James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Mar 4, 2010
http://www.ted.com James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create an unreal world all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits "Aliens," "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar."
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Very motivational.
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@stickybelvedere To say something that you haven't done anything yet to dominate someone else just shows how petty and pathetic you are, Cameron is a genius and nothing you say will change that!
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deep sea to deep space!!
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he is my inspiration to do anything in my life! Great Speech Great Man
4 months ago 7
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@JoeNationTV agreed!
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@asia911 Agreed.
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@stickybelvedere not with that attitude ya prick.
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man, some people just don't have anything positive to say. I just sit back and laugh at all of them.
Cameron rules!
6 months ago 2
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@saralizx312 that's probably a good thing (there's no ego involved, if you know what i'm talking about)
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The Abyss is an awesome movie. Totally underrated.
asia911 1 year ago 19
Great speech. James Cameron is a true inspiration.
JoeNationTV 5 months ago 10