Washington DC, May 25 -- Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage shared that he has never wanted to limit himself to playing only heroes or villains, emphasising the importance of versatility throughout his decades-long Hollywood career, according to People.

Cage opened up about the kinds of roles he enjoys portraying on screen. "Villain? I've played plenty of villains. I like both. I think they're both important parts of cinema. I would not want to get trapped into doing one thing," Cage told People.

The actor also revealed that he once discussed playing Green Goblin with director Sam Raimi during the early development of Spider-Man, but eventually chose to star in Adaptation instead.

"I decided to do another movie, a much smaller noir of so...