My Enduring Fascination With Titanic

SPIEGEL: Mr. Cameron, you and your crew have been down to the wreck of the Titanic more than 30 times. Why?

 

Cameron: We shot footage for our documentary "Ghosts of the Abyss," and we wanted to see what exactly is down there. But it's simply fascinating, as well. It was like a space mission: We were the astronauts (with) high-tech all around us. And then the Titanic emerges out of the dark as if from the otherworld. You can visit her; but you can't stay. I have tried to steer clear from emotions. But it's actually a very emotional experience.

SPIEGEL: Emotions? Just because you were in a mini-submarine 3,800 meters (12,500 feet) beneath the surface and never sure whether you'd ever see the surface again?

 

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