Arnold Schwarzenegger: Stealing Terminator from O. J. Simpson

[@ComicGladiator]

O.J. wanted more money, and they didn't want him slashing the budget. Also he did a dress rehearsal and the gloves didn't fit.

[@spitty3456]

Dude that whole thing was funny. Rehearsals and the glove didn't fit? Lol that was clever as fuck

[@sublime90]

he double slashed the budget like 50 times

[@kristiant96]

ooooh man brutal

[@nyboy76]

LOL...that whole statement was good. 👍👍

[@scabsoft]

He would've been murder on the budget too if they hired. But I think he would have killed the role if he got it.

[@altdoom]

Terminator and Terminator 2 are absolutely amazing.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

agreed..... and Terminator Dawn of Fate on PS2/XBOX was cool, even the intro theme by Fear Factory was badass kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKPYo6mJmKhogtk ^keep in mind the on;y vids I can find of game with the song playing was this and a lot of the footage is from the films, if memory serves the song plays when you first boot up the game so yeah someone doesn't want us seeing that vid lol still it's Fear Factory at their best, anyways here's the first level of the game kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX-6Xp6QhJqmd5Y the game might not hold up by today's standards but at the time I liked it....it's better than the rise of the machines game and that T4 Salvation game ugh....in DOF you're in the future fighting the future war eh

[@thegt3clickcrash329]

For sure they are. First terminator movie was absolutely terrifying. The music had such a possessed feel to it. I think Michael Beihn as Kyle Reese was such a gem to this movie but is often overlooked because of Schwarzenegger being the big name.

[@thegt3clickcrash329]

@@Red_Lanterns_Rage yes ! That was the best terminator game that has been made. Fighting the future war was so cool. Almost like a glimpse of places the movie didn't take you. I also loved how the terminators would progressively get more difficult to destroy.

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

Alt+Doom The subject matter here, is possibly may fave movie of all time. It’s got everything!!!!! Guns, girls, explosions, motorcycles, trucks, an automated factory and of course the T-800!!!!!! No one could ever ever get close to doing this again, it’s from a time where making these types of movies on this level of budget was very risky and chancy, making decisions and hoping they are correct, but not truly knowing, everything about it is awesome, a time where shit balling CG wasn’t around, they used REAL effects and stop motion, and I’d take those any day, I can tell instantly when movies of today are CG it’s such a let down. 1984 man the good days. This film needs preservation in the movie vaults for sure. All other Terminators since this are largely garbage, except Judgment Day, but that’s a different type of film, more humour and light hearted. The first was so dark and of it’s time, it just can’t be matched. Pugsley!!!! go on.... ssshhewew.... I’m gunna make a...... belt out of you! WOOAHHH.... don’t make me smash you up man!! Hey....... that guy didn’t pay!! Listen miss Connor, you’re in a public place, so you’ll be safe, I’ll have a car there in a hot minute. How do I look? Like shit boss! EDDDD!!!! HEY......? bang bang bang bang bang bang Cyborgs don’t feel pain..... I do. Ginger? Did you check messages? Guard it for me big buns! Sit down, you’re going to love thisssss....... you’re dead hunny! Who gets the burly beef????? Look at it this way- in a hundred years, who’s guna care? Technically....... he’s a loon No, can’t see her- she’s making a statement. Fuck you- asshole. I came across time for you Sarah, I love you, I always have. You’re terminated mother fucker.

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

The subject matter here, is possibly may fave movie of all time. It’s got everything!!!!! Guns, girls, explosions, motorcycles, trucks, an automated factory and of course the T-800!!!!!! No one could ever ever get close to doing this again, it’s from a time where making these types of movies on this level of budget was very risky and chancy, making decisions and hoping they are correct, but not truly knowing, everything about it is awesome, a time where shit balling CG wasn’t around, they used REAL effects and stop motion, and I’d take those any day, I can tell instantly when movies of today are CG it’s such a let down. 1984 man the good days. This film needs preservation in the movie vaults for sure. All other Terminators since this are largely garbage, except Judgment Day, but that’s a different type of film, more humour and light hearted. The first was so dark and of it’s time, it just can’t be matched. Pugsley!!!! go on.... ssshhewew.... I’m gunna make a...... belt out of you! WOOAHHH.... don’t make me smash you up man!! Hey....... that guy didn’t pay!! Listen miss Connor, you’re in a public place, so you’ll be safe, I’ll have a car there in a hot minute. How do I look? Like shit boss! EDDDD!!!! HEY......? bang bang bang bang bang bang Cyborgs don’t feel pain..... I do. Ginger? Did you check messages? Guard it for me big buns! Sit down, you’re going to love thisssss....... you’re dead hunny! Who gets the burly beef????? Look at it this way- in a hundred years, who’s guna care? Technically....... he’s a loon No, can’t see her- she’s making a statement. Fuck you- asshole. I came across time for you Sarah, I love you, I always have. You’re terminated mother fucker.

