The King of the World

Actress Sigourney Weaver, right, and James Cameron arrive for a luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. After seeing the original "Star Wars" film in 1977, Cameron quit his job as a truck driver to enter the film industry. His first box-office hit was 1984's "The Terminator," which was inspired by a nightmare Cameron says he had about an invincible robot hitman sent from the future to kill him.

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