“Titanic” director James Cameron would be appearing on the pages of Playboy but not to pose nude much to everyone’s relief. The upcoming December edition would feature a lengthy interview with the 55-year old director solidifying the typical excuse of buying Playboy “for the articles” into reality.
The outspoken filmmaker responsible for the films “The Terminator”, “Aliens” and the upcoming highly anticipated $200 million-plus sci-fi epic “Avatar” reveals in the interview his filmmaking process, hidden personality behind the camera, and veteran relationships with women from five previous marriages. The article also touches on some of his memorable experiences with Kate Winslet, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others.
Here are some memorable quotes to look forward on the upcoming issue:
The impact of ‘Star Wars’ on his career: “My entreé into Hollywood came as a direct result of ‘Star Wars’ because George Lucas suddenly made science fiction gold instead of a ghettoized B-movie genre. When most people saw ‘Star Wars’ there was the shock of the new. For me there was the shock of recognition, as if somebody had taken my private dream and put it up on the screen. I took ‘Star Wars’ as a sign that what I had to offer was something people wanted.”
Prescreening reactions for ‘Avatar‘: “We know from the exit polling that the response was 95 percent ecstatic. Most of the five percent negative response is from the fanatic fans who imagined the movie in their minds but now have to deal with my movie.”
Reason for making ‘Titanic‘: “I made ‘Titanic’ because I wanted to dive to a shipwreck, not because I particularly wanted to make the movie. Titanic was about “f*ck you” money.”
His shortcomings as a director: “The part of directing I wasn’t good at, and probably still am not the best at, although I’m better now, is the personal touch: letting people know you appreciate what they’re doing.”
Recalling his 25th high school reunion: “If you ever go to a 25th high school reunion, make sure that in the previous two months you’ve made the world’s highest-grossing movie, won 11 Academy Awards and become physically bigger than most of those guys who used to beat you up. I walked up to them one by one and said, “˜You know, I could take your ass right now, and I’m tempted, but I won’t.’ Actually, they were all nice guys except for one who was still big and mean. I left him alone.”
Reactions to Christian Bale’s temper: “The ‘Avatar’ crew all thought [the video of Christian Bale berating a crew member on the set of Terminator Salvation] was a hoot. The joke is I’m a tyrannical guy, but I said, ‘Man, I have to take my hat off to this guy. I could not pull a rant like that if I had to.’ I mean, I can get on a roll but not like that. I just had to bow down.”
On Arnold Schwarzenegger: “If you’ve known him for even a short time, you’re not surprised by anything he accomplishes. He used to say, ‘You don’t program yourself for failure; you program yourself for success.’ At first I thought it was just macho bullsh*t. But I’ve subsequently made many decisions using that principle.”
Tackling the issue of men’s problems with women: “Most of men’s problems with women probably have to do with realizing women are real and most of them don’t look or act like Vampirella. A big recalibration happens when we’re forced to deal with real women, and there’s a certain geek population that would much rather deal with fantasy women than real women. Let’s face it: Real women are complicated. You can try your whole life and not understand them.”
Disinterest with technology: “On Twitter, a tweet has to be less than, what, 25 words? There isn’t one concept I would be interested in discussing with anyone that could be summed up in 25 words or fewer. I’m totally not into Facebook or Twitter, so that makes me a dinosaur right there.”
Plans to top ‘Avatar‘ in the future: “I haven’t decided. I always say that when a woman is in the midst of childbirth, don’t ask her if she wants another child. I’m crowning right now.”
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