[@kasimirb5155]

He made film history with his decision to play the Terminator. It's till one of the best movies of all time.

[@anthonyleongwannlih6378]

Kasimir B agreed

[@floggyWM1]

T2 was better

[@skippyjunior2744]

Kasimir B ...Seriously?...how old are you? 12?...

[@Gamevet]

Terminator is a landmark film. Kasimir B is right.

[@mkprocter882]

the fact a film about a killer robot is one of the best films ever just says how great a writer/director cameron is, He also improved on the Alien Franchise with Aliens no mean feat.

[@dman3316]

Cameron - ‘Arnold, no one could understand the terminator more than you! Arnold - ‘The Terminator should get drunk and stumble about!’ Cameron - ‘😑’

[@ericwilliams626]

You have to understand someone who is a pro at one thing and trying to learn to be another. He wanted to participate in the creative process and that was his only way, copying from another story. That was not a characterization choice, that was a script choice. That's what he didn't understand. Actors don't choose to be drunk in a scene, the writer and director does. You can play it as if you're drunk, but you'll probably be fired.

[@henrikhyrup3995]

Arnie was absolutely right about the whole "A machine doesn't look down where to place the feet on a bike/how to put shells in a shotgun" - it just KNOWS it. And yes, Yul Brynner was terrifying as a robot in Westworld. Those eyes and that lifeless face made him perfect.

[@antonboludo8886]

Yes, indeed.

[@campkira]

i think he was thinking conan... you know big white mr universe had to go again big black man... which it true .. he is a mad man...

[@philipwaller9477]

Then why does he blink every time he fires a shot at the first Sarah Connor? Always bugs me that scene.

[@applescruff1969]

@@philipwaller9477 Probably couldn't get a shot where he wasn't blinking. Lol.

[@skippythealien9627]

it really is weirdly inspiring in a way to know that Yul Brynner's terrific performance in Westworld is somewhat responsible for the Terminator that we know today

[@fantinuum1040]

For all the people who laugh at and criticize Arnold for his acting, you have to remember that this man not only identified and recognized, but also recreated the uncanny valley effect before it was even a mainstream concept. His ability to play a machine and be convincing was what made the first Terminator so scary, allowing it to be a cross-genre pic-sci-fi AND horror.

[@beastinsight9825]

This would, in effect, make him as much the conceptualizer of Terminator as Cameron..wish i knew this earlier

[@fantinuum1040]

@@beastinsight9825 You are absolutely right. Because Terminator was not based on any preexisting source material, the film itself IS the source material. James Cameron may have written the character, but Arnold Schwarzenegger added the embellishments and, most likely, changed up some of the action scenes and dialogue to truly bring the character to life. Without Schwarzenegger's input and Cameron's respect for that input, we wouldn't have such an iconic character.

[@beastinsight9825]

@@fantinuum1040 Thanks ;) Schwarzenegger brings so much heart to everything he does, doesn't freakin' hold back, ever. "Don't hold bach!!" haha could be a new line

[@eligebrown8998]

True

[@skippythealien9627]

T2 was definitely the better movie. in every way, it is probably as close to a flawless film as you can get that being said, Arnold's performance as the O.G. Terminator in T1 is by far the best performance in any of the Terminator films. T-1000 was really good but no one could come close to how terrifying, calculated, and unstoppable his presence was in that film. He was just a brutal killing machine with the physique to match Conan definitely turned Arnold into a household name. But his role in the Terminator pretty much launched him into a megastar

[@85cube]

can you picture the terminator with arnie as reese and oj as the machine? it would have never managed to become as iconic.

