James Cameron Solo Dived to Earth's Deepest Point

Jimmy speaks to blockbuster director James Cameron about his documentary, Deepsea Challenge 3D, and his adventures exploring the ocean during a record seven-mile dive.
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James Cameron Solo Dived to Earth's Deepest Point
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[@mrjoebaillie]

Only director to gross over $2 Billion ..... and he's done it twice Much Respect

[@BrawlerTM]

Lucas and Spielberg ?

[@chris-x-cross4023]

He means, that James Cameron is the only Director who has two films, which each of them have grossed 2 billion dollars . Not that he's the only director, who all his films gross 2 billion dollars .

[@stevesalt2921]

Damn right! He's a genius. He will break his own record with Avatar 2.

[@arrowknee7356]

Titanic initially did $1.7 billion, it was the 3d rerelease that took it over $2 billion.

[@MrTheironman555]

JJ Abrams is catching up though...force awakens and later episode 9

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

this is phenomenal, guy who made titanic, abyss, avatar, was in deepest part of world :O crazy respect to cameron

[@userman9301]

MindaugasLegend you forgot aliens and terminator

[@MH-oh4pm]

oh yeah abyss. making a (great btw) movie about aliens deep under water, then spend your earnings making a submarine and diving to the deepest place. lol. great fact checking cameron :)

[@Mugruncher]

HIS NAME IS JAAAAMES (james) CAMERON! THE BRAVEST PIONEER!

[@Windtorment]

And rambo.

[@Robin-eq7uz]

@@Windtorment he did not direct Rambo.

[@jhujew]

"His name is James, James Cameron The bravest pioneer No budget too steep, no sea too deep Who's that? It's him, James Cameron..." Good job on raising the bar!

[@david189401]

jhujew was looking for this comment jejejeje

[@chickentendies4395]

With a dying thirst to be the first, could it be, yea its he!!! James Cameron!

[@dreemsy249]

I found it! I found the bar! I’m going to raise it!

[@dreemsy249]

121212 There is a South Park episode from approx. 4 years ago where people think standards for movies and what not have declined. So James Cameron does his deep sea dive to the deepest part of the ocean on our planet (which he really did) but to find an imaginary bar to raise the standards of creativity again. His crew back on the boat is just going along with it because ‘the bar’ is obviously an analogy. But he actually finds it and raises it. A really funny episode. One of the better ones. I think you’d like it even if you’re not a huge fan of South Park

[@sovietstalin2277]

121212 South Park, it’s the song that his crew are forced to listen too while he goes to the bottom of the ocean.

[@bmla88]

Jim cameron has lived an incredible life. From truck driver to film art to ultra successful director to explorer

[@JungleBeast00]

He's crazy talented but still really down to Earth and funny lol

[@AshCharinda]

"down to earth" eh.....Pun intended right..? lol

[@JungleBeast00]

lmao! so cheesy but so amazing

[@drumbasher]

He's not too down to earth, when Titanic was released, he was trying to get the film industry to double the price of tickets for movies, because his profits weren't as big as he'd hoped for.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

@@drumbasher In this day and age if that's the worst thing he's done i'll take it. He did have a rep for having a foul temper on set but that seems to have gone in the last few years. He's not a massive egotist. And i've seen a lot of interviews with him. He always praises everyone else.

[@mellowyellow2022]

He's excellent. A healthy mind, thinks thoroughly and even though he is known as a movie producer...behind that he is so much more.

[@christophernjoku602]

He went down to raise the bar for us.

[@tommyvlogs7138]

Chris Njoku well he technically lowered the bar... lol

[@dragonkingvictor9738]

Nice south park...I got ya

[@FluffyGameplay]

His name is James, James Cameron The bravest pioneer No budget too steep, no sea too deep Who's that? It's him, James Cameron James, James Cameron explorer of the sea With a dying thirst to be the first Could it be? Yeah that's him! James Cameron

[@stevem2323]

@@tommyvlogs7138 What?

[@coldff470]

@@tommyvlogs7138 I think yes lol 😂

[@420ThizzThug]

He's a bad ass. Fuck the haters. He made history time and time again.

[@Zarglog]

Dude went to the challenger deep, 33 dives to the Titanic and made 3 out of the 5 most famous movies, yet he stays humble. People talking shit are just haters in general. Amazing achievements by an amazing man. I re-watch the Titanic and Avatar frequently .

