[xinhuanet]
Director James Cameron’s appearance at the Beijing Film Academy on Monday was frenzied.
Hundreds of students camped out in the college’s screening room, to welcome the director with applause and occasional screaming. James Cameron, however, was unfazed by the dramatic reaction, and told his fans, or in his words, future film makers, not to idolize him.
“Don’t idolize me,” said the 58-year-old film master, who directed the epic romance Titanic and sci-fi hit Avatar. “To become excellent film makers, you need to shoot life itself. Find your own voice, that’s the most important thing there is. Once you’ve done that, you don’t need to idolize anyone.” …
“When I came to China in 2010, there were 600 screens showing films,” he said. “Now, however, Titanic 3D has been projected onto 2,800 screens.China has a huge film market and huge hope in the film industry.” …
In 2011, China’s film market generated around 2 billion U.S. dollars, and is expected by some to overtake Japan, which had a 2.3 billion U.S. dollars movie market last year, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. …
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