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Go home, pick up your video camera, and make a film.
James Cameron
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James Cameron
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 14
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Imagination is a force that can actually manifest a reality.Don't put limitations on yourself.Others will do that for you.
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Hope is not a strategy. Luck is not a factor. Fear is not an option.
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