The man behind Jake Sully, the main character of the Avatar franchise, spoke to The Independent and explained how the blockbusters face less scrutiny than other franchises during production.

Sam Worthington on Avatar Films Taking Risks

“We’re unlike Marvel movies, in the sense of… it feels like an independent movie when we make it,” he said to The Independent. “We don’t have outside pressures, or expectations from the press, or the studio, or the community. It doesn’t affect what we do. And that’s why we can take more risks. It’s not like we have to get scenes completed by today or the studio is going to be upset. We just play and create. People don’t understand that,”

He also made a note to praise James Cameron, dispelling some of the rumors of his behavior on set. “They think it’s this big, solid machine where Jim is the didactic director. And he’s not. He’s a painter.”

Avatar: Fire and Ash took home Disney’s only Oscar win at the 98th Academy Awards this weekend. An Avatar land is currently planned for Disney California Adventure.

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