Legendary actor Bernard Hill, who played Captain Edward Smith in Titanic, has looked back on the James Cameron classic as it turns 25 years old 🛳️
‘I don’t think anybody realised just how big it was going to be.’
As for why not everyone got on with Cameron, Bernard added: ‘I thought about it quite a lot really, if everybody’s working to the top of their potential, as James Cameron does every day, you’re fine. Wherever that leaves you, it’s still fine. But it’s people who don’t actually reach for their full potential and he can’t bear it.
‘I said at the same time as him, “There’s something I’ve got to tell you.” I was astonished he even knew me. He said, “My wife said if ever I got to meet you, I was to tell you what a wonderful actor you are.” And I’m thinking, “What?!” I was gobsmacked. Does she know who she’s married to?! He added of his admiration for the late actor: ‘Even his name used to cause a lump to come in my throat. I was terrifyingly in awe of him and his talent.’The water started coming in rather than just building up against the windows
‘I called it early because I was getting worried, especially when that piece of wood came up. I got told off for saving my own life!’On the topic of things not going to plan…
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