This claim from James displays what would be a large influence in his films and in his life. He stuck to this principle of his for a large amount of his films even making his name known with a movie that relates to this. Other than film, Cameron lives with a concept of making everyday valuable. Anyone that is around him knows that “he’s always up to something” (Hedegaard 5), and he’s continuously exploring his imagination and the world. He would hate to let a day go to waste.
The rings on the hands of the base symbolize Cameron’s commitment to filmmaking. There has not been one movie that James did not pursue perfection and nearly achieve it. His determination and mindset may become too intense for other actors, almost to the point that they want to quit the film, but he doesn’t let faze him and his pursuit for his end goal. When Cameron started a film, he didn’t stop. He would grew so attached to it that “he lived the film” (Keegan 53). All of his colleagues thought he was a madman when they worked with him on set. He did not care