{"id":3750,"date":"2025-06-03T19:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:18:48","slug":"arnold-schwarzenegger-tried-to-rewrite-one-of-the-most-famous-lines-in-movie-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/arnold-schwarzenegger-tried-to-rewrite-one-of-the-most-famous-lines-in-movie-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to rewrite one of the most famous lines in movie history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to change his famous line in the Terminator (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a> has dropped a huge bombshell about his stint in the Terminator<\/a>, confessing that he didn\u2019t like his most famous catchphrase.<\/p>\n

The 77-year-old starred as the creepy cyborg assassin in the hit 1984 flick, helmed by James Cameron<\/a>, and later reprised his role in a string of the sequels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The character is most known for threatening, \u2018I\u2019ll be back\u2019, which was voted among the best movie quotes in history<\/a> by the American Film Institute (AFI).<\/p>\n

However, sitting down with son Patrick Schwarzenegger to reflect on their separate screen careers, he admitted that he tried to rewrite it before the director shut him down<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a new Variety<\/a> interview, he told the White Lotus star: \u2018The old directors were fanatics about \u201cStudy your dialogue and hit the mark.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Jim Cameron is like that. I would say, \u201cI don\u2019t like the line \u2018I\u2019ll be back.\u2019\u201d He says, \u201cWhat do you mean you don\u2019t like the line?\u201d I said, \u201cIt\u2019s just weird for a German to say, \u201cI\u2019ll be back.\u201d Why not just say, \u201cI will be back\u201d?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Arnie unpacked his career with son Patrick Schwarzenegger (Picture: Peggy Sirota \/ Variety)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The pair have gone down very different paths in Hollywood (Picture: Peggy Sirota \/ Variety)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018He says, \u201cOh, you\u2019re trying to tell me how to be a better writer, because I\u2019m not telling you to be a better actor.<\/p>\n

\u2018Just say, \u201cI\u2019ll be back.\u201d If you want me to do 10 takes because you feel insecure about it, we can do that. But don\u2019t change my writing.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n

Thankfully, the line remained the same and has popped up countless times in Arnie\u2019s career ever since, including in the other Terminator movies.<\/p>\n

He also uttered the now-infamous words<\/a> in 1988 comedy Twins, 1993\u2019s the Last Action Hero as well as the Expendables 2 in 2012.<\/p>\n

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