does Superman with the Gumby voice, and you see Cage light up a moment later and join in, and then Conan lights up. That's just raw fun.

[@robbieallan6522]

Absolutely love nick cage I love his energy 110% into EVERY MOVIE 🎬!! He's definitely a National treasure..

[@supersonicT]

"My uncle had to talk the studio down..." Uncle: Francis Ford Coppola.

[@claudiogallucci563]

Rumble fish great underrated movie with Miki Rourke Nicolas cage was in it too his Uncle directed it

[@agoodday9247]

Nicolas Cage approved: I love Cloppy 😁👍

[@JoaoPauloTheBeatles]

Conan, this is madness. You are on fire here. So wonderful to watch

[@BoricuaDude]

Nick is hilarious man. Good interview 💯

[@the_releaser]

I listened to the podcast yesterday, and this video was in my feeds today.

[@MarcusAurelius7777]

WOW THE GOOD OLD DAYS... Wish Conan was still on NBC... Thanks for posting this 🙂

[@kurisurokku]

I’m here for the Cloppy reference ☺🐴

[@KiLovely]

Nicholas Cage is so talented, funny and charming. His voice reminds me of the very first sip of a perfectly chilled sweet wine. Yeeeessss!!! I love him!

[@R.J.MacReady1982]

The best actor ever.

[@jtukko]

Cage is just so brilliant, good stuff!

[@TheRetroShowcase]

I guess you can say after he found out about the Korean year of the dragon, he got to put the bunny back in the box

[@tylergalvez5033]

IKR?! I’m surprised none of them made a con air reference 😊

[@hoju63]

Sometimes you're a dragon, sometimes you're a bunny.

[@rishabhchouhan7016]

They talked about this on today’s podcast episode

[@bailodescalza]

I saw Nicolas Cage few days ago in Kimmel Live and he's super nice guest! I hope to see him more in late shows (plz don't go to Fallon)

[@Orangeflava]

Conan's team saw it too which is why we got this classic clip today.

[@isaberabera_]

He was just on Corden too with Aaron Paul

[@1292liam]

why don't go to Fallon ?

[@tf201]

My all time favorite actor. Kevin Costner is epic too but something about Cage is just so entertaining…

[@John_McClane_had_plans]

The Guardian is very underrated ...

[@Demion83]

Both have so many bad movies in their resume, but still... yes, great.

[@Theconcretewaves]

You got to love Nicolas Cage.

[@eggsforbreakfast2718]

Nicolas' Pokey impression is great

[@DarkGob]

After this, every subsequent Cloppy segment began with the Cloppy intro punctuated with Nic's endorsement from this interview -- "who I really love is Cloppy the Horse".

[@TheSpago100]

Nick Cage lives in another dimension haha

[@ALLrobotsAreSad]

Dude’s a natural gifted artist. Like Jim Carey, and Johnny Depp.

[@VSaccount]

when nick does that voice he sounds like quagmire haha

[@CronicDemise]

Ghost Rider is unironically an incredible movie.

[@markallen2984]

Gumby plays an Firebird! 👍

[@j09j08]

his eyes. ughh.💗💗💗💗

[@JIGGLYPUFFLICIOUS]

You can tell Conan is legit a big fan. Cage is that man.

[@leadonsoftly]

Conan @2:56... "Now you've gone too far." That could be a real contender for Nicolas Cage's acting epitaph.

[@Bmphotog]

Cage could hold a masterclass in charm.

[@oneworldfamily]

I love Nic's implication that working three days in a row makes him tired.

[@GuardianOwl]

6:22 Thanks Nicolas Cage for sending me on a Cloppy binge, it has been a few years.

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Probably my favourite actor ever- so diverse

[@LSK2K]

1:20 "next time gummy" lmao

[@daxbradley4346]

I would love you see Cage interview with Jeff Goldblum. The chill vibe would almost be too much coolness for our space-time continuom

[@Fartagnon]

John Travolta as nick cage as castor Troy as Shaun archer

[@kingcan4359]

😂 😂 04:24 "I said put the bunny back in the box"

[@bamadave83]

Two legends right here, fam

[@TimBowermeister]

Red Rock West. My favorite Nick Cage film seemingly nobody has ever heard of. It's a must see.

[@s.scottsdale1839]

Yeah, I don't get why that movie is so highly thought of. It was fine, but nothing particularly stood out.

[@muffin47gal12]

Wow! According to Google, Nick made about 103 films so far at age 58 years old.

[@Bigworminthehouse]

Nicolas Cage is off the charts entertaining.

[@apple707]

Cage is an absolute dream

[@s.scottsdale1839]

"Mandy" is completely bonkers, but I really enjoyed it.

[@Synthetic-Rabbit]

Wow.. when I was like 4 or 5 my parents bought me a Dog and I remember naming it "Pokey" lol... For years and years I've always remembered it as a name I just thought up but I used to watch Gumby a lot growing up and I completely forgot Pokey was the Horse.... I must have got the idea from the show. Goes to show how fickle a memory can be lol.

[@kenyanoxygen5801]

here from don cheadle's appearance on conan needs a friend podcast

[@elrichgomes4690]

Gonna rewatch Ghost Rider just because of his description

[@joelouis-arena4061]

Mandy is a must see

[@dustyfred4138]

Conan is best around.

[@LJBSullivan]

Sorry watch graham Norton

[@rolandirwin3174]

Cage put the. Bunny back in the box

[@ratso8860]

Man I love this dude.

[@fantasticmax1]

Omg, the dragon bunny thing happened to me too, at 33yrs old lol.

[@NobodyIRLFR]

Clean cut at the end there.

[@revoktorment440]

Nic Cage is a much better actor than many of the hollywood "big names". He doesn't just play himself doing another job like a lot of oscar baiting actors do.

[@cinnabon7354]

Huge missed opportunity! After Nic realizes that he was actually born in the year of the dragon he should of said, "I decided to put the bunny back in the box!"

[@cl759]

3:32 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Cypress078]

Nic is a great actor. Him and Conan would make a great comedy team.

[@thomaspooler726]

Goddamm i love this man

[@Uarehere]

2:17 I think we just discovered where Seth MacFarlane got the voice for Quagmire.

[@FrownyMascot]

God i love the guy 🤣🤣🤣

[@nicolascage9709]

Thanks 😊

[@Liamnesque]

High praise

[@danielmoore62]

Cage is a National Treasure.

[@johnnyshivers7310]

Nic cage is a national treasure

[@jamesclark4578]

Did he ever dod the show again? I saw a pod cast of Conan talking about this and how great this interview was. With Cloppy

[@grimdrum2396]

Love Raising Arizona! Maybe because it's so different.

[@flightofapaullo72]

Just watched Peggy Sue Got Married again last week. Such a cool movie.

[@albundy7718]

I want these times back when moviestars still made good (non-political) movies and had funny stories to tell.

[@patreekotime4578]

I sometimes like to think aboht his performance in Raising Arizona and think... Oh yeah, this is THAT GUY.

[@jiakaiwang4585]

It’s hilarious that bunny is actually sandwiched between two of the coolest zodiacs out there: tiger and dragon. It’s like life is playing a joke on you for look at what it could have been 😂😂

[@NecroOver]

It's not two coolest signs.

[@jiakaiwang4585]

What ever you say professor chinese@@NecroOver

[@dirkdiggler7706]

You’re great 😂

[@melissataydactv9841]

He appeared a lot on talk shows nowadys..conair😍

[@vdoggydogg3922]

8mm is underated

[@alishariff1914]

I see his face and Ghost Rider comes to mind

[@ericchilders9234]

We all should embrace our inner dragon