Kate Winslet ‘Traumatized’ From ‘Titanic,’ Says Director James Cameron

In a recent interview, director James Cameron stated that “Titanic” actress Kate Winslet was “traumatized” by the experience of working on the hit picture.

Cameron’s comments came after he gave an interview on the second film in the Avatar film trilogy, “Avatar: The Way Of Water,” which took a decade to develop and will be released in theaters later this month.

Cameron and Winslet reunited for a press event for the next film, which will be released in theaters on December 16.

Winslet told the press that she might watch “Titanic” to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the film’s premiere, but she cautioned that she dislikes seeing films in which she has appeared.

“Well, I might. I mean, I’m just not very good at watching myself on screen. It’s not just ‘Titanic,’ like I don’t like watching myself in anything,” she said on Monday. “I guess I probably will watch it.”

“I’m 47 years old now, guys, and I turned 21 when we were shooting that movie. So, it’s like half my lifetime ago,” she added. “It’s amazing and incredible to have been part of something that’s, you know, so steeped in nostalgia for people and still resonates with people in the way that it does. It’s a huge, huge honor that people still love something that I was a part of all those years ago.”

Cameron believes Winslet “came out of ‘Titanic’ a little disturbed by the grandeur of the project and her duty within it.”

“We’ve both been eager over time to work together again, to see what the other is about at this point in our lives and careers,” he added. “She’s very large and in charge on set. You’d swear she was producing the film.”

Cameron said that testosterone was a “toxin” that men should get out of their systems.

Cameron, 68, stated that his “F-bomb-laden yelling battles with CEOs are behind him,” according to the magazine.

“A lot of things I did earlier, I wouldn’t do — career-wise and just risks that you take as a wild, testosterone-poisoned young man,” he said. “I always think of [testosterone] as a toxin that you have to slowly work out of your system.

Cameron stated during the interview that Leonardo DiCaprio’s “diva-like attitude” nearly lost him the iconic role of Jack in the 1997 movie “Titanic.”

Cameron claimed that his first meeting with DiCaprio went quite well, albeit he was amused that all of the ladies involved in the production were suddenly in the room for the actor’s first appearance.

“There was a meeting with Leo and there was a screen test with Leo,” Cameron reflected, adding, “So the meeting was funny, because I’m in my conference room waiting to meet an actor, right? And I look around, and all the women in the entire office are in the meeting for some reason. Like, there’s a female executive producer, okay, fine. But our accountant? You know, why was she in the meeting?”

Cameron laughed again, explaining that as he glanced around the room, he understood that they had all just wanted to meet DiCaprio.

“So Leo came in — of course, charmed everybody, myself included,” Cameron continued, noting that actress Kate Winslet had already been chosen to play the part of Rose. “And I said, ‘Alright, let’s see what your chemistry’s like with Kate.’”

The “Avatar” director’s response was to immediately thank DiCaprio for his time, at which point Cameron said the actor back-pedaled quickly. “He said, ‘Wait, wait, wait. You mean if I don’t read, I don’t get the part? Just like that?’”

Cameron said his reply was simple: “I said, ‘Oh, yeah. Come on. This is, like, a giant movie that’s gonna take two years of my life … so I’m not gonna f*** it up by making the wrong decision in casting. So you’re gonna read, or you’re not gonna get the part.’

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