[@highviewseeker5415]

85cube I legit think it would be just like all the other action movies arnold has done,and we would think of it just as we think of commando

[@85cube]

it would have been a paradox because arnie as the human would have been more machine than the actual machine

[@gregoryromero6856]

85cube I visualize it in my head and it just seems weird...

[@randomt800kiddo2]

Arnie: COM VITH ME IF U VANY TO LEEV

[@doodledangernoodle2517]

That would be a cool “what if?” comic series.

[@dirbrody]

Terminator 2:Judgement Day is one of the greatest films ever...

[@johnspencer8268]

dirbrody Agreed :)

[@highviewseeker5415]

dirbrody True it's even better than the first one

[@magnuswendin7924]

highview seeker Special effects wise yeah. Still prefer thr first one.

[@frank5799]

dirbrody i agree

[@danzigmcnaniel5226]

dirbrody and is totally eclipsed by the first film in every way.

[@cartersmom0629]

He made the smartest decision to play the Terminator. When the Terminator movies are made no matter which one they will never not need him. His likeness his face his body. They're always gonna need the t-800 in those movies and however he is in the movie, they need him. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a smart man. And not to mention he is an awesome actor.

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

Carter's mom Arnold is an absolutely amazing guy- he has achieved virtually insurmountable achievements. Massive respect and kudos. My film hero

[@Onlyrealmusic4life]

@@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH Still, his most unbelievable accomplishment was shooting a load in that ugly ass maid

[@campkira]

i think he was thinking conan... you know big white mr universe had to go againt big black man... which it true .. he is a mad man...

[@csi1392]

GONE WOKE

[@manictiger]

It's funny that he thought it might be regressive for his career. That role sling-shot him forward so much further than any other role he's played.

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

manictiger Arnold is an absolutely amazing guy- he has achieved virtually insurmountable achievements. Massive respect and kudos. My film hero

[@dotmatrix831]

Thats life!

[@beastinsight9825]

Might be cuz some of Arnold's fans were 2 young then, to watch R rated films..

[@RonJohn63]

It's perfectly reasonable for someone with a thick accent to think that more lines of dialog means progress, and fewer lines means regress.

[@joemckim1183]

@canthemum And I think it played a lot on HBO in the 80s before T2 came out. So rentals and cable TV is where most people watched Terminator for the first time.

[@bushwood1676]

OJ the method actor

[@cadillacman028]

Bushwood 50 bucks says you slice it..

[@TylerDurden-td2yg]

underrated

[@reneaguilar3471]

chris yes he took method acting to the extreme

[@daver1161]

OJ knew how to keep his acting close to the chest. Or rather, to the neck.

[@warrenbfeagins]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@carrrexx7190]

When OJ works on a film the director never calls "cut".

[@EyeTunz]

He. I work at SNL. I see you are a natural joke teller. I was wondering if you’d like to host the show sometime this upcoming season. Let me know and we will set it up.

[@bushwood1676]

OJ went on to be the Terminator

[@blacklabel4u]

FOR REAL......

[@afterpodcast]

Hahahhahahaha sadly true!

[@Belcher703]

lol...that's terrible..

[@djsubliminalreeve]

Thats the best comment ive seen today

[@xJamesLaughx]

@Mark Richardson Wrong...acquitted does not mean innocent. It simply means the jury had enough doubt that they could not under the law find him guilty. Does not mean he did not do it. All it means is the prosecution could not prove it beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury. Law states that there must be beyond a reasonable doubt to make a guilty verdict.There were to many mistakes made by the prosecution and the fact the one cop they had on the prosecutions side was suspected of being a racist sure did not help their case. So in a TLDR version...acquittal does not mean innocent or that he did not do it. All it means is the prosecution failed to prove to the jury beyond a reasonable doubt (which is required by law for guilty verdict) that he did it.

[@zakiqbal79]

Terminator, Predator & probably Commando were the most iconic movie's he's ever made..probably Conan and Red Heat too..I also enjoyed End of the days which was the most underrated movie but brilliant acting

[@t4zbohemi4n32]

zak iqbal true lies was really good to.

[@nathanstewart8976]

zak iqbal collateral damage was awesome aswell

[@varunemani]

Grinds his pizza for break fast in end of days.. I know am never going to get to see good shit like that again.

