“Vegas has been good to me, it really has. It’s both a small town and a big city. It’s probably one of the most unique addresses. If you want to go to the strip and participate you can. If you want to just go with the locals and go to the cool restaurants then you can.”

Cage confirmed he originally moved to Las Vegas for tax reasons, but “then I learned to love it.”

The actor added, “I’ve had great experiences making movies there. ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ was great. ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ is great. I’ve got good mojo there.

I tried to get a movie studio built there and then Elon Musk came in, and all the money I got for the movie studio — I got $80 million — they put into the Tesla corporation, which then ironically drained all of the water out of the city. But I almost got it, I almost got a movie studio.”

Cage is currently on his press tour for the witty and playful meditation, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, in which he plays a fictionalized version of himself. The Lionsgate release opens in theaters Friday.

Cage’s full appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in the video below.