According to Cage, his performance in 1997's Face/Off is the "direct result" of his time in the 1988 film Vampire's Kiss, where he was again inspired by German expressionistic films.
He also mentioned that Vampire's Kiss is his favorite movie he's ever made.
Cage and costar John Travolta would watch each other's footage each day so they could find ways to mirror and match each other's movements and mannerisms.
He's jealous that Travolta got to play Castor Troy more so than he did and one day wants to appear in a film where he plays the character the whole way through.