If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success. James Cameron failfailuregoal Change image and share on social
I lived in a small town. It was 2,000 people in Canada. A little river that went through it and we swam in the - you know, there was a lot of water around. Niagara Falls was about four or five miles away. James Cameron 000canadafall share on social
I do an awful lot of scuba diving. I love to be on the ocean, under the ocean. I live next to the ocean. James Cameron awfuldivelive 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
I blame it on Walt Disney, where animals are given human qualities. People don't understand that a wild animal is not something that is nice to pat. It can seriously harm you. James Cameron animalblamedisney Change image and share on social
You have to not listen to the nay sayers because there will be many and often they'll be much more qualified than you and cause you to sort of doubt yourself. James Cameron doubtlistennay Change image and share on social
The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer. James Cameron answerfilmindustry Change image and share on social
It'll be all of our efforts together. It won't won't ever be exactly the way I imagined it. And that is, I think, an important lesson as well, is that in any group enterprise it's going to be the sum total of the group. James Cameron effortenterprisegroup share on social
Building upon the world we created with 'Avatar' has been a rare and incredibly rewarding experience. In writing the new films, I've come to realize that 'Avatar's world, story and characters have become even richer than I anticipated, and it became apparent that two films would not be enough to capture everything I wanted to put on screen. James Cameron anticipateapparentavatar share on social