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Dear journal, today I had my first kiss, the preteen actor writes.
It was very nice, and I did it twice.
I hope it happens many more times.
Slowly you realize, thats not just anyone its Nicolas Cage.
To Antons parents credit, they archived everything in his life, director Garret Price says.
The letters, the diary entries, all his writings were basically a direct tunnel into his brain.
(2) It had to be someone who wasnt already being interviewed as a talking head.
And she just blurted out, Nic Cage.
Considering their shared work ethics, its little surprise Cage and Yelchin had crossed paths.
(Schradersaysthe notoriously terrible version that made it to VOD was reedited without his consent.)
The young man was a fan.
Anton spent six months with Nic makingDying of the Light, and loved him, Price says.
He respected him as an actor.
He was infatuated by all his preparations, everything he brought to the role.
Antons career could have turned out very Cage-like.
When Price reached out to Cage, the actor said hed be honored to narrate the doc.
Cage came in completely prepared, with all of his lines memorized.
He broke down in tears and had to stop, Price recalls.
He walked out, then came back in and was incredible.
It was a really profound, emotional experience for all of us.
Nic brought the tenacity and voracity that Anton brought to his roles, Price says.
Giving Nic Cage capitalized words?
Still it was a smaller moment that stuck with Price the most.
The sun is still shining.
Hes so optimistic, Price says.
Hes bummed out, but the sun is still shining.
I think thats the mantra by which he lived his life.
People start questioning how theyre spending their time here on earth.
Living life to the fullest, he was the definition of that.
