From a distance, an artist’s life looks glamorous. But sometimes, their research and preparation require them to lean into the unpleasant part of the job. Nicolas Cage is also guilty of going too far in the name of art. He recently spoke about having one regret regarding taking things too far in the name of art.

Now playing Dracula in ‘Renfield,’ he recalled one such regrettable moment in his acting career. While preparing for his film ‘Vampire’s Kiss,‘ the young and reckless actor ate live, disgusting cockroaches as a mark of authenticity to his performance as a nocturnal creature out for blood.

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Nicolas Cage Regrets Eating Cockroaches For ‘Vampire’s Kiss’

If there’s one regret in Nicolas Cage’s commitment to the craft of acting, that is his fearlessness in devouring cockroaches. In ‘Vampire’s Kiss,’ Nicolas Cage plays a character that believes a vampire bites him. True to its nature, his character starts wearing fangs and stalking women around the city. He also loves to eat roaches.

In a conversation with Yahoo News, Nicolas Cage recalls his disgusting dedication to eating the roaches, saying, “I’ll never do that again. I’m sorry I did it at all.” He added that he did it to create a moment of shock and awe for the movie-going audience. The director intended for him to eat raw eggs. But Cage went ahead and tinkered a bit with the piece of direction.

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Nicolas Cage’s Out Of Control Method Acting Tactics

Starring as himself in a film about him is not the wackiest thing Nicolas Cage has done for his craft. While he may abstain from eating bugs, he has taken things to the extreme in the past with his commitment to the craft. On the ‘Vampire’s Kiss’ set,’ the 59-year-old actor demanded hot yogurt be poured on his feet during his lovemaking scene with Jennifer Beals. For more passion, obviously.

For his role in ‘Leaving Los Vegas’ as an alcoholic screenwriter, he kept a personal drinking coach. He took his weirdness a notch above, playing most of the scenes in a state of total intoxication. You can argue he likes liquid lunch and research is a farce, but he did win an Oscar for the movie. While we agree eating cockroaches is a big no-no, we always look forward to a Nicolas Cage anecdote about method acting.

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