[@vibes3360]

zak iqbal esp if you grew up in the 80's! Tango&Cash,Bloodsport,Best Of The Best,American Ninja,Rambo...etc was amazing. I miss the movies from those times.I watched Commando not long ago and it was almost comical but as a kid i must of watched it 20 times!

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

Total Recall is one of his best movies.

[@chronic2001n]

I love Arnold! A very genuine and down-to-earth man. Great interview! Thanks for setting this up and posting it for us!

[@alexscott730]

OJ rehearsing his lines: "Nicole Brown Simp...errr i mean Sarah Connor?"

[@nothankyou5524]

Unfortunately, I find that funny.

[@MagikFingers420]

Meh

[@notsosilentbob]

"I'll be back," is perhaps the most iconic line of the movie. Even (the very few) people who never saw it know that line. Good thing James Cameron was insistent it remained unchanged. Just imagine if, upon Arnold's suggestion, it became something like, "For now I will go. But, believe me, I plan to return." Not quite as impactful.

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

It's really funny how restricted Arnold was when suggesting changes to Cameron, whereas with Biehn he was so loose and open with different directions. You can really feel the frustration in Arnold's voice as a enthusiastic/perfectionist actor, for me it's completely relatable but Cameron probably wanted the Terminator character to be fully his idea of a perfect antagonist as that was the 'make or break' feature of the film

[@moxom]

Wow! I watched the Westworld movie just before the TV show came out in 2016. The first thing I thought was that the Terminator character must have been influenced by the villain in this movie in the way he was relentless, machinelike and just would not stop until he got the job done. To hear Arnold mention this is awesome!

[@djsubliminalreeve]

OJ was my favorite terminator he seemed so real

[@carte202]

BroToPro savage 😂😂😂

[@aj19781978]

Lol

[@ComicGladiator]

"You could spot the old ones by the way their hands didn't fit their gloves."

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Cyborganna]

If Schwarzenegger had got the 'Kyle Reese' part it would have been the Jai Courtney of all f**kups. Post apocalyptic survivors are half starved surviving on stuff like Rats, and would not be built like a Godamn Tank. Even the incredible Michael Biehn was a little too muscular for the part. But He brought the intense PTSD and electric chemistry with Linda Hamilton's 'Sarah Connor' that made Him absolutely iconic. The casting of this Film is beyond perfection. 💖💖💖💖💖

[@solairethesunlightwarrior8813]

Green Gecko he exaggerated alotttttt

[@motor4X4kombat]

Plus Kyle Reese against the terminator feels like an epic David vs Goliat confrontation

[@Bowiiihowdy]

I wouldn't say he was to muscular. He was in shape and someone who is constantly moving and running would be in reasonable shape starved or not.

[@Cyborganna]

@@Bowiiihowdy On a protein deprived diet He had a little more bulk than would be natural. But like I said, He sold it. 💖

[@irvhh143]

Also Linda Hamilton , who was a NY model at the time. The bone structure of her face is very strong. An actress with a puffy baby-face would not have sold .

[@jeremysimpson6474]

Arnold is such an inspiration. Look at his accomplishments, he was the paramount of body building, the greatest action star of all time AND the governor of California. Wow.

[@SuperGaleford]

Jeremy Simpson governed as a Republican.

[@nothankyou5524]

Along with being disingenuous, a steroid abuser to the point his kidneys failed, and of course, a misogynist, adulterer, and a bit of a self involved sociopath that can lie and smile at the same time about anything, including the woman he had a child with living in his house with his wife. Yeah, what a role model, but hopefully not for your kids, just you?

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

Jeremy Simpson Woah you really know your weapons buddy! Sooo ahh..... which’ll it be?

[@roshandmatabick6676]

Greatest husband too

[@ricomajestic]

@@SuperGaleford He was strained by the Kennedys though!

[@jimmyog]

Funny really, and amazing, OJ never broke character from that first audition. Method acting at its finest.

[@dizzy6277]

Yep, unlike Arnie, O.J didn't get to act in terminator two, but he became a terminator too.

[@roybatty-]

T2 was good, but T1 was a masterpiece.

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

Roy Batty Woah you really know your weapons buddy! Sooo ahh..... which’ll it be?

