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James Cameron is shrugging off criticism over his severe directing style.
During a comic con panel earlier this month, filmmaker Roland Emmerich branded Cameron as "overbearing" while discussing a 2007 project they were meant to work on together, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Cameron, 69, is well renowned for his landmark work on films such as Titanic and Avatar. He has been working for years to adapt the 1966 sci-fi picture Fantastic Voyage. Emmerich, 68, was working on the film's "beginning stages" but left owing to creative disputes.
"I have to say, I do my stuff, and if I can't do it, I'm completely uninterested. As easy as that. So when someone more powerful than me wants to say anything to me, I back down," Emmerich said.
Cameron responded to the statements in a separate THR interview, saying, "Damn right." I could have an opinion on a project in which I contributed to the writing."
He also denied expressing "anything negative" about Emmerich.
Furthermore, the Oscar-winning filmmaker questioned if Emmerich was even engaged with the project, stating, "I actually don't even remember talking to Roland Emmerich about Fantastic."
"I have a pretty good memory and I don't remember that at all," replied Cameron.
