James Cameron was the big winner at Oscar night in Los
Angeles in March 1998. His 1997 movie was named Best
Picture, winning ten other Oscars, too. As Cameron held up
the Oscar, he repeated a famous line from the movie: "I'm the
king of the world!" He later joked that "size does matter."
It was a dream that Cameron had for a long time. He loved
history and he was always interested in the story of the
Titanic. Cameron's early movies—for example, The Terminator
and Aliens—were full of action. Titanic had plenty of action,
too, but the heart of the movie was a love story. Cameron
chose two young actors for this.