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Quote by James Cameron

“Don't get seduced by your own stuff. Don't get high on your own supply. The hardest thing as a filmmaker is when you're watching a film that you've worked on for several years. You know every frame so intimately that holding lots of the objectivity of a new viewer who has just seen it for the first time is the hardest thing. Every aesthetic decision you make - and you make thousands of them every day, have to - in theory, must be done from you being a blank slate. You almost have to run a program, like a mind wipe, every time you watch the movie.”

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James Cameron is a renowned film director known for his innovative visual effects and compelling storytelling. His works include 'The Terminator' series, 'Avatar,' and 'Titanic,' which have not only achieved great box office success but also left a profound mark in the history of cinema. more

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