Arnold Schwarzenegger's biography

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is 75 years old actor born at Thal, Styria, Austria. He was born on Wednesday 30th of July 1947. Arnold is often nicknamed as The Governator, The Running Man, Austrian Oak, Conan The Republican, Arnie, Arnold Strong. According to year of birth 1947 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 30th of July means Arnold is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.

Arnold is native german speaker. Arnold is white austrian. Arnold is citizen of Austria. He is roman catholic. Arnold´s primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as politician, film producer, film actor, film director, restaurateur, soldier, entrepreneur, bodybuilder, autobiographer, businessperson, real estate agent. He is recently known as powerlifter.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's dad

Arnold Schwarzenegger's father's name is Gustav Schwarzenegger. He is known as athlete. His father was born on Saturday 17th of August 1907 in Austria-Hungary. His father died on Friday 1st of December 1972 in Weiz. Gustav Schwarzenegger was 25 years old, when this happened.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's mom

Arnold Schwarzenegger's mother's name is Aurelia Schwarzenegger. His mother died on Sunday 2nd of August 1998. Aurelia Schwarzenegger was 51 years old, when this happened.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's family

Arnold Schwarzenegger's ex wife

Maria Shriver

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have been together since 1986 for 25 years. She is known as journalist. Arnold´s ex wife was born on Sunday 6th of November 1955 in Chicago.

Arnold has 3 sons and 2 daughters

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son: Patrick Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son's name is Patrick Schwarzenegger. Patrick is known as model. Arnold´s son was born on Saturday 18th of September 1993 in Los Angeles.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son: Christopher Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son's name is Christopher Schwarzenegger. His son was born on Saturday 27th of September 1997 in Los Angeles.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son: Joseph Baena

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son's name is Joseph Baena. Arnold´s son was born on Thursday 2nd of October 1997 in Los Angeles.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter: Katherine Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter's name is Katherine Schwarzenegger. She is known as writer. His daughter was born on Wednesday 13th of December 1989 in Los Angeles.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter: Christina Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter's name is Christina Schwarzenegger. She is known as actor. His daughter was born on Tuesday 23rd of July 1991 in Los Angeles.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's schools

We found 5 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Santa Monica College, University of Wisconsin-Superior, University of California, Los Angeles, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Frontier High School.

Detailed informations about Arnold´s schools

Graduated from University of Wisconsin-Superior with a major in international marketing of fitness and business administration. [1979]

Arnold Schwarzenegger's career

His main focus is to be actor and bodybuilding. Arnold is famous thanks to Mr. Olympia, The Terminator Film Series, Governor Of California, From 2003-2011, "I'll Be Back".. You could see him also in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Is Arnold Schwarzenegger gay ?

Arnold is known to be straight.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's girlfriends

Mildred Patricia Baena

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mildred Patricia Baena have been together. His girlfriend was born on Wednesday 1st of March 1961 in Guatemala.

Heather Milligan

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Heather Milligan have been together.

Awards and competitions

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Awards

He has been nominated for a Razzie Award as Worst Actor eight times during his career, and in 2004 received a special award for being the "Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years."
Copenhagen, Denmark: Giving out the Sustainia Award, which recognizes outstanding performance within the area of sustainability. Also attended a book signing for his new autobiography. [October 2012]

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Rankings

Ranked #20 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Ranked #9 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s. [2003]
His performance as The Terminator in the "Terminator" films is ranked #40 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Nominations

Arnold was nominated for MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance for work Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1992
He was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for work Conan the Barbarian in 1983

What else you don't know about Arnold Schwarzenegger ?

His middle name is Alois.

What Arnold Schwarzenegger has done for a first time

After leaving Austria for the first time, he came to England to work, earning under Â£30 a week.
Was the first private citizen in the U.S. to own a Humvee (High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle).
Went AWOL from the Austrian army to enter his first bodybuilding contest.
Was considered for the role of the gentle giant Fezzik in the 1970s when William Goldman's book "The Princess Bride" was first proposed to be made into a film (The Princess Bride (1987)).
Had his first romantic scene in a movie with actress Sandahl Bergman, in Conan the Barbarian (1982).
Second actor to be elected Governor of California. The first was Ronald Reagan.
He has been nominated for a Razzie Award as Worst Actor eight times during his career, and in 2004 received a special award for being the "Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years."
Was asked to reprise his "Dutch" character from the first Predator (1987) film for the sequel, but he declined because he didn't like the script. He chose to do Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) instead.
He is the first member of the Kennedy family to become a state Governor.
First introduced to wife-to-be Maria Shriver by NBC's Tom Brokaw at a charity tennis tournament in 1977.
Became a grandfather, for the first time, when daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger gave birth to a baby girl named Lyla Maria Pratt on August 10, 2020.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Donations

Donated $100,000 to an anti-hate charity after violent clashes between white supremacists and anti-racism groups in Charlottesville, Virginia. [August 2017]

