James Cameron and his future wife, Suzy Amis, hit it off while filming “Titanic,” but the seasoned director waited until after shooting wrapped to shoot his proverbial shot. “As a matter of fact, Suzy and I, we were very attracted to each other when we first met,” he explained to The Guardian in 2017. However, Cameron admitted he did not believe in being romantically involved with an actor he was directing. “I think about 10 seconds after we were done filming, well, you know,” he added.
In fact, Gloria Stuart — who played an older Rose in “Titanic” — recognized the connection between the pair. “She saw the whole thing — the sparks flying with Jim and me completely unfold. She was very much a matchmaker,” Amis said of Stuart when speaking to Mom.com in 2012.
It was a precarious position for Cameron as he was living with Linda Hamilton at the time, although their relationship was going through a rough patch. “[Cameron] went off with [Amis] because we were taking a break from each other and he was free to go with her,” Hamilton told the Daily Mail in 2011. Eventually, the “Avatar” director reconciled with Hamilton. “Then when he got together with [Amis] I changed my mind and he came back to me and we got married,” the “Terminator 2” star added. Although their marriage only lasted eight months. Afterward, Cameron returned to Amis, and the couple have been together ever since. Even Hamilton believed Amis was a better match for her ex-husband.
