James Cameron says his move to New Zealand was tied to the country's competence in conquering COVID-19.
The Ontario, Canada-born director, 71, revealed in an interview on In Depth with Graham Besinger that New Zealand's efficient response to the pandemic led him to believe it is a much more stable place to live than the United States.
'Where would you rather live?' the Oscar-winning filmmaker asked. 'A place that actually believes in science and is sane and where people can work together cohesively to a common goal.
'Or a place where everybody's at each other's throats, extremely polarized, turning its back on science and basically would be in utter disarray if another pandemic appears.'
Cameron, who has directed cinematic blockbusters such as Titanic, The Terminator, Avatar and Aliens, said that 'New Zealand had eliminated the virus completely' on two occasions until a 'third time when it showed up in a mutated form' and 'broke through.'
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