United Kingdom, Jan. 22 -- James Cameron permanently moved his family to New Zealand because it handled the COVID-19 pandemic better than the USA.

The 71-year-old esteemed film director "fell in love" with the island country and its people when he first visited in 1994, and he bought a farm there in 2011 so he could spend a big chunk of time "going back and forth" from Southern California.

In an interview on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, James - who has been married to ex-actress-and-model Suzy Amis Cameron, 64, since 2000 - said: "I made myself a promise. 'I'm going to come live here someday.'

"When Suzy and I were first getting serious, she said, 'Fine, no problem.' She was game."

James - who has three daughters, Claire, 23, Quinn...