Arnold Schwarzenegger's quotes

I was always interested in proportion and perfection. When I was 15 I took off my clothes and looked in the mirror. When I stared at myself naked, I realized that to be perfectly proportioned I would need 20-inch arms to match the rest of me.
[Interview in "Starlog" magazine in 1991, explaining his reluctance to do sequels to most of his successful films from the '80s] There's so little time to do all the things I want to do that I can't see any reason to get bogged down in sequels.
Everything I have ever done in my life has always stayed. I've just added to it . . . but I will not change. Because when you are successful and you change, you are an idiot.
I know that if you leave dishes in the sink, they get sticky and hard to wash the next day.
I would rather be Governor of California than own Austria.
[during his campaign for California governor, about his history of "misbehavior"] Where I did make mistakes, or maybe go overboard sometimes . . . I regret that. This is a different Arnold.
[on his decision to run for governor of California] It was the most difficult decision in my life - except the one in 1978 when I decided to get a bikini wax.
[after being pelted with an egg at a political rally] This guy owes me bacon now . . . you can't have egg without bacon.
[responding to criticism during a televised debate] I just realized I have the perfect part for you in "Terminator 4."
[victory speech after having won election as Governor of California] I will not fail, I will not disappoint you, I will not let you down.
The worst I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.
There's a lot of people who want me to get out of acting and want me to run for governor. I think it's mostly movie critics.
You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.
[at the 2004 Republican National Convention] Speaking of acting, one of my movies was called True Lies (1994). It's what the Democrats should have called their convention.
President [George Bush] knows you can't reason with people that are blinded by hate. But let me tell you something: Their hate is no match for our decency, their hate is no match for the leadership and the resolve of George Bush.
[Talking about his Conan the Barbarian (1982) director]: John Milius used to call himself the dog trainer. Guess who were the dogs?
[Talking about director John Milius] "There never would have been a Conan movie without him.
[After undergoing heart surgery in 1997] We made, actually, history, because it was the first time ever that doctors could prove that a lifelong Republican has a heart.
I have no sexual standards in my head that say this is good or this is bad. Homosexual - that only means to me that he enjoys sex with a man and I enjoy sex with a woman. It's all legitimate to me.
I didn't think about money. I thought about the fame, about just being the greatest. I was dreaming about being some dictator of a country or some savior like Jesus.
Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.
[on Terminator Salvation (2009)] I think it's cool to continue on with the franchise, in case I want to jump over again and get into the acting after I'm through here (as Governor of California).
[on Terminator Salvation (2009)] I hope they do well, and I hope it is a huge hit. I do hope it creates a spectacle on the screen. That is what James Cameron created.
[on watching Will Ferrell movies] In those you howl for two hours and you feel like you get a six-pack of ab muscles from all the laughs!
[on Terminator Salvation (2009)] I wasn't sure who the Terminator was. I don't know if there is one or if he's the star or the hero. These are the things that determine the success and how strong the movie will be.
I am here to spend. I love to spend Hollywood's money! (June 1993).
The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.
[on the passing of Elaine Kaufman] Elaine was an early supporter of my acting career and would often call to let me know when an influential writer or producer came in so I could stop and schmooze.
[on Terminator Salvation (2009)] The last one was awful. It tried hard, not that they didn't try, the acting and everything - it missed the boat.
[on visiting Venice, California] This place is insane. You never have to smoke a joint. You just go on a bicycle ride in the morning, inhale, and you live off everyone else.
[on Predator 2 (1990)] A predator in a city is a bad idea.
[on his career as a bodybuilder] I had a very clear vision of where I wanted to go. You realize you have to pay no attention to the naysayers. When you learn those lessons in sports, you can apply those lessons for the rest of your life.
[on his Governor's salary] I didn't take a penny of my salary during my terms. After all, it was petty cash compared to what you make in the movies.
You can't have a life full of successes. In bodybuilding, I tried bench-pressing 500lb many times and failed. That's how you get there. You have to be daring.
[his father] A lot of sons would have been crippled by his demands, but instead the discipline rubbed off on me. I turned it into drive.
To this day, I'm more comfortable when there's someone to schmooze with until I fall asleep.
When you grow up in a harsh environment, you never forget how to withstand physical punishment, even long after the hard times end.
If you wanted a girl, you had to make an effort to have a conversation, not just drool like a horny dog.
I associate glasses with intellectuals.
I came to America, won Mr. Universe, and now I'm in the movies.
Most bodybuilders don't have very interesting insights or routines.
In America, unlike Europe, there weren't a million obstacles to starting a business.
After coming to California, I posed in the heights above Malibu. Bodybuilders like this spot because the ridges in the distance seem little and your muscles look bigger than the mountains.
The applause of a crowd made me stronger.
If you get muscles, you can go to the beach and pick up girls.
Americans love foreign names.
I wanted to be rich very quickly.
Monstrous, futuristic, what I envisioned America as all about.
Something that seems impossible at the start can be achieved.
[on sweat] It's a great way to lose body fat.
Nights without sleep don't mean you can't perform at a high level the next day and days without food don't mean you'll starve.
I aimed to be a leader someday.
If you let ego show through, you're put in your place.
[on journalists] They see everything from the outside.
Staying on top of the hill is harder than climbing it.
Its great to have someone to go home to.
When you have a relationship in a foreign language, you have to be extra careful not to miscommunicate.
