Vol. 06 · Misquoted ·Film ·143 of 348
"I'm the king of the world!"
They never said that.
What people say
"I'm the king of the world!"
What was actually said
"I'm the king of the world!" Jack Dawson — Titanic (1997)
Why it stuck
Correct, but widely remembered as a James Cameron line (he used it accepting the Oscar). The film line and the Oscar line are not the same moment.
Cameron's ceremony version cemented the misattribution; he was quoting his own character, not coining a phrase.
Know another line by heart?
Play the duel and see how many you can spot. Or browse the whole shelf.