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James Cameron is one of the biggest blockbuster filmmakers of all time. However, even the biggest names in Hollywood started from scratch. The‘Avatar’director is no different as he started out as a truck driver in Los Angeles.

He would spend the time on the road thinking of screenplay ideas. If he stumbled upon a really great idea, he’d pull over and write it down.

“I’d go down to the USC library and pull any thesis that graduate students had written about film technology. That way I could sit down and read it, and if they’d let me photocopy it, I would. If not, I’d make notes. I was like a total gearhead. … So I gave myself a full college education for about $120.”