I couldn't believe how difficult learning a new language could be. Pronunciations were especially dangerous.
[Mr. Universe, Mr. World and Mr. Olympia] Winning all three would be like unifying the heavyweight title in boxing: it would make me the undisputed world champion. Mr World was by far the biggest bodybuilding event I'd ever seen.
In bodybuilding I was king of the mountain, but in everyday LA I was just another immigrant struggling to learn English and make a life. I was glad to be away living my own life.
I always saw myself as a citizen of the world.
The more popular bodybuilding grew in prisons, the more guys would get the message to behave.
Winning narrowly didn't make me feel good; I wanted my dominance to be clear.
[after his father had a stroke] It was painful and upsetting to see a man who had been so smart and so strong lose his coordination and his ability to think. He died not long after.
[his nephew Patrick] He became my pride and joy.
Real estate was the place to invest. The math of real estate really spoke to me.
I like to always wander in like a puppy.
Bodybuilders look in the mirror as they train. You need to be your own trainer.
If millions of people came to see my movies someday, it was important that they know where the muscles came from.
I wanted to promote bodybuilding, both so that more people would take part and to benefit my career. If I wanted to promote bodybuilding to a new audience, I'd have to find my own way.
[on bodybuilding] It needed fresh blood.
I find joy in the gym because every rep and every set gets me one step closer to my goal.
I liked getting swept up into a cloud of celebs.
[on Jack Nicholson, 'Warren Beatty', and Roman Polanski] They all had such enormous passion for their profession.
Having women in the gym made us train harder.
I had no idea that reading from a script means you're supposed to act out the role.
[personal motto] Presentation, presentation, presentation.
When somebody sets the bar so low, you can't go wrong.
[endorsing bodybuilding publicly] It was a boost for bodybuilding in America; suddenly the sport had a face and a personality.
In an entertainment interview, you could just make up stuff!
In bodybuilding, you try to suppress emotions and march forwards with determination; in acting its the opposite.
To live your life as an actor, you can't be afraid of someone stirring up your emotions.
Europe was always far less puritanical than the United States.
Sometimes its hard to explain to your toddler what you do at the office.
I've been retired from bodybuilding since 1980 but I'll always stay involved.
[during his open-heart surgery] Maria (Shriver) put a brave face on a scary situation.
I get goosebumps when Nelson Mandela talks about inclusion, tolerance and forgiveness.
I was a self-made man.
In politics, when disputes arise and camps form, you have to grasp what's happening and move very quickly.
I could go on for hours about what draws me to Maria (Shriver) but still never fully explain the magic.
Love stories are built around people's idiosyncrasies.
[on Conan the Barbarian] There was no stunt double because it would have been difficult to find someone with a body like mine.
Dino (De Laurentiis) had a reputation for getting things done. He was very powerful in that way, and people in Hollywood knew it and didn't mess with him.
[on Conan the Barbarian (1982)] I'd never done a love scene on camera and found it really strange.
My character and his stolen Harley were a perfect combo of cyborg and machine in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
Our first major decision as a couple (he and Maria Shriver) was to find a house and call it our place.
When people come to me with a movie concept or a script, I always ask "What is the poster? What is the image? What are we trying to sell here?"
Danny DeVito is a master of comedy, loves stogies, and cooks pasta on the set-no wonder he made such a great twin.
Ivan Reitman took a chance on me as a comic hero.
Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and I had great fun opening Planet Hollywood restaurants around the world.
Total anonymity is almost impossible in Hollywood.
The outside world looked at our relationship (he and Maria Shriver) in a simple-minded way, as a juicy success story. According to this way of thinking, Maria becomes part of my trophy collection.
[on Maria Shriver] She brought a great foundation of knowledge and was a great partner to work with because we both grew.
When you start out, its all about one to one contact.
I'd always advanced by starting with a clear vision and working as hard as possible to achieve it.
For Maria (Shriver) to go out and be in front of the camera was a real declaration of independence.
[on Maria Shriver] She was the ideal woman for me.
Writing something is different from saying it.
I was Conan, and millions of dollars were being spent to make me shine. For the first time, I felt like the star.
[on Oprah Winfrey] She was talented and aggressive, and you could tell she believed in herself.
An aspect of being a Kennedy cousin (Maria Shriver) was that you were never completely free. Since there were so many cousins, the number of command performances were high.
Every one of the killings in Conan (the Barbarian) was well shot and extraordinary.
[on Conan the Barbarian (1982)] A Star Wars (1977) set on Earth.
I was really annoyed by the way that powerful studio executives kowtowed to the members of the ratings board.
I saw myself as a businessman first.
[on Ronald Reagan] He was wonderful at painting ideas in ways that everyone could understand.
My definition of living is to have excitement always; that's the difference between living and existing.
If you want to fight prejudice you have to have tolerance centers everywhere.
[the outrageous and conservative sides to his personality] I wanted to feel comfortable in both worlds.
There has to be investment in the public good.
I'd have made more money if Jimmy Carter still occupied the White House.
You do a movie or a book, you promote the hell out of it, you travel the world as if its your marketplace, and in the meantime, you work out and take care of business and explore even more.
When I learned about The Terminator (1984), I loved the idea that he was a machine that never had to sleep.
For me, the question was always how to fit in all the stuff I want to do. I seldom saw my life as hectic, the thought rarely crossed my mind.
I'm not a religious person.
I never like to cut things from my life; I only add.
I'd felt like an American from the time I was 10 years old.
