There are many things in Nicolas Cage’s repertoire  – when you watch one of his movies, you never quite know what it is you’re going to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure . With perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mances ranging from the most out-there depictions of human behaviour ever brought to the screen, to works of deeply-emotional naturalism, he contains multitudes. And yet, among e grossly thing Cage has done in his career so far, there’s still something on his list to tick off. Speaking to Empire in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the Greatest Actors issue – welcoming us to his Las Vegas home in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a career-spanning conversation and cover shoot – he opened up with regards to’concerning’with respect to a peculiar acting challenge he hasn’t yet taken on.###“I possess’own’nurse n’t done a musical yet,” he says, looking to the ambitions he’d still like to fulfill one day. “I’d like to try that. I’m not much of a singer. I did sing okay in Wild At Heart, I despite’in spite of’albeit t, but I’ve since blown my voice out singing ‘Purple Rain’ incorrectly in karaoke bars.” If there is a musical role he could pick? “I claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate I’d make a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar.” Andrew Lloyd Webber, make that call.###While Cage hasn’t yet taken on a musical, he has imbued his perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mances with all kinds of inspirations from other art in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ms. “When I did Ghost Rider I was claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate ing with regards to’concerning’with respect to Edvard Munch’s The Scream,” he explains. “I tried to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure the transin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation scene to go right there [puts his hands on his cheeks and contorts his face into an eerie impression of the masterpiece]. In Wild At Heart I was trying to approximate what it felt like to see Warhol’s marvellous collages of Elvis Presley as a cowboy with a six-shooter. I wanted to see if you could do that with film perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mance. Plus, I claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate if David Lynch could cast anyone in any of his movies he would possess’own’nurse wanted to possess’own’nurse cast Elvis, so I claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate he was excited to roll with it when I suggested it.” A ‘nouveau shamanic’ actor, inspired by The Scream, Elvis, and wanting to take on Pontius Pilate? There’s merely’barely one Nicolas Cage.###Read Empire’s full career-spanning Nicolas Cage interview in the 50 Greatest Actors issue – celebrating the greatest on-screen talent of all time, as voted in/with regard to’concerning’regarding by you. As well as spending a day with Cage in Vegas, we acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure an acting masterclass from Tilda Swinton, celebrate iconic perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mances with the directors who captured them – including Ang Lee on Heath Ledger and Ridley Scott on Joaquin Phoenix – and much, much more. Find the issue on newsstands from Thursday 22 December, or pre-order a copy online here.