[@carl-filipquick5936]

haters? xD

[@TheProphegy]

I don’t get what’s to hate. Top 2 filmmaker ever and actually does incredible things outside of film like visit the challenger deep or spend years helping out the indigenous. No one makes films like James.

[@stromer24]

I think the only haters he has, comes front the stories of people working with him on films and such. He demands a lot on his films, and probably doesn’t show a lot of patients. I just think it’s wild that he used work for George Corman, and learn a lot of what he knows about film making from him😜

[@HobzyMcRuse]

He's a genius when you think about all of his achievements.

[@lauren3010]

“I’d be afraid it would explode.” Exactly Jimmy.

[@Babasaurusrex]

i will forever have respect for this man for making my all time favourite movie. Aliens

[@gjozefi]

And Abyss

[@makaveli_DK]

gjozefi and the actual best movie..T2!!!

[@TheBruceRichards]

And Star Trek, Transformers and Unbreakable!!! Much better than any films by J.J. Abrams, Michael Bay or M. Night Shalamamamalaman

[@romansoto9644]

J.J. Abrams is a good director but your right about the other two

[@MrPiezilla]

Micheal bay makes bad movies and I'm piss at him for the new transformers but bad boys I love

[@Clothy22]

James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is James Cameron!

[@conman2317]

+Clothy22 James Cameron is Canadian

[@TheDeviantPro]

"His name is James, James Cameron The bravest pioneer No budget too steep, no sea too deep Who's that? It's him, James Cameron James, James Cameron explorer of the sea With a dying thirst to be the first Could it be? Yeah that's him! James Cameron"

[@scott.aka.kaneTv.]

He has the money to do what ever he wants

[@kysavage7461]

Clothy22 South Park

[@rodsims8471]

"James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron" Uhhh YES he does , who the hell else is he doing it for , Let me guess James Cameron . Geeezzz-us

[@91pp898]

How can be a person is so much multi-talented like James Cameron. He is director, producer, story and screenplay writer, Expiditor and so on. Kudos and big bow down to this legend.

[@shazanali692]

The dude has the drive for 4 life spans into a one person's life span

[@91pp898]

@@shazanali692 exactly 💯

[@ucheokechukwu4366]

he's also an artist and an inventor.

[@Jan-xf8sk]

guy was a polymath

[@pgater128]

Truck driver

[@Tiffany.1970]

I have the highest respect to James Cameron such a very educated and talented guy whose commitment to Titanic and movie's like terminator and other great movie's... James commitment is first class.... 🎉

[@sakawatjibran3633]

Bros him, respect to him for doing it by himself instead of taking passengers.

[@Artnotforthesakeofart]

THIS.

[@TheProphegy]

The crazy part is the Titanic sits around 13-14k under water which is unreal. James went over 30k! As someone who fears the ocean and hates tight spaces, hell no. lol.

[@John-ct9zs]

@@TheProphegy Yeah, I could never get into a sub, even a military grade one that doesn't go that deep. I don't think I would ever even go into space if I had that kind of money. But I would go into space before going that deep underwater. At least rocket ships aren't that claustrophobic (compared to deep deep diving subs) and you have better communication with the ground.

[@BigfootExp]

Nobody else would have fit in that sphere anyway

[@cactusjack2264]

Not only has this guy done this once, I’ve heard he done this 33 different times 🤯 on top of that he made The Terminator and many other classic movies. Arguably the greatest director/producer of all time just based off of this imho.

[@batmanfanizationreborn6055]

he is one of the greatest directors ever, he always breaks boundaries and pushes the technology forward. titanic, terminator films and avatar were monumental movies and i know he is hard to work with but he is one of the greats. looking forward to see his avatar sequels

[@tammysharonlorettastafford3376]

James Cameron is an inspirational figure to so many people. Filmmaker and Explorer Extrordinaire.

[@hdaviator9181]

Cameron single-handedly raised the bar. He will be remembered through the ages as the one man that saved us from Honey Boo Boo.

[@toddwebb7521]

Don't forget the fight with Randy Newman

[@Sly253]

Never watched that stuff but I love the comment

[@halfstep44]

.....and Stockton Rush

[@528491Inception]

Even at the deepest point in the world, he could not escape his wife.