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

Woah you really know your weapons buddy! Sooo ahh..... which’ll it be?

[@JamesSmith-qy3eu]

ALL. Hey, you can't do that, wrong! BOOM.

[@bluebirdrage]

Exactly!!!

[@augakem]

Terminator (1984) Feat. Phased Plazma Rifle in 40 Watt Range. .45 Longslide with a laser scope. Pump or Auto AR. And my personal favourite... Oozi nein Milimeda.

[@GeneralG1810]

Knock on the door and woman answers “Nicole Brown?” “Yes”

[@ComicGladiator]

"I need your clothes, a passport, and your pick-up truck."

[@thronebuilt]

AussieBlokeGordo 😂😂😂😂

[@Underworlddream]

In OJ did played the Terminator just imagine all the Meme and parody that could habe been born from this.

[@GeneralG1810]

@Real World Warrior lowen oh fuck off with that shit, people like you are what's wrong with the world today! You just look for ways to be offended on other people's behalf, it's the reasons good comedians can't do shows anymore and we get this stupid woke comedy that's absolute rubbish

[@AdversaryOne]

... ... .> ...X~X ... LMAO!

[@RioBow]

I personally think Arnold Schwarzenegger is an unbelievable human being. He would make an excellent Teacher for young kids. Can you imagine having him as your Teacher at school, so positive so encouraging.

[@Helderhugo]

Awesome talking about 1984 Terminator

[@DoItForU]

Yeah and he was nothing like machine in that one

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

Arnold is an absolutely amazing guy- he has achieved virtually insurmountable achievements. Massive respect and kudos. My film hero

[@majorxdf]

Thinking about OJ Simpson as the Terminator is hilarious. Interestingly enough, OJ is a real-life Terminator.

[@frank9712]

real killer

[@TDKiller415]

A slasher

[@1990758]

Multiple interviews he was really never considered for the part.

[@daisyguzman9259]

Love the Terminator saw all the movies, thank God Arnold Schwarzenegger is the terminator.

[@universalenergy2311]

So thankful all of the stars and planets aligned for the movie. Great film, and Michael Biehn went on to play a fantastic Kyle Reese!

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

Michael Biehn's scrawny body fit the role of a post apocalyptic resistance fighter, a mountain of muscle like Arnie just would've looked the out of place.

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

Universal Energy Woah you really know your weapons buddy! Sooo ahh..... which’ll it be?

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

Woah you really know your weapons buddy! Sooo ahh..... which’ll it be?

[@TDKiller415]

@@CynicalOldDwarf And that was PRECISELY why people criticised Jai Courtney's appearance in Genysis. Well built with a nice haircut? Where the hell would he find a gym and a barber in post-apocalyptic LA? 🤣🤣 Biehn and Yelchin were the best

[@skippythealien9627]

@@TDKiller415 i totally forgot Yelchin played Reese in Salvation Man RIP. he died way way way too young

[@Pulsonar]

Arnies is a really clever guy, he knew where was going with his career, and always made sure to network with the right people to deliver a high quality action film

[@sciencetechdocs.3515]

Terminator without Arnie is like body without soul

[@yusefendure]

Graham Bensinger is a master interviewer. This man has perfected the art of listening. His questions are open-ended and brilliantly conceived. So thankful to see such an instructive video.

[@freeplax17]

OH god, if OJ was the terminator we would still be hearing terminator jokes about him to this day.

[@nemo227]

Good one, Arnold knows something about acting even though some diehard movie viewers won't give him much credit as an actor. I think his acting critics need to learn to view his performances without preconceptions.

[@BatMan-ke4ov]

nemo227 He sometimes act dumb(stogie video), sometimes a very wise & intelligent man,so people get confused.

[@bobbycone2]

Dude, watching him talk about how this all started gives me goosebumps. This movie franchise has been a part of my whole life growing up and I can't wait to see T6 in 2 months! So excited that JC is back!

[@jamesdunn9714]

Great interviewer. He allows Arnold to talk without interruption. Few interviewers seem capable of that one simple thing.

[@Emulous79]

Michael Myers and The Terminator have the same thing in common: inspiration from Westworld's Yul Brynner.