[his first thought when he met James Cameron] A skinny, intense guy.
I never went to a competition to compete; I went to win.
I wasn't sure I was free from prejudice; I'd made prejudiced comments.
When you promote a movie, you want to win over everybody. If you give political speeches, you are bound to turn off somebody.
I considered the US my permanent home.
I kept quiet about politics whenever I visited Austria. I never wanted to be perceived as some wise guy coming back and telling people what to do.
I always believed in shooting for the top, and to become an American is like becoming a member of the winning team.
[his first thought about The Terminator (1984)] Strange name.
Poses are the snapshots, and the routine is the movie.
Bodybuilding is a lot like politics; you go from town to town, hoping word will spread.
[on bodybuilding competitions] You can't just pose on stage like a robot and then walk off; people will never get to know your personality.
At the top of the ladder, there was always room for one more. The more people who stay on the bottom, the more crowded it becomes.
If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.
[on James Cameron] He seemed more real than the people I met from Hollywood.
[on The Terminator (1984)] No thinking, no blinking, no thought, just action.
[on restaurants] In Hollywood, the actor never pays.
Once I've locked in on a vision for myself, I always resist changing the plan.
I'm a big believer in hard work, grinding it out, and not stopping until it's done.
[on James Cameron] The women he married, although a long list, were women you didn't want to mess with.
I never left the house without $1000 in cash and a no-limit credit card.
The conventional wisdom in Hollywood is that playing a villain is career suicide.
I think more like a businessman than like a typical actor.
Compared to Conan the Barbarian (1982), Conan the Destroyer (1984) was a trip to Club Med.
[on James Cameron] A control freak, he has eyes in the back of his head. He knows the name of everyone on the set and no screwup gets past him; if you screw up he'll make a scene publicly and embarrass you.
I always think the world of people who make a project their own and are on it 24 hours a day.
[the Golden Raspberry Awards] A kind of Oscar in reverse for bad movies.
You should marry when you're set financially and the toughest struggles of your career are behind you. Most marriages break up over financial issues.
I wasn't marrying her (Maria Shriver) because she came from wealth. What was Maria's was hers.
[Maria Shriver's portrait in his art collection] Among these beautiful images, Maria's was the gem.
[on Jacqueline Kennedy] She had an amazing ability to ask questions that would make you wonder "how did she know that"? She always made people feel welcome.
Gitte (Brigitte Nielsen) had a personality filled with laughter and fun mixed with a great hunger for attention.
When you make a movie, you can never really predict what will turn out to be the most repeated line.
[on The Terminator] The American public accepted me as both a hero and a villain.
In the mind of the public, the star is responsible for a movie's success.
[on marriage] Just let me stumble into it; I don't want to be forewarned.
You can over-think anything. There are always negatives. The more you know, the less you tend to do something.
[on marriage] I might not have done it if I'd known everything I'd have to go through.
I'm always comparing life to a climb, not just because there's a struggle but also because I find at least as much joy in the climbing as in reaching the top. I pictured marriage as a whole mountain range of fantastic challenges.
[on Grace Jones] An interesting non-actor; talented and entertaining, she could not do anything low-key.
Have at least ten good laughs a day.
Actresses have more problems than the average housewife.
[on his wedding day] I loved watching Maria (Shriver) coming up the aisle. She looked so regal but at the same time, she radiated warmth and happiness.
I was riding the great wave of action movies. They became as important to the 1980s as Westerns were in the 1950s.
Action movies are always more of an ordeal than a pleasure to make.
[on John McTiernan] If a director of his caliber had done the sequel to Predator (1987), the movie could have become a major franchise on a par with The Terminator (1984) or Die Hard (1988).
It's always easy to be smart in hindsight.
Early in my movie career, the hardest thing was giving up control. In bodybuilding, everything had been up to me. In movies, you depend on others right from the start.
[on the opening scene] You have one idea and then sit down and cook up the rest.
Whenever I finished filming a movie, my job was only half done. Every film had to be nurtured in the marketplace. Some of the greatest artists never sold much because they didn't know how. No matter what I did in life, I was aware that you had to sell it.
Everything in life has a funny side. I'd always been the perfect target for jokes; there was so much material to work from.
Meeting comedians helped me to understand comedy. I really liked being around people who are funny.
In acting you take criticism so much more personally. You get upset, but every job has its downside.
A Special Achievement Oscar is how the Motion Picture Academy honors an accomplishment for which there is no set category.
I grew up in a culture where you respect the elders.
When I see a great performer, I always start to dream. Maybe its the Leo in me, the perpetual performer who always wants to be the center of attention.
[on Total Recall (1990)] For me, it connected with the sense I had sometimes that my life was too good to be true.
It wouldn't matter if you watched Total Recall (1990) 20 years from now, you could still enjoy it. There's just something very appealing about futuristic movies if they have great action and believable characters.
A change in studio management can sink a movie.
Once you pick a director, you have to have total faith in him and go with his judgment.
[on The Running Man (1987)] It was totally screwed up by hiring a first-time director and not giving him time to prepare.
[his first impression of Paul Verhoeven on Total Recall (1990)] A skinny, intense-looking Dutch guy.
Every director wants to pee on the script and make his mark.
[on Danny DeVito] He's the opposite of a crazy Hollywood personality and the Milton Berle of comic acting.
Compared to an action hero, it was easier being a comic star.
[his singing ability] I'm no Frank Sinatra. The only time I sing in real life is at the end of a party when I want the guests to leave.
