Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals what ICONIC movie quote nearly didn’t exist 

Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that the iconic movie line almost didn’t exist due to an on-set clash.

In 1984’s The Terminator, Austrian actor T-800’s character says “I’ll be back” – a phrase that is still quoted to this day – but he revealed that he fought to get the quote out. speaking with director James Cameron.

Titanic director James, who co-wrote The Terminator with Gale Anne Hurd, said in a recently released Netflix documentary about Arnold’s life and career, “Somewhere in the middle of shooting, we do this scene at the police station . . .

“The rule is, ‘I’ll be back.’ It wasn’t meant to be a big moment at all. It was literally meant to say, “No problem, I’ll be back.” For some reason, Arnold didn’t say, “I’ll be back.” I said, ‘Well, just say “I’ll be back.” Keep it simple.'”

Arnold revealed that he wanted to change the line to “I will be back” to sound more “machine-like”, but James fought back: He says, ‘Are you the writer?’” And I said, “No,” and he said, “Well, don’t tell me how to write.””

Arnold continued, “It became the most quoted movie line, I think, in the history of cinema. So this just shows you who was right and who was wrong.”

Elsewhere in the documentary Arnold expressed regret over a “stupid” comment he made to Eunice Kennedy Shriver when he first met her daughter Maria Shriver.

The 75-year-old actor opened up in his three-part docuseries Arnold about first meeting Maria, 67, in 1977, according to a People article.

After being asked to appear at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Tennis Tournament, Arnold was introduced to Maria by her late mother Eunice at a party.

‘[Eunice] came up to me and said, ‘It’s so good to have you here. This is my daughter Maria Shriver, by the way,” Arnold recalled.

Ha! In 1984’s The Terminator, Austrian actor T-800’s character says, “I’ll be back” — a line that’s still quoted to this day — but he revealed that he fought against saying the quote with director James Cameron.

“Then later she said, ‘My daughter is really crazy about you,'” and I said, “Well, your daughter has a really nice ass. I have to tell you,” said Arnold.

Arnold admitted his faux pas in the Netflix documentary. ‘How stupid. I don’t even know why I said it,’ Arnold said.

The Terminator star added, “I really fell in love with Maria, not because she was a Kennedy, but because she had an extraordinary personality. I saw that little rebel in her. I wanted to escape Austria, she wanted to escape too. That was the beginning of Maria and I.’

Coming soon: Arnold premieres on Netflix on Wednesday

Arnold and Maria later married in 1986 and have children Katherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher.

The former California governor also has a son Joseph Baena, 25, from his affair with former domestic worker Mildred Baena.

Maria filed for divorce in July 2011 citing “irreconcilable differences” after learning of the affair. Arnold recalled in the documentary the moment when he told Maria about his infidelity and fathering a love child.

Maria was not interviewed in the documentary that premiered Wednesday.

Tournament party: Elsewhere in the documentary, Arnold expressed regret over a “stupid” comment he made to Eunice Kennedy Shriver (pictured) when he first met her daughter Maria Shriver

Former couple: Maria and Arnold are shown in June 2003 in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles at the premiere of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines