Nicolas Cage has revealed that he “could have died” while attempting to surf.
The 62-year-old actor, whose new film “The Surfer” is in theaters now, opened up about his harrowing experience in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying that he has been “pounded to smithereens” many times he’s attempted to surf.
“I’m climbing up the leash as I’m somersaulting, and I could have died,” he recalled of his attempts at the sport. “I just got pounded and literally got stuck in the riptide, and [teachers] said they saw my board, they call it ‘tombstone,’ like that triangle top,” he continued, referencing the tip of his surfboard sticking up out of the water.
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