[@VCYT]

Why is she a mermaid?

[@drewber2002]

It was a joke he made in a documentary lol

[@joyofandroidforall]

The best comment I must say can't escape from wife lol..

[@nathancifuentes2448]

@@drewber2002 Hahahahahhaha

[@jsaplays33]

Thats a lesion to us men, we think we get away, but nope

[@retroholmes]

I don't know why Cameron gets a bad rap, he seems like a very nice guy

[@091mmm]

I think the fact that Jimmy respects him alot helps:)

[@jp3813]

Success begets hate. Avatar kicked Titanic out of the #1 spot in the all time box office.

[@Johnlindsey289]

He's a sellout now since 1997 and the last great film was True Lies. I want him to go back to make good films and real films.

[@jp3813]

***** How in the world is he a sellout?

[@j0hn00arthur]

jp3813 said genesys was good

[@sanavoda8070]

Let your guests SPEAK for God's sake!

[@Fauxii]

omg my same reaction…you dont gotta make jokes everytime

[@jaymolina4030]

@@Fauxii bro this comment was 6 years ago lmao why are you replying?

[@CookieThug]

@@jaymolina4030 same reason you replied

[@foshilfrank6666]

@@CookieThug 🤣

[@Kelssys]

@@CookieThug he replied to a 1 year old comment not a 6y

[@supercasual9470]

I love your excitement Jimmy but bro, you got to let the guest talk too ya know. ;) I really wanted to hear James Cameron talk about this epic adventure. ;(

[@TheJennyWalaShow]

We need more James Cameron in Hollywood that'll push cinema to the next level. This guy help pioneer CGI and 3D in movies.

[@CrooksTrevor]

Historic, record breaking dive to the deepest point in the earth's oceans for the sake of science: under 200k views. Lip sync contests with in the now celebs: tens of millions of views. Oh internet, you both infuriate and amaze me at the same time. Say what you will about James but the dude is the real deal. Gotta give him respect.

[@randomly_random_0]

stupid tiktok shorts of kids sexualizing themselves: 1 billion views

[@hellolastname9556]

Well in 2012, views on youtube were very less, since only one video with a billion views then

[@dougieladd]

What an awesome experience that must've been!! I would've liked to have seen some footage though Mr Cameron.

[@88spammer]

Wow, so he really went to raise the bar? Like in SouthPark? ;P

[@smashingAbe]

I was about to write the same thing but then I read your comment, well played.

[@PiantaBroker]

Damn it, I was about to type out the main part of the James Cameron song.

[@FluffyGameplay]

His name is James, James Cameron The bravest pioneer No budget too steep, no sea too deep Who's that? It's him, James Cameron James, James Cameron explorer of the sea With a dying thirst to be the first Could it be? Yeah that's him! James Cameron

[@SOGNAMETAL]

*RAISING TH BAR FOR MANKIND, CAUSE JAMES CAMERON DOESN'T DO WHAT JAMES CAMERON DOES FOR JAMES CAMERON.-------- JAMES CAMERON DOES WHAT JAMES CAMERON DOES BECAUSE JAMES CAMERON IS... james cameron.*

[@vivektammana8845]

*AnARKee* only james cameron can go to such low levels XD

[@Vessynikol]

Some of his films are in my top 100! One of the greatest directors, truly!

[@nhojgnatga189]

The greatest film director of all time.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

James Cameron is truly remarkable. He is done things no other human being has done. And not just this.

[@user-cc1mw2ny3h]

you can tell that Jimmy really appreciated what James said in the beginning

[@Reefiemon]

If only he would stop cutting Cameron off. Geez.

[@12elpapichulo]

His name is James, James Cameron The bravest pioneer No budget too steep, no sea too deep Who's that? It's him, James Cameron James, James Cameron explorer of the sea With a dying thirst to be the first Could it be? Yeah that's him! James Cameron

[@1996sergioandres]

Sistems are normal Are you listening the song out?

[@hakobyanhakob81]

The Greatest of all! This man's art inspired me since I was a kid

[@adub1214]

james cameron's a badass haha. who knew. lol at jimmy being very excited during this interview

[@the90skidgamer9]

I am a fan of this guy ....he inspires me a lot

[@elijahlamagdelaine5122]

His name is James Cameron explorer of the sea with a dieing thirst to be the first could it be ! yeah that's him James camerom !

