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Nicolas Cage's Oliver Stone wait

Dec 30, 2006, 8:00 GMT

Nicolas Cage has revealed he waited 25 years to work with director Oliver Stone.

epa00815936 U.S actor and Oscar award winner Nicolas Cage poses for a photograph next to a film poster during a press conference to promote the film 'World Trade Center' in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday 12 September 2006. Oscar award winner Oliver Stone's film shows the desperate rescue attempts of firefighters and policemen. The film will be launched in Thailand on 21 September 2006. 11 September 2006 marked the fifth anniversary of the attacks that killed almost 3,000 people when terrorists hijacked passenger jets and aimed them at New York's World Trade Center and targets in the Washington DC. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRITThe Oscar-winning actor - who stars in Stone's 9/11 drama 'World Trade Center' - says he was desperate to work with the legendary filmmaker and was willing to wait years for it to finally happen.He said: "I'd been waiting to work with Oliver Stone for the last 25 years. He is excellent - he has an aura of excellence in his movies. I know when I see an Oliver Stone movie that I will see good acting and a stimulating subject matter."The 'Leaving Las Vegas' actor says he also admires Stone's ability to make exciting films without using excessive violence. He said: "What's amazing about Oliver is that he makes movies without resorting to gratuitous violence - like 'World Trade Center' - he always chooses themes that are interesting."(C) BANG Media International