Nicolas Cage reveals one regret in Sir Sean Connery friendship
Nicolas Cage regrets never playing golf with his late friend Sir Sean Connery.
Nicolas Cage regrets never playing golf with Sir Sean Connery.
The 62-year-old actor developed a "great relationship" with the late James Bond actor - who died in 2020 at the age of 90 - after they starred together in 1996's The Rock, but he wishes he'd found the time to hang out with his pal on the green.
Speaking during a spotlight panel at New York Comic Con over the weekend, Nicolas said: “I was all about fishing [at the time], and I like being on my boat.
“And Sean wanted to get me on the golf course...
“He was very avuncular. He was somebody that I considered a friend. We were friends. I would visit him at his house.
“But I never went on the golf course because I just didn’t have time for that.
“I just wanted to be on my boat. I just… when I had my free time, I wanted to go fishing. And I feel to this day that I should have taken him up on it and learned how to play golf.”
While making The Rock, Nicolas admitted at the time it was a "dream" to work with one of his acting "heroes".
He told Entertainment Tonight: "He was one of my heroes. When I was a kid, I would go see his movies and think, ‘That’s what a man should be. So to work with him, it was definitely a dream."
The Mandy actor hailed the Hunt for Red October star his "greatest teacher in cinema" after his death.
He said in a statement at the time: “I admired Sean so much. I was happiest when I was working with him - his wisdom, humbleness and extreme honesty have guided me ever since I met him.
“He was my friend and greatest teacher in cinema. The first movie star to lead the way in combining drama, action-adventure and comedy. He did it all effortlessly and with dignity. Maestro, you will be missed.”
He also previously reflected on how seeing Sean as Bond had a "huge influence" on his own decision to be an actor.
He said in 2016: “Going as far back as Dr. No, which I saw at a drive-in movie theatre with my father, I knew I wanted to be like that."
