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Portrait of James Cameron

James Cameron

(1954) Film Producer

151 quotes in 906 categories

I do an awful lot of scuba diving. I love to be on the ocean, under the ocean. James Cameron explains that 3D pulls you into a movie like a deep dive, making it feel real. He also says his films are driven by curiosity about the unknown and what lies beyond our senses.

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James Cameron is a film producer, best known for James Cameron's Titanic.

Quick Facts About James Cameron

Born: August 16, 1954
Profession: Film Producer
Notable works: James Cameron's Titanic

About James Cameron

His movies blend cutting‑edge technology with classic storytelling. He is considered a major figure of the post‑New Hollywood era. Cameron has won three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, and he has been nominated for six British Academy Film Awards.

Quotes by James Cameron

Your imagination can create a reality

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I don't look at scripts. I just write them.

Inspirational

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All my films are love stories,

Cinema

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Jack: Where to, Miss? Rose: To the stars.

Flowers

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The future of 3D will be defined by TV.

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Failure is an option, fear is not.

Choice

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I am king of the world!

King

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God wears white flannels.

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The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make.

Destiny

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I'm hopeful that we'll be able to study the ocean before we destroy it.

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“A woman's heart is an ocean of deep secrets.”

Secrets

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I love short trips to New York; to me it is the finest three-day town on earth.

Earth

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Hope is not a strategy. Luck is not a factor. Fear is not an option.

Fear

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Hate is a disease, and in 1930 I became sick with hatred.

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Nature's imagination is so boundless compared to our own meager human imagination.

Human

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Go home, pick up your video camera, and make a film.

Cameras

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I had pictured myself as a filmmaker but I had never pictured myself as a director if that makes any sense at…

Cinema

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I dreamed I was a soldier who could bring peace. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up.

Dream

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When the ship docks, I'm getting off with you. This is crazy. I know it doesn't make any sense, that's why I…

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“if you set your goals ridiculously high and its a failure, you will fail above everyone elses success”

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The nation that leads in renewable energy will be the nation that leads the world 10, 20 years from now.

Climate

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Usually, when you go to a movie, your consciousness floats above the film. 3D sucks you in and makes it a visceral…

Cinema

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Don't get seduced by your own stuff; work hard to keep a blank slate state of mind each time you watch your…

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Any direct experience that I have with indigenous peoples and their plights may feed into the nature of the story I choose…

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It’s not a requirement to eat animals, we just choose to do it, so it becomes a moral choice and one that…

Animal

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Climate change is critical to me because I'm a parent; I feel a sense of responsibility to the future. I'm not going…

Change

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Writing a screenplay, for me, is like juggling. It's like, how many balls can you get in the air at once? All…

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To convince people to back your idea, you've got to sell it to yourself and know when it's the moment. Sometimes that…

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I mean, you have to be able - you have to have made the commitment within yourself to do whatever it takes…

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You can't be an environmentalist, you can't be an ocean steward without truly walking the walk and you can't walk the walk…

Children

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“Donald Lydecker: Alcoholism is not a disease, it's a failing. You've turned it into a church. You worship the altar of self-pity.…

Alcoholism

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I actually started as a model builder and quickly progressed into production design, which made sense because I could draw and paint.…

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So my message is in whichever realm, be it going into space or going into the deep sea, you have to balance…

Accomplishment

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I think "Avatar" is kind of a unique category where people are enjoying the unique theatrical experience even though they may have…

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I tend to like strong female characters. It just interests me dramatically. A strong male character isn't interesting because it has been…

Balance

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“ROSE: I love you, Jack. JACK: No...don’t say your goodbyes, Rose. Don’t you give up. Don’t do it. ROSE: I’m so cold.…

Beautiful

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Don't get seduced by your own stuff. Don't get high on your own supply. The hardest thing as a filmmaker is when…

Aesthetic

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“Once upon a time the world was a realm of unanswered questions and there was room in it for poetry. Man stood…

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I'm a curious guy. I can't turn away from an investigative story, when it comes to the forensic analysis. I've done 33…

Analysis

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You can have a strong economy or you can help the environment, but you can't do both at the same time. That's…

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