[on George Bush] He had tremendous strength of character and will. This was our next President, the real American hero. He had a casual approach to campaigning; not everything had to be perfect.
I belonged to the NRA because I believed in the constitutional right to bear arms.
I am a patriotic American. I saw Ronald Reagan and George Bush take an economy that looked like Pee-wee Herman and make it look like Superman.
Eisenhower and Kennedy championed fitness as a way for America to stand strong against the Soviets.
Fitness is important for all Americans, not just athletes. A lot of schools have great athletic programs but not great fitness programs.
I'd never seen a director fine-tune a movie as methodically as Ivan Reitman.
I was on a crusade around the world to promote health and fitness to young people.
Governments don't want to be told they're doing something wrong.
I'd always felt we lacked real men in movies.
I was addicted to public service.
Humour was what made me stand out from other action leads. It opened up the (action) movie and made it appealing to more people.
[on The Terminator (1984), Commando (1985), Predator (1987) and Total Recall (1990)] They all focused on the universal theme of good vs evil.
If the press sees you coming out of the Oval Office with the President, you'll win respect.
Fitness is fun. I felt very strongly that I had to carry to all 50 states the message that fitness was a national priority.
I love being on the road and meeting people. That's what I do best.
The Great American Workout was from 7 to 9 o'clock in the morning.
When in Austria, I often put on traditional clothes and do as the Austrians do.
Hiking in the Alps I'd sometimes wear loud obnoxious Hawaiian shorts just to get a rise out of the Lederhosen traditionalists.
[on James Cameron] [He] is a big believer in surprising the audience. His knowledge of science and the world of the future went way beyond the ordinary.
[on Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)] It was typical James Cameron genius to have character development in a machine.
My friendship with the President (George Bush Sr) quickly became a very big part of my life. It was warm from the time we first met during the Reagan years.
[on the Gulfstream III jet] The perfect vehicle for visiting the States.
After being the fitness czar, running for Governor of California felt like deja vu.
My talent is fitness and this is something I can give back.
You can't have people just like your movie, you need them to be passionate. Word of mouth is what makes movies big, because while you can put in millions to promote the movie on the first weekend, you can't afford to do that every week.
Its embarrassing to fail at the box office.
When you feel embarrassed, you assume the whole world is focused on your failure.
A person's muscles don't care where the resistance comes from.
America wouldn't be the land of the free if it wasn't the home of the brave. When you see the work they do and the risks they take, you realize what we owe our military.
1991 was golden for me.
[on Planet Hollywood] A glitzy new moneymaking machine. It was not just an event; it was the beginning of an empire.
I came to America because it's the greatest place in the world, and I'm going to do everything I can to keep it the greatest place.
I've always felt appreciative of the armed forces because I've benefited from the American dream, and their courage and determination is what safeguards it.
[during Conan the Destroyer (1984)] I'm finally getting paid a million dollars for a movie, but now Sylvester Stallone's making 3 million, I feel like I'm standing still.
If I heard an idea or saw a script that was exceptionally good and triggered something in me, I wanted to make that movie.
I loved the idea of new challenges, along with new dangers of failure.
Clint (Eastwood) was one of the few Hollywood personalities who had his head screwed on straight.
(Richard) Nixon was very good at paying attention to you. We need more leaders like him.
Nobody in Hollywood wins all the time. At some point, you're bound to get a beating.
America can be powerful only if you have a strong military.
I figured that the idea of eventually ending up in politics was not that far fetched when someone like (Richard) Nixon suggested it.
I love factories, and whenever I'm passionate about a product, I want to see it being made.
I always like to be called up for a speech without any prior notice.
No-one expects you to blow people up in a comedy.
When you feel good about someone and you know specifically why, it's not difficult at all to speak from the heart.
I'm like a little kid who loves to show off and share things that I have experienced.
In the mid-1990s the Internet was just an odd new idea.
The most important thing was not how much you make, but how much you invest, how much you keep. I never wanted to join the long list of famous entertainers and athletes who wiped out financially. My goal was to get rich and stay rich.
I never like business relationships that are purely work.
[his personal motto] Take one dollar and turn it into two.
I wanted big investments that were interesting, creative and different. Conservative bets didn't interest me. I was proud to pay taxes on the money I earned. I could tolerate big risks in exchange for big returns, but I'm always open to new ideas.
Singapore Airlines had the best reputation in the airline business. The Boeing 747 was the ballsiest airliner.
The more you promote yourself as the ultimate action hero, the more people form a larger than life perception of you.
[after heart surgery] I felt as vigorous as Hercules.
Planet Hollywood opened in Moscow, Sydney, Helsinki, London, San Antonio Texas (drawing 100,000 spectators) and Paris. Planet Hollywood was like The Beatles.
Sometimes when you look at a deal, you see less danger and you're too willing to take the plunge. The more risky things are, the more upside there is.
I'd hear guys bragging about their new Gulfstream IV or IV-SP and I'd get to say, "That's great guys. Let me talk about my 747..." It was a great conversation stopper.
God is the one who made the science possible.
[on heart surgery] Big risk, big reward.
There's a moment going into surgery that I really hate. The moment when the anesthesia takes hold, when you know you're going out, losing consciousness and don't know if you'll ever wake up from it.
[after heart surgery] I got a second or third lease on life.
She (Maria Shriver) is a very good writer, with an unbelievable vocabulary and grace with words.
Holidays become more meaningful when you have a family.
Talking to kids in your second language is never easy to do.
