There's no doubt that Nicolas Cage is one of the most iconic actors in show business.
Seriously, it doesn't matter what the quality of the material he's given is; Cage always finds a way to make it memorable and he's spawned countless memes on social media as a result of his intense, often overdramatic performances.
He's appeared in scores of brilliant movies, such as Con-Air, Kick-Ass, Raising Arizona, and Mandy, and some real turkeys, such as Vampire's Kiss, the remake of The Wicker Man, and Ghost Rider.
However, just when you think the man can't get any more brilliant, he manages to out-do himself by revealing that he genuinely does have a heart of gold.
This week, the actor disclosed in a new interview that he once gave the handsome sum of $20,000 away to an orphanage after winning it big in a casino.
In a discussion with his long-time-friend Marilyn Manson in the latest issue of Interview, the 56-year-old Leaving Las Vegas star shared a thirty-year-old anecdote about what it took to convince him to give up gambling.
Betting $200 in a casino in the Bahamas, the actor struck lucky and managed to bag himself a large amount of cash, and told Manson:
"I was in the Bahamas, and I walked into a casino and felt like I had my mojo with me. Like nothing could go wrong. My game was roulette."
He continued:
"I went in with $200, and I didn’t miss a number, so much so that even the lady spinning the wheel said, ‘Nothing sweeter than a repeater.'
"In 20 minutes I turned $200 into $20,000, so I went and found an orphanage in the Bahamas, met all the kids and the headmistress and said: ‘This is for you.’
"I put the 20 grand in her hand, walked away, and never gambled again. Because if I did, it would ruin the power of that moment."
But this wasn't all the two entertainers talked about. Cage and Manson went on to discuss how the actor is set to play imprisoned Tiger King Joe Exotic in an untitled project, and also himself in the upcoming movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.