Nicolas Cage took magic mushrooms with his ‘brother’ cat

NEW YORK - JULY 07: Nicolas Cage attends the Cinema Society & Amnesty International screening of 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on July 7, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)Nicolas Cage has told how he took magic mushrooms with his cat – and became convinced his pet was his brother.

The Daily Star reports that Nic took the hallucinogenic drug together with moggy Lewis, who developed a taste for them.

He said: ‘We just stared at each other for hours, not moving, just staring at each other.’

‘And I had no doubt that he was my brother.’