James Cameron
ON THE RECORD · 5 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“An iceberg sank the real Titanic. It took the Avengers to sink my Titanic.”
James Cameron · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24
When Avengers: Endgame surpassed Titanic at the box office, Cameron and his Lightstorm production company posted a congratulatory image on social media with this message.
“I’m on a flying fish — but I believe that flying fish. It’s a pretty fucking good flying fish.”
James Cameron · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
James Cameron emphasized the importance of believable world-building in Avatar.
“Everybody in this movie is reacting from a place of trauma,”
James Cameron · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
James Cameron discussed the emotional state of the characters in Avatar: Fire And Ash.
“Everybody. Jake’s processing the death of his son. [Jake and Neytiri’s other son] Lo’ak is processing the death of his brother and his own guilt around that.”
James Cameron · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
James Cameron described how Jake and Lo'ak are processing grief in Avatar: Fire And Ash.
“I think if you’re authentic about life and emotion and relationships, it doesn’t matter how crazy your world-building is,”
James Cameron · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
James Cameron explained why authentic emotion is essential to grounding Avatar's sci-fi world.