You're just one person, and the country is much bigger, and it's what will live forever.
Big-time celebrities don't like flying commercial.
Promotion and merchandising were realms I truly understood.
[on California] America's golden state.
America is my true home.
I wasn't interested in symbols. I was interested in action.
Big cats have always fascinated me.
Independent producers are the saviours in Hollywood because they'll take risks that the big studios won't.
I love shooting at night because I have a lot of energy at night and I get lots of inspiration.
[on heart surgery] It gave me energy beyond belief. I feel like a totally new person. And I no longer had to convince people that I still had a pulse.
The more I read up on California, the more it was like bad news piled on top of bad news. We can't continue this way. We need change.
I was fiscally conservative, pro-business, against raising taxes, pro-choice, pro-gay, pro-lesbian, pro-environment, pro-reasonable gun control, pro-reasonable social safety net.
We needed to avoid trying to win over the press and instead play to the people. I was all about leadership and major projects and reforms that could attract massive public support.
I pride myself on being able to juggle many tasks. I got a college education while bodybuilding, married Maria (Shriver) in the middle of filming Predator, and made Kindergarten Cop and Terminator 2 while launching Planet Hollywood.
Most juvenile crime is committed between 3 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon.
I would not go into a competition with a disadvantage.
If you don't get killed, you win.
I thought I would never die.
The reason I wanted to be healthy was that I never wanted to ask anyone for money. It was so against my grain.
Raising cash from the set of a movie was a huge advantage.
I had a track record of organizing summits across fifty states. I loved seeing wounded veterans and entertaining them and thanking them for their great work.
I'd assumed that a recall would be just like a normal election.
I never argued with people who underestimated me. If the accent and the muscles and the movies made people think I was stupid, it worked to my advantage.
Our elected leaders will either act decisively, or we will act in their place.
[governorship] I would give up my movie career for that.
Californians love their cars.
Spend no more than the state is taking in.
Its hard for any governor to make the changes that were needed. I loved it when people say that something can't be done. That's when I really get motivated; I like to prove them wrong. And I liked the idea of working on something bigger than me.
[California] It is the place in the world where everyone wants to go. It was wrapped in problems, but it was also heaven.
[Baghdad] The wild driving, the poverty, no money and a leadership vacuum - like California right now.
I was not the least bit intimidated by the thought of a campaign. It was like every other major decision I'd faced. I thought about winning. I knew it would happen. I was locked in automatic pilot.
As every spouse knows, you have to pick the right moment to bring up a loaded subject.
When I came here, California was a beacon.
[why he wanted to become governor of California] I'm tired of this acting stuff. I need a new challenge.
In politics everybody knows everything. You're totally exposed.
When I met Maria [Shriver], she was full of life, excitement, and hunger for the world. She wanted to be a rebel, not have a job on Capitol Hill.
Whatever she [Maria Shriver] wanted to do, I would help her get there.
One side of Maria [Shriver] was ballsy and brave and wanted to be a strong partner.
Making a career decision had always been an incredible high. Making a career decision as a husband and a father was a whole different deal.
Declaring a candidacy was so loaded.
California is more important than everyone's career.
Is firefighting a macho enough profession for an action hero? The real life heroism at Ground Zero laid that question to rest.
Elected officials usually hate ballot initiatives because they reduce their power and make the state harder to govern.
Republicans and unions usually don't mix.
I wanted to know what it really took to run for office, given that I wasn't a typical candidate.
I remember marvelling at how ordinary citizens could limit the state's power.
I took pride in my financial independence.
Leave no stone unturned.
I always paid close attention to focus groups and surveys and in politics, opinion research plays an even bigger role.
[being governor of California] This was the best job I ever had.
There is no contradiction in being both a Republican and an environmentalist
For me, talking convincingly about the future was easy: all I had to do was point to what we'd achieved since I came into office.
We are not waiting for politics, for our problems to get worse, or for the federal government. Because the future does not wait. Not only can we lead California into the future, we can show the nation and the world how to get there.
[politics] You get so immersed in the job there are side effects on the people you love. Even if you succeed in protecting your wife and kids from the public spotlight, they feel they're sharing and losing you.
All the great ideas come from local governments.
I am of the Reagan view that we should not go off the cliff with flags flying.
The California Republican Party should be a right of center party that occupies the broad middle of California.
Even when acting in a movie, I would not shoot a stunt if I hadn't rehearsed it a minimum of ten times.
President Bush (Jr) was always available to talk. If I raised only one issue at a time, I would get a fair hearing.
If you need to do something that's not in the manual, throw the manual out.
Never bullshit.
The statistics in the wake of a disaster are always tragic.
When the federal government meddles in markets, the states pay the price.
When you're spending more money than you're taking in, you cut spending. Simple.
Ad-libbing can backfire when you're running for governor.
I'm not really the crying type.
[on his children] The drama of the presidential election interested them more than my job.
I believe in sprinting through to the finish line.
All great movements in history start out on a grassroots level, not in places like Washington or Paris or Moscow or Beijing.
I'm proud to say I found a way to cram 36 hours of work into a single day.
When I stepped up to the podium, I was overwhelmed to realize I was standing where John F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev had all addressed the UN before me.
