I'm hopeful that we'll be able to study the ocean before we destroy it. James Cameron destroyhopefulocean Change image and share on social
The films that influenced me were so disparate that there's almost no pattern. James Cameron disparatefilminfluence Change image and share on social
My mother was a housewife but she was also an artist. My father was an electrical engineer. James Cameron artistelectricalengineer Change image and share on social
Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you're a director. Everything after that you're just negotiating your budget and your fee. James Cameron budgetcameracheesy share on social
To convince people to back your idea, you've got to sell it to yourself and know when it's the moment. Sometimes that means waiting. It's like surfing. You don't create energy, you just harvest energy already out there. James Cameron backconvincecreate share on social
It took me a long time to realize that you have to have a bit of an interlanguage with actors. You have to give them something that they can act with. James Cameron actactorbite Change image and share on social
I watched a couple of really bad directors work, and I saw how they completely botched it up and missed the visual opportunities of the scene when we had put things in front of them as opportunities. Set pieces, props and so on. James Cameron badbotchcompletely share on social
I had read tons of science fiction. I was fascinated by other worlds, other environments. For me, it was fantasy, but it was not fantasy in the sense of pure escapism. James Cameron environmentescapismfantasy Change image and share on social
So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world. James Cameron createdetaillevel Change image and share on social