I have never been afraid of hard work. And I am always of the mind that if you work hard you should find a way to reward yourself, otherwise what is the point.


says Cage, immediately alienating the vast majority of us who only have one residence!


“The yacht represents the very best things you do at the very best time of the year – essentially when you’re on holiday; so my admiration for them comes from a place where I am away from work and noise and all that stuff, and I think most people will relate to that.”


The fact Sarita fell into the hands of someone else after Cage’s excess spending came home to roost, doesn’t seem to grate as much as you would imagine on the Raising Arizona, Moonstruck, Con Air, Face/Off and Gone in 60 Seconds star. Sure, he obviously misses the opulence and luxury of his prized waterborne head-turner, but the actor is someone who can move on quickly, as his roster of movies proves.


“When you’re a fan of yachts, you have enough time to come to terms with the fact that owning one isn’t an absolute necessity,” he says. “We were probably on Sarita two or three times a year, at most; and when we weren’t using it, it would be chartered out.”


While some owners can feel nervous about letting others step on board, for Cage it was a financial necessity. “There are lots of stories about excess and spending sprees, and I get all that, but Sarita was bought with the intention of chartering it so as to cover costs, and in that respect we did very well.


“It was also a pleasure to open up this wonderful thing to other people. Was it Sting who said, ‘If you love someone, set them free’…”


These days, Cage’s work is no less prolific, though thankfully his spending is. With the majority of his financial issues now behind him, his estimated wealth has dropped to a paltry $25million – that’s less than a sixth of what it was at its peak.


“Yesterday is unimportant,” he says. “It’s today and tomorrow that counts.” Cage epitomises that point by starring in three films this year, whilst filming a further two. Besides the aforementioned The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, he has press tours for action comedy The Retirement Plan and gunslinger drama The Only Way to keep him busy, and is filming two other movies, Butcher’s Crossing and Renfield.


“I have never been afraid of hard work,” he admits. “And I am always of the mind that if you work hard you should find a way to reward yourself, otherwise what is the point.


“Back in the Eighties a lot of what I did was about excess and perhaps I will even admit to a bit of showmanship. I have different aims and ideas these days – I’ve matured,” he laughs.


Cage is renowned for treating his crew as one of the family when he is chartering – another reflection of the fact this is someone respectful not just of his own place in the process, but that of others.


“The chaos that has engulfed the movie world over the past couple of years has, I think, reminded people that we all need to look after each other a bit better… perhaps even starting with ourselves.”


Perhaps this new version of Nicolas Cage isn’t so ‘unbearable’, after all.


22 | SPRING 2022 | ONBOARD


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