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> [A director's job is to make something happen and it doesn't happen by itself. So you wheedle, you cajole, you flatter people, you tell them what needs to be done. And if you don't bring a passion and an intensity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/a-director-s-job-is-to-make-something-happen-and-it-doesn-t-happen-by/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

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## More by James Cameron

> [Usually, when you go to a movie, your consciousness floats above the film. 3D sucks you in and makes it a visceral experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/usually-when-you-go-to-a-movie-your-consciousness-floats-above-the/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [I pick my feature film battles very carefully. They're going to be personal and they're going to take a lot of my energy. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-pick-my-feature-film-battles-very-carefully-they-re-going-to-be/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [I don't look at scripts. I just write them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-don-t-look-at-scripts-i-just-write-them/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [I tend to like strong female characters. It just interests me dramatically. A strong male character isn't interesting because it has been done and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-tend-to-like-strong-female-characters-it-just-interests-me/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [It's about human imagination and curiosity. What's out there? What's in the great beyond? What exists at levels we can't see with our five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/it-s-about-human-imagination-and-curiosity-what-s-out-there-what-s-in/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [I do an awful lot of scuba diving. I love to be on the ocean, under the ocean. I live next to the ocean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-do-an-awful-lot-of-scuba-diving-i-love-to-be-on-the-ocean-under-the/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [I always do makeup touch-ups myself, especially for blood, wounds, and dirt. It saves so much time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-always-do-makeup-touch-ups-myself-especially-for-blood-wounds-and/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [I've tried not to get sucked into the Hollywood hierarchy system. Personally, I don't like it when people are deferential to me because I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-ve-tried-not-to-get-sucked-into-the-hollywood-hierarchy-system/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [The nation that leads in renewable energy will be the nation that leads the world 10, 20 years from now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/the-nation-that-leads-in-renewable-energy-will-be-the-nation-that/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [Nature's not our enemy, it's our sustenance; and we need it - and we need nature healthy for us to be healthy and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/nature-s-not-our-enemy-it-s-our-sustenance-and-we-need-it-and-we-need/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [I'm a storyteller; that's what exploration really is all about. Going to places where others haven't been and returning to tell a story they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-m-a-storyteller-that-s-what-exploration-really-is-all-about-going/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [Literary science fiction is a very, very narrow band of the publishing business. I love science fiction in more of a pop-culture sense. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/literary-science-fiction-is-a-very-very-narrow-band-of-the-publishing/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [I watched a couple of really bad directors work, and I saw how they completely botched it up and missed the visual opportunities of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-watched-a-couple-of-really-bad-directors-work-and-i-saw-how-they/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/you-have-to-not-listen-to-the-nay-sayers-because-there-will-be-many/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

> [Your imagination can create a reality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/your-imagination-can-create-a-reality/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

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