James Cameron Interview, Part 19

"Never give up because it's going to be unbelievably hard. It's going to be a ridiculously brutal, uphill fight all the time, and you just have to have tremendous stamina and self-confidence to power through it. 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. But, you know, what I learned from those early days was to trust my instincts and to not back off, because when the hour gets dark, you're instinct is to -- or your tendency might be to say, "Well, this is just too hard and no, you know, nobody should have to go through this in order to accomplish X," whether it's a movie or whatever. But to -- in the pursuit of excellence -- and... I think you can be in the pursuit of excellence when you're working on a low budget science fiction horror film, if it's how you define it. You have to go all the way. It's that simple. Now I don't mean trample over people. I don't mean turn into a screaming maniac. I mean, you have to be able -- you have to have made the commitment within yourself to do whatever it takes to get the job done and to try to inspire other people to do it, because obviously the first rule is you can't do it by yourself."

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[stevenvagias]

Every morning of my last movie shoot, I watched this clip. That film has become a multi-award winner and kick started the making of my first feature. His advice is pure truth. Thanks for the post.

[magicalangel0]

@stevenvagias you're welcome.

[1982FMJ]

I find what he says about some areas can cause you to doubt you're self so true. it can get confusing some times

[magicalangel0]

@1982FMJ I agree. I also reuploaded this interview with improved audio and it's separated into only 4 parts instead of 30!

[bunsofveal]

I loved Cameron's films, but I didn't realize how hard he had to work to get where he is. Thanks for putting this video on YouTube.

[magicalangel0]

you're welcome. yes, he pushed through and never gave up on his ultimate dream. Even though at school he studied literature, physics, biology, it was those experiences that let him to become a filmmaker. I recommend checking out his full interview at Academy of Achievements (google the website!)

[aaahahahahahahahahah]

god he inspires me!!!

[clonard]

And that, ladies and gentlmen, is why James Cameron is where he is today. In my opinion, the man is a living legend.

[mike1964180]

@flyingfoo99 And yet black people are everywhere in his crew. I remember being at a dinner party once when Jesus told me "never trust an arab cause they wear the curtains" but he winked at me so I knew he was joking!

[flyingfoo99]

This coming from the most racist asshole ive ever met... he litterally told me at a party that he "hated niggers"!

[Robopencil]

Used to be a janitor!