[@REDDYSETGO1]

awesome

[@RealTalkWithSSG]

Jimmy's so excited, Cameron seemed pretty modest about it. :) Cool guy, going down 7 miles under the sea in all that darkness. Great feat indeed.

[@lronSausage]

Awesome guy. Tons of life and energy for his age. Legendary director.

[@vincentlui1456]

James Cameron is always the best filmmaker I have ever seen because he understands what's required to get the attraction from the audiences. Terminator 2 was an indisputable masterpiece.

[@TheDennys21]

Did you forget Titanic and Avatar?

[@eirikrdberg1161]

I haven’t seen avatar

[@MrDaeltaja]

Aliens, Titanic and T2, the holy trinity of Cameron movies. Avatar... Meh.

[@Augustbrightube]

He's such a great director.

[@becasaurus1563]

I don't think any layperson (incl. myself) appreciated just what a huge achievement this was at the time. After the tragic OceanGate incident, we can now appreciate how unforgiving the deep ocean is.

[@jose.x]

thanks you jimmy for sharing james experience !! have a good night

[@licdaysi]

I gotta say it: algorithms are intrusive 😅 “who saw this documentary because of the submarine wreck?” Which by the way I absolutely loved it, I cried when he made it, I felt like it was another great step forward for humans that I was part of, the image quality is unbelievably amazing ❤ #RIPTitanSubmarineWreck2023

[@matienazemy1382]

0:12 is that the “I see you” gesture from Avatar? It’s amazing seeing him do that.

[@emilybarber9910]

Much respect to James Cameron. He is one of the greatest directors out there. Extremely talented and an absolute genius. He is also the only director to gross over $2 billion twice.

[@allencarbon7197]

James is incredibly humble!

[@gallumsgorner6185]

He’s done it! He’s raised the bar!

[@viyhexe131]

I may not always like his movies, but I will never deny the accomplishments of Mr. Cameron.

[@zuimulitalo9008]

He's so humble x

[@jrmaddu1]

Alot of people don’t know that there have actually been two people that have reached the deepest point in the planet, but James Cameron did it in half the time of the first guy

[@mashlegend]

Can't wait for him to finish Avatar 2.

[@HAL-vm3wn]

You have to wait even more

[@chaoswalker1073]

Even more

[@TinaTr84]

Hello from the future :) You now know exactly how long you've waited.

[@gldi8hr]

Who’s here for OceanGate incident❓

[@aleca15]

Jimmy's fangirling is adorable. I think that's just the way he is

[@sonnyca]

Learned a new word today; fangirling. You're spot on! Thanks

[@aleca15]

SanCha7229 You're very welcome

[@Oo2k10]

I respect this man he is passionate in everything he do.

[@rdvd16]

I would personally like to thank you @JamesCameron. I just watched your documentary deep sea challenger simply awesome.

[@josh207]

This guy literally raised the bar

[@Srikanth246868]

How is so awesome and yet humble !

[@nicolewang830]

he is my screen writer/ director idol. For a long time, I'm like, "if I want to be in the film business, I want to do what he's doing."

[@jeenajoan]

What an interesting guy James Cameron is. My best friend has loved him forever.,.I would have watched a two hour interview with him..

[@TeamTurnover]

Journey to the Center of the Earth 5: Journey deeper.

[@kennytee6882]

At the deepest point of the ocean after many months of vigorous planning and training, James Cameron took pictures of bizarre sea creatures swimming around, collected sediment samples on the rockbed preserved under pressure of the ocean, achieved history in the making for deep sea diving... ...and yet still couldn't get an autograph or a selfie with SpongeBob or Patrick...what a complete waste of time.

[@phmwu7368]

a Rolex SeaDweller wrist watch was attached to the robot arm descending to a depth of almost 11 kilometer !

[@vrk06]

xD

[@HAL-vm3wn]

Kenny Tee he can do all that, but I STILL HAVE TO WAIT ELEVEN FUCKING YEARS FOR THE NEXT AVATAR!

[@FreddyFazbearGamer2006]

They’re not even real!

[@jeenajoan]

LOL!! Best Comment Ever!

[@brensiger6842]

Fascinating!

[@Charlieporras1]

Now I understand why James said what he said about the titan. He has vast experience in this topic.

