In 2003, years after the Titanic film was released to the public, actor Bill Paxton opened up about how he went on a submersible ride to experience everything firsthand as well.
The interview was ahead of the documentary Ghosts of the Abyss release. The documentary showed director James Cameron discussing his inspiration for the film and taking several people, which included Paxton, on unscripted dives to the Titanic’s site.
“Each dive, I had to kind of look myself in the mirror and go ‘OK, are you ready for this?’” Paxton said in the 2003 interview. “It’s one of those things where Jim [Cameron] asked me in passing to go and…the opportunity of a lifetime. I jumped at it,” the actor explained.
“But then you start thinking about physically what’s going to be required of you to get into a three-man, deep-sea Russian submersible for a 13-hour dive,” he shared. “To go down two and a half miles to a place where the sun has never penetrated. And you’re starting to think ‘OK, I’ve got young kids. I need to get them to an age where they can support themselves before I do something this crazy.’”
“Jim is an infectious guy. And also, God, who wouldn’t go on this adventure?”
He even went on to even talk about how comfortable the inside of the submersible he dived in was. He said it was “relatively comfortable,” before noting that “certainly there are things that can go wrong.”
“If they do go wrong, it’s not going to matter anyway. And it’s going to happen so quickly that you’re not even gonna know it happened, probably,” he noted. “These are the thoughts you have going in.”
He even explained how to him, “the price of admission” seemed “kind of low” given the “great experience” you got in return.
“You approach the bow, and then you rise up over it. And you’re looking down on the ship, and you are a ghost of the abyss. And the images stay with you. The images, they really have an effect,” he said before he talked about the “personal story” attached to the sunken ship.
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“I think all of us at some time in our dreams or even our waking moments have pictured ourselves: What would it have been like to be on that deck? Knowing that the lifeboats had gone away. What were you gonna do? Contemplating your own fate. It’s this ultimate parable of, how would you measure up?” he questioned, calling the Titanic “a perfect tragedy.”
“You think about the people on the water. You think about the people on the boats looking back and seeing the stern of that ship come up out of the water like a city rising up out of the sea,” the actor said. “You think about the people in the water. I swam in the water out there, which was a very disconcerting experience because you think there’s that much ocean underneath you.”
It was clear that the actor knew of all the risks before going into the experience. As for the five men aboard the submersible that dominated headlines in the last week, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that they discovered “presumed human remains.”
Inside Paul McCartney’s $1.2 Billion Paradise Getaway – You Won’t Believe Who He Took With Him!
Paul McCartney, the famous musician and former Beatles member, and his wife Nancy Shevell recently went on a luxury vacation to a Caribbean island. There, they enjoyed the best amenities and beautiful views. Together, they have a net worth of $1.2 billion, and they didn’t hold back on spending to make sure their trip was as relaxing as possible. They stayed in a high-end villa with a private chef to cook their meals and a well-known masseuse to help them unwind.
Celebrating their 17 years of marriage in the peaceful beauty of the Caribbean, Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell embraced a lifestyle of luxury and relaxation. In their stunning villa, they enjoyed the calm surroundings, basked in the Caribbean sun, and swam in the clear blue waters of the sea.
With personalized services close by, the couple enjoyed meals prepared by a private chef, who used the freshest local ingredients. From delicious seafood feasts to unique tropical dishes, each meal was crafted to delight their taste buds and provide a memorable experience.
Along with fine dining, they treated themselves to soothing massages from a well-known masseuse, whose expert touch helped ease away the daily stresses. With rejuvenating massages and relaxing treatments, they let themselves fully unwind and enjoy a state of calm.
Reflecting on their special getaway, McCartney shared his happiness in spending time with his wife, saying, “I’m enjoying my old age with my best mate.” For McCartney and Shevell, this Caribbean trip was more than a vacation; it was a celebration of their love and the simple joys of life.
While enjoying the Caribbean’s beauty, they showcased a lifestyle of true leisure that many admire. Their strong bond and shared love for life’s pleasures showed how to live well and savor every moment.
As their Caribbean trip came to an end, McCartney and Shevell returned home with treasured memories. For them, real luxury wasn’t about material things but in sharing special moments together, appreciating life’s simple pleasures in the paradise of the Caribbean.
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