[@samdiego1965]

Dan Warren and OJ took inspiration from Michale Myers and the Terminator. Crazy world we live in

[@romans8024]

@@samdiego1965 Westworld, yeah.

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

I just don't agree!. Terminator is a rip off of a 1967 film: Cyborg 2087

[@painkillerjones6232]

Watch the similarity when Yul Brenner is running and when Robert Patrick is running. You will not see either one breathe!!!!

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

@@painkillerjones6232 Yul Brenner never runs from an enemy - - and he never ran in Westworld either

[@bigsteed007]

You expect me to believe that OJ Simpson could play a ruthless murderer?

[@kriscole8648]

I can't imagine anyone else playing as the terminator. Arnold Schwarzenegger legend

[@thomaspick4123]

As much as I love Arnold as the Terminator, my favorite Arnold, far above them all, is Total Recall, what a great script! So many memorable moments.

[@kevinmarsh9057]

Thank God Arnold Schwarzenegger was the terminator

[@AirKangLocker]

arnie teaching james cameron, damn arnie.

[@stangable5564]

OJ’s star trajectory would’ve shot way upwards had he been the Terminator obviously. I honestly believe he could’ve pulled it off too all jokes aside.

[@ahuskyplaythough3826]

Well the Movie would have been A Documentary about Nichole Brown

[@firststep7750]

I'm surprised that O.J Simpson was poised to play The Terminator. He went on and behaved like one in real life.

[@dad4ever-c90]

Who would have guessed that Arnold drew inspiration from Yul Brynner and E.T. for his role as the terminator?!?

[@gr8dalmuti]

Fun fact: Lance Hendrickson was originally going to play the Terminator before OJ, or Arnold.

[@EduDixie]

Great interviews man!

[@DontMindMe_]

The only thing I learned from this interview with Mr. Universe himself... is that he still refers to getting fucked up as, "smashed". Absolute legend.

[@gwm1960]

Had OJ got the part, he'd have put a big blemish on the iconic 80s movie. Thanks for being there Arnold

[@Dalroi1]

+1 for the Westworld mention, I always wondered if he'd seen that movie before Terminator. Yul Brynner was brilliant in that role.

[@luckyvet]

OJ - "Give Me your Mothu Fucking Clothes Nigga!" - Yeah, he would have ruined it.

[@F_And]

CV he never talked like that

[@neilmcdonnell2964]

Man, could you imagine OJ as the terminator! It would have been ridiculous

[@Redmist-se7ld]

Arnold made the role more iconic and memorable with OJ it prolly wouldn’t have been as good

[@415fillmore]

Redmist 2004 OJ has made billion dollar industries.

[@themansman1186]

I watched the Netflix docuaeries on Arnold. I laughed so hard when he said Oj couldn’t play the terminator because he didn’t look like a killing machine

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

I want to see all the alternative cuts of 'I'll be back'

[@victorcoleman949]

I will return momentarily...

[@chrisgriffin7357]

O.J "Mark my words, Cameron, one day I will show you and the world that I was the real terminator"

[@TDKiller415]

Arnold's the face of science fiction and fantasy films. Conan, Terminator, Predator, Last Action Hero, Running Man, Totall Recall, End of Days, The 6th Day, etc

[@lukeschroter9389]

Commando

[@chonconnor6144]

True Lies

[@TDKiller415]

@@lukeschroter9389 Thats not science fiction or fantasy 😅

[@TDKiller415]

@@chonconnor6144 Thats not science fiction or fantasy 😅

[@lukeschroter9389]

@@TDKiller415 No you idiot Arnold is the face of Action!!!

[@ChescoYT]

wow, great interview!

[@GrahamBensinger]

Thanks for watching, Chesco, glad you enjoyed it! -AD

[@GabbrEL]

he didn't steal it!...

[@immortalsatyr]

he simply owned it!!

[@chriswylie253]

Arnold's stories get bigger by the year. A relatively new actor was telling James Cameron how he needs to cast and train actors for Cameron's vision and the director sat back and said "Wow Arnold, I see the Terminator has to act like a machine? Brilliant." Joe Weider paid for Arnold to come to America, gave him money and an apartment to live and train at Golds and it turned into "I arrived off the boat in America with a gym bag and a dream". Got VERY lucky buying real estate in Santa Monica with Weiders help in the 70s at a perfect time and was independently wealthy from it BEFORE movies, giving him the luxury to pursue acting became, "I was laying bricks in the day and going to acting classes until midnight, knowing my only shot was to become an actor". Love Arnold, he is inspiring but he gets a little full of his "self made" sucess story and forgets some of the tremendous luck and help he got. May have made a side comment during his audition, but don't think Arnold essentially cast himself with his Terminator vision that Cameron was impressed by.

