Kathleen Turner On Cougars And Angering Nicholas Cage

Kathleen Turner has been much in the press the past several weeks, as excerpts from her memoir "Send Yourself Roses" have been released. One excerpt had to do with how unpleasant it was to work with Nicholas Cage on "Peggy Sue Got Married" as he insisted on using a strange voice and false teeth, and stole Turner's chihuahua.
Cage fought back, and recently threatened to sue. Now, as Turner's book tour continues, that suit, as well as criticisms of other costars, are frequently asked questions.
Turner sat for a Q&A with the upcoming issue of Newsweek and had this to say:

You wrote about Nicolas Cage causing problems on the set of "Peggy Sue Got Married," and now he's threatening to sue. Are you surprised? Yes, actually, I was. I'm very sorry if he feels ... I'm very sorry.

You also slam Burt Reynolds from when you worked on "Switching Channels." But I can see him being an a--hole.
I didn't say that! You said it. He was difficult, but also I was pregnant, so there might have been a little hormonal action going on there. Although I don't think my hormones were the only cause.

As for her love life at 53:

You're single. Do you ever want to be a cougar?
I don't know. The truth is that so many men who are much younger than me, I don't find all that interesting. They just don't have a lot of life experiences yet or enough to get a good conversation going. That's part of the problem.

Turner also admitted she likes taking the bus, and prefers it to the subway:

Are they surprised to see Kathleen Turner on the bus?
Sometimes. Actually I was waiting in line once and this bus came and the door opened and an acquaintance called out, "Kathleen Turner, are you getting on this bus?" All these heads turned and I said, "Well, I guess not now!"

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Comments

[ilovedessert]

SHE LIKES TO TAKE THE BUS. THAT'S NEWS? WOW HUFF PO HAS REALLY SUNK TO A NEW LOW. I ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THE BUS WHY NOT WRITE ABOUT ME.

[Eric8869]

Cage's funny voice and mannerisms in Peggy Sue Got Married were jarring at first but as you watch the film you realize it works very well.

You see the story is really about how much more mature she is than her husband. How even when she was in High School she was more mature but she loved him anyway.

It's her love for a man who has his dream taken away in High School but she didn't realize how sad that was until she "went back".

The dynamic totally works and is much better than if he had played it "straight".

Sometimes risks like these work (Johnny Depp in PIRATES) and sometimes they don't (Johnny Depp in CHARLIE and the Chocolate factory).

I wish Cage was still taking risks like he did in Peggy Sue, Valley Girl and al his early roles. He sold out long ago and he is not nearly as interesting.

[lovesit]

haha you gotta love cougars, there are a lot of men out there that want to be seduced by their "mrs. robinson"
like these guys
http://digitalfuntown.squarespace.com/dft-blog/2008/2/19/offbeat-oscars-mash-up.html

[haveaheart]

Kathleen Turner is a great actress and has been a good sport thru evidently a serious
illness which I don't think is going to go
away. Cage was a weird "Charley" in a great
movie by Kathleen Turner -- but he's weird
in everything!

I'll be looking for Kathleen's book ---
and best wishes to her!

[research]

Cage and Turner have both been amazing. Face off, the Rock, Ghost Rider, National Treasure, Lord of war and producing the Dresden Files.

Turner: romancing the stone, Jewel of the Nile, Roger Rabbit, War of the roses, VI Warshawski, undercover blues.

They should kiss and make up.

[CAMBEL]

She isn't bloated because of Alcohol, she has M.S. As for Nicholas Cage....I always thought that Francis Ford Coppola ruined that movie by deciding to cast his entire family. Cage ruined the role as Charlie and His daughter Sophia ws unbearable as Peggy Sue's sister.

[rjlwis]

I think they call it middle-age. In my mind she's still one fabulous babe!

[unclejim]

she's still pretty beautiful
she was however the most beautiful hollywood star when she was in the man with two brains
man ! what a body !

[hjo4]

Alcohol has been very unkind to her,she's bloated, still comes across with a nasty attitude and diffcult person to be anywhere near.

[lungfish]

Oh thats ok, women can be awful and abusive, its their hormones.....

[Brady Bonk]

Funny how Mr. Cage's first name is spelled correctly in the story but not in the headline.

[Beachrunner]

She was one smokin' hot babe in her day.

Now she resembles Rosie. Sad.

[bobdevo]

Do we actually think younger men are looking for a really bloated old skank?

[robotfog]

Why do some people's heads bloat? I'd like to see an article on that.

[rodeman]

Steroids for arthritis...

[Brooklynindy]

Leave her alone. She's on meds for rheumatoid arthritis, including prednisone, which causes weight gain. Aging is hard for anyone, no matter how good they look for their age. It must be devastating to have illness and meds destroy once ravishing looks.

[BillLumbergh]

She was never that hot, and now she's just a bitter old handbag trying to wrench a few bucks out of the hands of Barnes & Noble customers.
Who cares.

[janvoght]

that all said, i know for sure, cage has had a more successful career, and maybe that's not the point. what i don't understand is why someone who has made her name in this industry, would choose the cheap shot path. much i'm sure, could be said about her persona on set, no?

[Stayalert]

I have a friend who worked on the set of
Peggy Sue got married, and I believe my friend, when she says, Cage is weird and that is putting it nicely. She said he hit on a lot of women on that movie set, and was just plain weird.
My take is that a lot of actors are weird, Men are weird especially around their teens and twenties, and then they still are weird.

Can't live with em, can't live without em!!!

[robotfog]

can't tie them up and keep them in a sack.

Who makes these stupid laws?

[KOisGod]

Romance of the Stone with her and Michael Douglas. I fell in love with her then, and would rather keep my fond memory of her in all of her glorious, gorgeous youth from that decade. Same for Body Heat.

Father time takes its toll on all of us.

[Kenji]

Romancing the Stone, you meant. The other is about Keith Richards trying to remember where he put his latest girlfriend.

[GoodwithWood]

Yes she sure was gorgeous. I'm jealous of Michel Douglas and his mudslide face plant. Ya Baby

[Mort]

Nothing like stirring up a little fake drama to catch a spotlight or sell a book. Much easier than by excellence.

[dora rice]

You're single. Do you ever want to be a cougar?
I don't know. The truth is that so many men who are much younger than me, I don't find all that interesting. They just don't have a lot of life experiences yet or enough to get a good conversation going. That's part of the problem.

Dumb broad...Younger men can be very interesting.
You don't need much experience when you young and hot and educated.....it's not like he has to run for president.­....doesn'­t take much to talk with her about her binging........

[XCITIZEN]

She can send the younger men my way....I'll figure out a way to engage them in conversation....

[Stayalert]

It was a DUMB question, period. Larry King throw softballs at pols and others, basically, LK is just old and boring, tired out.

[dmaci]

I can't believe Cage would actually sue over the comment...what a cry-baby and a bully.

He used to be a promising talent -- terrific in 'Raising Arizona' and 'Moonstruck.'

In the past few years, however, he's ruined one promising movie premise after another by trying to act like a Leading Man. IMO he hasn't got the looks, the charm, or the talent to pull it off.

[andyboy]

True that. I guess you do have to follow the money though. I'd always thought of him as a risk taker in his role choice but over the last five years? He's made some klunkers to me. But alot of people don't want anything more than National Treasure. C'est la vie....

[research]

Cage and Turner have both been amazing. Face off, the Rock, Ghost Rider, National Treasure, Lord of war and producing the Dresden Files.

Turner: romancing the stone, Jewl of the Nile, Roger Rabbit, War of the roses, VI Warshawski, undercover blues.

They should kiss and make up.

[boycottrightwingthings]

Cage sucks as an actor, and if not for his famous relative Cappola, whould be asking " Do you want fries with that"? in his job at McDonalds.

[boycottrightwingthings]

would be*