Washington, Apr 3 : While many Hollywood stars shy away from public, Nicolas Cage has invited fans to approach him when he''s out with his family - because he wants to teach his kids to appreciate the people who helped him become a successful actor.

Cage insists on behaving politely and graciously when he meets with fans because he credits them for his what he has achieved in life.

"I let my kids know that the people we meet, and who say, ''Hi'', they make it possible for us to live our lives and to eat," Contactmusic quoted him, as saying.

Washington, April 1 : Nicolas Cage has sold his 500-year-old Neidstein castle in Germany after paying a staggering 2.3 million dollars for it three years ago.

The actor was said to have visited the historical Bavarian property only once after adding it to his assets.

According to Roman Berr, the mayor of nearby Etzelwanger, a lawyer now held the ownership to the castle.

Cage also owns another castle in England, the 18th Century Midford Castle, on the outskirts of Bath.

Washington, Mar 23: Nicolas Cage''s sci-fi thriller ‘Knowing’ has topped the weekend box office after raking in
24.8 million pounds.

According to studio estimates, Paul Rudd''s screwball bromantic comedy ‘I Love You, Man,’ co-starring Jason Segel, was second with 18 million dollars, reports E! Online.

Julia Roberts’ ‘Duplicity’ landed the third spot with 14.4 million dollars while ‘Race to Witch Mountain’ came fourth after raking in 13 million dollars.

Watchmen rounded off the top five with 6.7 million dollars.

Melbourne, Mar 19 : Nicolas Cage was taken aback when he saw Melbourne''s boozy street violence, while shooting for a film in the city.

The `City of Angels' star revealed that he witnessed one nasty incident in Docklands last year.

"A bar brawl in Docklands really disturbed me," the Herald Sun quoted him as saying.

He added: "It was five guys on one. I was with my two-year-old at the time, and it was just pretty horrifying."

Washington, Mar 18: Nicolas Cage is thinking of taking a break from acting to pursue a `flying' pastime- hang gliding.

Entranced by the idea of soaring through the air with a pair of his own wings, the `City of Angels' star is desperate to become a licensed hang gliding pilot.

And, for this, he wants some free time in hand from his current projects to travel to the Swiss Alps, where he may become certified to fly in just two weeks.

Washington, Mar 18 : Nicolas Cage says that he is indebted to Cher for helping him become a Hollywood star.

The `City Of Angels' star has said that he is thankful to the singer-cum-actress because she fought to land him a role alongside her in the Oscar-winning movie `Moonstruck'.

Studio bosses were not very keen on casting the then-23-year-old Cage as Cher''''s love interest in the film.

But it was the `Believe' singer who dug her heels in, and landed him the part of New York baker Ronny Cammareri.