[@ClassicRock1973]

OJ as Terminator would have made it a black comedy

[@BarrySlisk]

Frank Drebin: Is that you Nordberg!? What's with the gun Nordberg!??

[@bern9642]

James Cameron won't have allowed it

[@irvhh143]

Perfect for the role of Macbeth...

[@kathleencaruanasmith8143]

Excellent interview. Loved hearing these detailed little stories about the terminator but the story about how he ended up playing the terminator doesn't add up because he's said in past interviews that he was the one who wanted to play the terminator and that it was his idea.

[@dalebaker9109]

what an intelligent man, and he looks brilliant, for his age. glad he went back, to making movies again

[@jamesha175]

"and he looks brilliant, for his age." LOL

[@PepperWilliams_songcovers]

Arnold making the nod to the great actor Yul Bryner showed his humility and deep respect. Arnold was the right choice for The Terminator.

[@jessiewalker6918]

OJ as the terminator, sounds like a pretty terrible choice, would have been a huge failure

[@AntoniOrszykowski]

Wow. I had seen both Terminator movies so many times but never heard about that. Thank God that Arnie play who he did play and not other way around.

[@mackychloe]

Arnie may have took the role from OJ but the original Term' script had the Terminator as an 'every man' type character & it was Lance Henrikson that was lined up for the role. Jim Cameron even had pictures done & had Lance in for costuming, but they went with the 'walking tank' type Terminator. all this is on the special edition dvd.

[@shellsbignumber2]

Great interview, love it when the interviewer just asks the right questions and leaves the rest to the star.

[@InvestBetter.]

OJ Simpson said "Ok, I'll show you who the real Terminator is......"

[@BdeJJG]

Well never know if Oj could of carried this franchise but Arnold made it iconic

[@imcallingjapan2178]

Arnold Schwarzenegger: "As I was sitting there and having lunch, for some reason or the other I started talking more and more about the Terminator..." Interviewer: *"Whut?"*

[@zsozso411]

Terminator 2 is a classic, it’s what made Arnold as an actor, that character was absolutely made for him, I cannot imagine anyone else in that role!

[@OpticalHaze]

I don't get it... in the T2 making he's said that he always wanted to play terminator and nearly had to force Cameron that he got convinced that HE got the Villan part!

[@85cube]

Arnie wanted the terminator to become a hero instead of a villain for T2, in Cameron's mind it couldn't work and the character couldn't be changed like that, but Arnie knows how to persuade people.

[@OpticalHaze]

?? but the video says cameron made the proposition to arnie to play terminator and arnold had to made up his mind. Also Cameron said the he will the character as a hero not villan type ?!

[@85cube]

yes, that was the first movie... cameron originally wanted arnie to play Reese and not the terminator, then changed idea but arnie was skeptical about playing a villain. I was talking about T2 where arnie was the one pushing cameron to re-write the character as a hero, in that occasion arnie had to persuade cameron. maybe he was talking about that but it wasn't very clear.

[@christophercavill6730]

+85cube Arnold didn't want to be in T2 because he thought the terminator being a hero wouldn't work, Cameron had to convince Arnold to be in T2

[@ianucci]

I remember another interview where Arnold said he was preparing for a fight with Cameron because he was going to demand to play the terminator lol. Something tells me that version in this video is the true story. Maybe Arnold ego has deflated a little bit as he has grown older.

[@89tilinfinity29]

Terminator 2 is hands down one of if bot the best top action film of all time. The special effects, characters, story, set pieces. It just had it all, I can and do watch that movie to this day and still gives me goosebumps.

[@KevinHullinger]

If OJ would have played the terminator there wouldn’t have been a sequel.

[@tshepp89]

He told the "I'll be back" story differently in his book. He said that he was having trouble saying "I'll" which is why he wanted to say "I will".

