This anecdote comes from the mouth of Sam Worthington, the star of Avatar , who said after filming the first film: “James Cameron kept a nail gun with him on the set. If a phone rang in the middle of an outlet, he would take it and nail it to the wall.
Rumor has it that this happened at least once, with a courier’s phone ringing at the wrong time and ending up on the wall.
But James Cameron was asked about this anecdote and refuted the rumor with humor:
“Would I be able to nail a phone to the wall? Without a doubt ! But I never did it. I just threatened to do it…”
And to add pragmatically: “But ultimately, this rumor is doing me a favor. That’s the good side of having a reputation as a madman: no need to get angry and shout, people are now careful not to offend me! »