Unlike regular politicians, I had nothing to lose.
Six years of ups and downs forged me as a governor. I had more forward momentum than ever before. I felt more like a hungry eagle rather than a lame duck.
The key to real permanent reform is being in sync with the hearts and minds of the people. We had rattled so many cages on the left and the right with our reforms.
Of all the things I've done with my life, nothing is seared in my memory more than looking into the eyes of someone who has just lost everything he loved in the world.
Change takes big balls.
Fitness promotes health and enhances the quality of life.
[lying to Maria Shriver about his infidelity] Instead of doing the right thing, I'd just put the truth in a mental compartment and locked it up where I didn't deal with it every day.
[on his illegitimate son] Politically, I didn't feel it was anybody's business because I hadn't campaigned on family values. If I was going to talk about bad behavior, I wanted to do it on my own timetable.
Although Maria (Shriver) and I remain separated, I still try to treat everyone as if we are together. Maria has a right to be bitterly disappointed and never look at me the same way again.
What had made my career fun for more than 30 years was sharing it with Maria (Shriver). We'd done everything together and now there was no one to come home to.
A green global economy is desirable, necessary, and within reach.
You start reading scripts and visualizing the scene and how to direct it, how to choreograph the stunt, and then you get into it and then you look forward to doing it.
Normally an action star keeps to himself on the set.
There's a difference between being 35 and almost 65.
[University of Southern California] It prides itself on being neither conservative nor liberal but open minded. It operates by promoting discussion to draw the best ideas from the brightest minds across the political spectrum.
The great leaders always talk about things that are much bigger than themselves. They say working for a cause that will outlive us is what brings meaning and joy. The more I'm able to accomplish in the world, the more I agree.
I always wanted to be an inspiration for people, but I never set out to be a role model in everything. It's never been my goal to set an example in everything I do.
I don't believe that violence on-screen creates violence on the street or in the home. Otherwise there would have been no murders before movies were invented, and the Bible is full of them.
I prefer being way out there, shocking people. Rebelliousness is part of what drove me from Austria. Being outrageous is a way to succeed. No one could put me in a mold. Being different was right up my alley.
Life is richer when we embrace the multitudes we all contain.
Impossible was a word I loved to ignore when I was governor. The only way to make the possible possible is to try the impossible. If you fail, so what? That's what everybody expects. But if you succeed, you make the world a much better place.
Never follow the crowd. Go where it's empty. It's easier to stand out when you aim straight for the top.
No matter what you do in life, selling is part of it.
You can do the finest work and if people don't know, you have nothing! The most important thing is to make people aware.
[on Muhammad Ali] I always admired him because he was a champion, had a great personality, and he was generous and always thoughtful toward others. If all athletes could be like him, the world would be better off.
Many movie deals are made under pressure, and if you freeze, you lose.
To test yourself and grow, you have to operate without a safety net. Forget Plan B. If there is no Plan B, then Plan A has to work.
You can use outrageous humour to settle a score.
What are the odds for an Austrian farm boy to come to America and become the greatest bodybuilding champion of all time, to get in the movie business, marry a Kennedy, and then get elected governor of the biggest state in the United States?
If government is not taking in enough revenue because of an economic slowdown, then everyone should chip in and sacrifice.
I have come to feel great affection for the peoples of the world, because they have always been so welcoming to me, whether as a bodybuilder, a movie star, a private citizen, or as governor of the great state of California.
There are a thousand keys to success.
[on his infidelity] It was one of those stupid things that I promised myself never to do. A lot of people, no matter how successful or unsuccessful in life, make stupid choices involving sex.
Secrecy is just part of me. I keep things to myself no matter what. I'm not a person who was brought up to talk.
Bodybuilders who are blind to themselves or deaf to others usually fall behind.
[on Mr. Universe] I wanted to win it so decisively that people would forget I'd ever lost.
Take care of your body and your mind. Focusing on the body was no problem for me. I realized that the mind is a muscle and we should train it too. If world leaders have time to work out, so do you.
[on Pope John Paul II balancing his duties with an exercise regime] If that guy can do it, I've got to get up even earlier!
If I accomplished and solidified my position in the bodybuilding world, from then on, I would be on a roll. Nobody would stop me.
There is no such thing as an Austrian Shakespearean actor. It doesn't exist.
You're not supposed to laugh on the (film) set.
When you're not on camera, stay in character, act your part, giving it everything you have in order to draw the best out of the actor who is being filmed.
I have a love interest in every one of my films: a gun.
I would never exchange my life with anybody else's.
If my life was a movie, no one would believe it.
No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.
I went from being the Terminator to being the governator.
I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.
I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street.
I was striving to be the most muscular man, and it got me into the movies. It got me everything that I have.
Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.
I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria - when I grew up in Austria I had a great education. I had great teachers.
Even with my divorce and with everything, I don't need money.
I don't suffer of anything that I've lost.
I think that people are interested seeing me on the screen.
You know, nothing is more important than education, because nowhere are our stakes higher; our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
I have a private plane. But I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences.