[@johnsmith-mk3zq]

If OJ had done it (no pun intended) The movie would have flopped & would be forgotten as a crap B movie. Arnie sold terminator

[@nothankyou5524]

And you, being a world famous movie producer, would know this because why?

[@stephanclemens2348]

Not 100% sure but out of Memory: Jim had Lance Henriksen in mind writing the script but the studio suggested O.J.

[@Ironclad6661]

O.J was the terminator and Nicole Simpson played the part of Linda Hamilton.

[@LIE11Bldg7]

Incredible interview probably the best I've ever seen very well done

[@GrahamBensinger]

Thank you for the kind words, and for watching! -AD

[@patrickdoherty9755]

just love the man grew up watching him kick ass!!! long live Arnold schwarzenegger 💪🇨🇮

[@johnyang2]

Arnold's English has improved tremendously by leaps and bounds compare to what I had known of him years ago. He is more fluent today than he ever was.

[@wolverine3027]

When OJ found out he lost his role for Terminator OJ: Hey, you can't do that Arnie: WRONG.

[@Thenotfunnyperson]

OJ probably never got over being terminated. Surprised he never projected that anger later in life.

[@Dexter101x]

I heard it was Lance Henriksen who was almost signed up to play the Terminator first

[@christophercavill6730]

Yes in the final stages of casting he was selected to be the terminator until Arnold changed his mind, I think the OJ casting was a rumor Arnold heard

[@butcherbane3517]

It was on the DVD Bonus Features. The story is different. Arnold said "if you want me in the movie, i want to play the Terminator Guy" Apparently Cameron couldn't afford lunch, so to get Arnie to pay, Cameron had to fold and give the role to Shwarzenegger instead of Hendricksen

[@varunemani]

Thanks to Jim, Glad Lance got the part as the android later. Though it would have been quite extraordinary watching terminator with him playing the machine & Arnie as Resse. Guess they would have finally settled to cast someone else all together instead of Arnie.

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

No way, he is too frail

[@nypad5]

and in T2, Robert Patrick unloaded a handgun clip, and reloaded and unloaded again without looking.

[@nedkelly3251]

I heard lance henriksen was the original terminator

[@JohnRyder-]

I heard that Brian Thompson was gonna play the Terminator.

[@nickm5419]

true, it says it in my Terminator VHS collection book

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

He was too frail

[@johnnymartinez733]

Lets face it..... OJ or Anyone else could NOT have played the terminator better then good old Arnold Schwarzenegger 👌🙌 hes the GOAT

[@jonmcclane7433]

Years later OJ Simpson won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor as Nordberg In Naked Gun. Ha

[@paradigmlost7582]

Clearly, it's Arnold's favorite role. I don't remember him expressing so much enthusiasm about his other films as about T1 and T2 :)

[@burntzapato8446]

Everything Arnold is talking about is right. Everything I remember about his T1/2 is subtle movements from the terminator. Like the sudden jerk of his face the way he walks completely straight or the long distance scanning stare he does. Just the expressionless face he makes when he's gunning down 30 police officers is chilling. Arnold was born to play the terminator.

[@youhustlinmeboi5335]

Maybe the terminator was made so Arnold could play it.

[@manns101101]

what arnold didn't tell you is that inbetween jim telling him he should play the terminator and arnold making the final decision, jim sent him full artwork with arnold as the terminator with his face half torn off - this swayed arnold's decision too

[@kenbuck2293]

the Austrian death machine

[@myenemysenemy1043]

Arnold as The Terminator is the action movie equivalent of a classically trained thespian’s Oscar winning performance of King Lear or some shit. That’s how perfect he was for the role.

[@zinki120]

"I will be back!"

[@houseofmods2104]

The terminator was the most iconic movie ever. Arnold wasn't only larger then life but, the best character portrayed ever. The cast is epic... Arnold was epic... the fuckin flick was LEGENDARY.

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

And.... the rest is history

[@BatMan-ke4ov]

Pharaoh C 😁😁his favorite catchphrase.

[@WallKenshiro]

Those who say Arnie can't act clearly haven't seen all his roles. When he plays a role ideal for him, he not only owns it, he defines it.

[@ferstrike2385]

I think nobody says that 😂

[@themisterwithnoname]

Oj simpson : ILL BE BLACK