I'm Hopeful That We'll Be Able To

In Writing The New Films, I’ve Come To Realize That Avatar’s World, Story And Characters Have Become Even Richer Than I Anticipated, And It Became Apparent That Two Films Would Not Be Enough To Capture Everything I Wanted To Put On Screen.

I'm Willing To Engage Or Indulge Real Ideas, But If We Don't Do Something [about Global Warming], We're All Going To Die! What's It Going To Take, A Big F--ing Disaster With All Kinds Of People Dying? We Need To Change Our Priorities Fast.

I Think "avatar" Is Kind Of A Unique Category Where People Are Enjoying The Unique Theatrical Experience Even Though They May Have Seen It On The Small Screen. They Want To Have That Immersive, Transportive Experience. "2001: A Space Odyssey" Played For Three Years At The Loews Cinema In Toronto. I Remember That. It Just Kept Playing. People Wanted To Return To That Experience. That May Not Be The Best Example Because I Think "2001" Took 25 Years To Break Even.

So My Message Is In Whichever Realm, Be It Going Into Space Or Going Into The Deep Sea, You Have To Balance The Yin And Yang Of Caution And Boldness, Risk Aversion And Risk Taking, Fear And Fearlessness. No Great Accomplishment Takes Place, Whether It Be A Movie Or A Deep Ocean Expedition, Or A Space Mission, Without A Kind Of Dynamic Equipoise Between The Two. Luck Is Not A Factor. Hope Is Not A Strategy. Fear Is Not An Option.

Every Time My Cameras Go Out On A Movie, We Learn Something New And Then We Take What We Learn And We Put It Into The Next Generation Of The Cameras So We're Constantly Improving. It's Kind Of Like Building A Race Car, Racing It, Then Running Back To The Shop And Working On The Engine Some More And Tinkering With It To Improve It.