My friend James Cameron and I made three films together - True Lies (1994), The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Of course, that was during his early, low-budget, art-house period.
There is no place, no country, more compassionate more generous more accepting and more welcoming than the United States of America.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
People need to be insured so when you have an accident out there, or when something catastrophic happens to you, that you're covered and there's not someone else has to pay for you. That is as simple as that.
The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special interests. All of the politicians are not anymore making the moves for the people, but for special interests and we have to stop that.
To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates.
The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.
I'm addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day.
Political courage is not political suicide.
I made my fair share of mistakes.
In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.
Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.
Start wide, expand further, and never look back.
Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America.
When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.
I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.
One of my movies was called True Lies (1994). It's what the Democrats should have called their convention.
Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women.
As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America.
Well, you know, I'm the forever optimist.
I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well.
As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary.
The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.
Well, I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in.
Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state.
I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future.
I'm not perfect.
I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.
If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.
My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it. People need somebody to watch over them. Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave.
You can scream at me, call me for a shoot at midnight, keep me waiting for hours - as long as what ends up on the screen is perfect.
I was born in Europe... and I've traveled all over the world. I can tell you that there is no place, no country, that is more compassionate, more generous, more accepting, and more welcoming than the United States of America.
I am the most helpful and open up doors for everyone and I like to share.
Women are the engine driving the growth in California's economy. Women make California's economy unique.
Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.
I came to Hollywood and within a decade I was one of the biggest action stars of all time.
Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.
I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government.
I do the same exercises I did 50 years ago and they still work. I eat the same food I ate 50 years ago and it still works.
Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.
My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.
Maria is the best reason to come home.
For 20 years, Simon & Schuster asked me, 'Why don't you write your autobiography?'
If it bleeds, we can kill it.
The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.
Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.
The future is green energy, sustainability, renewable energy.
I can promise you that when I go to Sacramento, I will pump up Sacramento.
Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.
It's time to stop thinking of the Republican Party as an exclusive club where your ideological card is checked at the door, and start thinking about how we can attract more solution-based leaders like Nathan Fletcher and Anthony Adams.
People should make up their own mind about what they think of me.
I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on it. I said, Thyroid problem?
My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it.
And now, of course this is another thing I didn't count on, that now as the governor of the state of California, I am selling California worldwide. You see that? Selling.
The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.
We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.
As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.
'I'll be back' always sounded a little girly to me.
If it's hard to remember, it'll be difficult to forget.
What's fascinating is, people in Washington would rather spend time in Hollywood, and people in Hollywood would rather spend time in Washington.
I'll be back.
I think Americans are very patriotic.
I have inhaled, exhaled everything.
I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way - I hope it never will.
For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.
It's simple, if it jiggles, it's fat.
Teddy Roosevelt is still a hero among environmentalists for his conservationist policies.
I told Warren if he mentions Prop. 13 one more time, he has to do 500 push-ups.
I'm not looking for sympathy at all.
The writing is important, but the way you say the line and the pause you give it, the facial expression - all of that is very important.
(2012) The day is twenty-four hours. I sleep six hours. That leaves eighteen hours to do something.
(2012) The power of influence is one of the most unique powers that you can have. It's not the power of controlling people. It's developing a certain skill of communicating what you want to accomplish so that people will follow you.
95% of the time you never know if a movie will be a huge success or that it will even be a sequel.
I'm so happy I've been a part of some of the biggest and best action sequences.
[the storm drain chase in Terminator 2] That's a fantastic scene.
Most people are not comfortable with guns.
[being Governor of California] I had my hands full.
[James Cameron's movies] Extraordinary inspiration because it makes other directors online.
[California] The seventh largest economy in the world.
[James] Cameron has really stretched it beyond belief with visual effects in Judgment Day.
[on becoming President of the United States]If I'd been born in America, I would've run.[October 2016]
[on the 2016 Presidential election] For the first time since I became a citizen in 1983, I will not vote for the Republican candidate for President.

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