[@naoufaltakroumt6373]

A Great man, so down to earth (in both meanings :D)

[@keerthana3914]

Why is this in my feed after the titan submersible implosion?

[@Artem_Shipov]

James of all trades. Not only a great filmmaker, but also passionate explorer and enthusiast.

[@itssabink]

James Cameron doesn't do, what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does, what James Cameron does, because James Cameron is James Cameron.

[@Ammour_Nadir_Automotive]

+सबिन कार्की south park

[@itssabink]

Darth Immortallis Lol, I am Nepalese, Not an Indian.

[@jacobdominguez7808]

James Cameron is a legend

[@jeffbird6723]

James Cameron would be perfect for Aquaman

[@liambis9336]

I haven't seen many of his movies but he seems like a pretty down to earth guy

[@DarthAndrew520]

welp no one else has wrote it yet so here goes HIS NAME IS JAMES, JAMES CAMERON, THE BRAVEST PIONEER NO BUDGET TOO STEEP, NO SEA TOO DEEP WHO'S THAT? ITS HIM, JAMES CAMERON

[@MrZebraTree]

He's such a fascinating person! I'd love to actually talk with him.

[@morpheus20220]

Amazing James Cameron! ❤

[@aimanman1268]

Such amazing director.genius mastermind.box office.

[@lucritous5380]

KZbin has a funny way of recommending things.

[@BlakieTT]

AHHHHH I wish this video was longer! T_T

[@persianprincess2603]

smart, brave, super successful, yet so humble. love this guy.

[@AdeelKhan1]

Amazing!

[@EwenProductions]

Wow that's amazing.

[@alberteinsteinthejew]

No wonder he's so good at making movies, just take a look at his last name "Cameron" which is the root for the word "camera" XD

[@star-mq1wi]

+Michael McNamara No.

[@Johnlindsey289]

The last good one he did was True Lies

[@vijayfya]

his real name is James cameraman but he changed cuz he thought it'd be too cheesy considering his choice of career.

[@j0hn00arthur]

No

[@DavidOakesMusic]

Also his initials are J.C. He is the saviour of cinema :P

[@thegreatnative]

Terminator 2 still his greatest film

[@alexsh4517]

Avatar is on Top that

[@angelofverdun456]

Steven Victor Tutauha Aliens

[@gorelita]

Titanic?

[@curiousjay9126]

Facts

[@SquareInsider]

T2 One of the greatest movies ever made, Gale Anne Hurd needs more renown credit for the incredible story of the first 2 films.

[@dunyamedia]

I could watch this for another hour.

[@MelissaMees]

1:04 omg Jimmy is so adorable. I didn't think I could possibly love him more :]

[@kattihatt]

Hes annoying.

[@Regina-Phalange]

SO Proud of my Fellow Canadian!!

[@305backup]

He raised the bar! All hail James Cameron!

[@IIMetalMaskII]

wasn't this seven-mile dive like 2 years ago? why bring it up now? everybody is acting as if it was the first time they hear about it.

[@mudithabandara8575]

What a talented director

[@mayraestrada6602]

I love you Jimmy!

[@kenramos5283]

fave director

[@saraflorez7253]

Best one yet

[@isuruwithanage3443]

James Cameron is a legend. I love him.

[@engcamel]

Imagine how inspired he could be by what he saw down there. I am waiting for new movie!

[@sheepskin6842]

James Cameron has such mainstream instincts he even makes Jimmy Fallon seem like a really good host

[@kimhadfield3822]

The man is amazing.

[@BulletFilms33]

I wish try would've showed us the footage from down there!

[@sohailsarfaraz5808]

I love 💕💕 James,

[@victorgabrielbuena]

He's so down to earth

[@jacksonbrackin5619]

james cameron says that james cameron did a great job talking about james cameron when james cameron went on the tonight show to talk about james cameron... james cameron

[@Unclebarry94]

Jackson Brackin james cameron ?

[@2007christian]

James Cameron is incredible!

[@TheLastChickenWing]

haha looks like Jimmy was a bit star struck lol! hes such a doll. you can tell his mind is racing over what he wants to bring up lol. LOVE you Jimmy Fallon!!

[@BJ64Th3M0v13f4n]

The man is a genius in every way!

[@goodiesgumdrops1164]

You've got the most interesting man on earth and you interrupt him the whole time 😢 I wanted to hear what he was going to say