Arnold Schwarzenegger on Why He Got Into Weightlifting | Carson Tonight Show

[@benturner853]

I’ve been trying to figure out what I love so much about Johnny’s Tonight Show, and I think I figured it out: the conversations are so real. I keep finding myself thinking: ‘they’d never allow this today, it’s too slow’. But they’re real conversations, natural ones, and it’s really nice.

[@joshuathorpe6734]

Johnny was a great host. Today's hosts interrupt the guests, trying to turn the whole show into their own standup routine.

[@danielminutilli5372]

He listens and gives his guests free reign and reacts naturally, without a producer in his ear telling him what to say, and do, and ask.

[@xtoe-cutterx410]

Yep, that’s why Johnny was the King!

[@johncote2776]

agreed

[@Revelian1982]

The guest doesn't get interrupted every five seconds, the audience isn't hollering and whooping after every sentence, and the host isn't pretending to laugh.

[@darthstanley166]

I was 16 in 1984. What a time to be alive! Sure do miss those days!

[@lizbrown1938]

Hhaha I was nine. Me and my brother went to the movies to see it. It was so fun. Indeed miss those days

[@noslack1800]

I was a month old.

[@FishTheJim]

I was 17 and I know exactly what you mean.

[@DoctorRocker66]

I was 18 and I agree. What a time to be alive. The 70's were great too.

[@SweetDreams706]

Well I was 30….the 60s 70s & 80s were great. Something(s) changed after that. I’m grateful for the era I grew up in. Those were the days, for sure.

[@JT-1969]

I watched Johnny Carson as a young kid all the way until he retired. His shows always had something for everyone, a skit, animals, movie stars etc. I think this is why I liked it, it wasn’t over a little kids head, and wasn’t childish to put off adults. I don’t believe his show would survive today, no violence, sex, or totally offensive things to attract today’s audience. RIP Johnny, you were one of a kind and are truly missed!

[@finster1968]

My favorite exchange was with Johnny and Drew Barrymore at age 7. He asked little Drew if she watched the show, and she said yes. Then he asked her if she understood the jokes. Her reply: “Some of them.” Johnny: “Well you fit right in.” 😂😂😂

[@GlennDavey]

I mean, there could be some risque innuendo, depending on guest or segment... (Arnold makes a d**k joke in this very video)... but it was always fit for prime time. You're right.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@cumulonimbus2522]

I like how back then the audience didn't (fake) cheer for every single thing. If this was today, they'd cheer when he mentions winning those titles, and making those movie. Audience feels real.

[@user-tb5ns7hc5i]

Everything became so fake in the 90s. It’s like the world lost its way. Watching Johnny interact with guests in real conversation is so refreshing.

[@whahappend8222]

The irony is that 'applause' signs in studio audiences has existed since the 1950s

[@lookoutforchris]

America is almost entirely populated by NPCs today.

[@HeyhitmeBAM]

@@user-tb5ns7hc5i 90s? Try Jimmy Fallon 🙈🙈🙈

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@akhrormuminov7180]

Arnold is a true story of a person who did it all. He came to the United States, trained, went to college, won so many titles, starred in so many films, made so many films, became a governor of Cali and many more achievements. The legend 👏👏👏💪

[@RobertK1993]

He a fine example for immigrants work hard don't expect handouts.

[@Darkfire9189]

Arnold was also seriously ambitious and smart. But his most powerful attribute? his charisma. He made friends with lot's and lots of people.

[@milenkovacevickelvinmedrano]

​@@Darkfire9189"smart"

[@dakotaxu4792]

A true self made man

[@Fiidanza]

Ozbekmisiz

[@acerjuglans383]

"I'll be back." Even Johnny picked up on an instantly classic line.

[@hectorlopez1069]

I will be back, almost was the line.

[@alancarre7590]

Imagine, an entire room filled with people who have *never* seen The Terminator.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@vika0194]

@@LocalTvRangoli Stop spamming

[@ArksCovenant]

There are plenty of people today who can regrettably fill that room.

[@curtistootell7380]

He is the terminator

[@VaughnJogVlog]

Johnny made interviewing look way easier than it is.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@HipnikDragomir]

It's so nice having minimal applause and laughter. Just let them speak.

[@M4789-f8i]

it is right..? so much better than talk shows now... l

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

good point.

[@davidsantacarla]

Won all bodybuilding titles, was the biggest star in the world, became Governor of California and married a Kennedy. Is he perfect? Nope. Is he extraordinary? Without question. He’s lived a full life.

[@Shaggy-8392]

He is the man!

[@AC-LING666]

I dont think marrying Maria counts at all 🤮🤮🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@stevecristian6932]

LEGEND

[@hectorlopez1069]

​@@AC-LING666he ruined maria with the housekeeper.

[@user-sb1vz9pv5y]

Certainly debunked the big dumb bodybuilder stereotype. Just read his Total Recall book. He takes credit when it was deserved but doesn't really blame others or talk dirt on others in the book. Enjoyed his book more than the tell all books

[@TheUnderratedSeries]

Two legends on one screen

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@mrbard1]

Its so awesome to see this interview with this man. The Swarz himself in his prime. And pre Terminator as well! What a nostalgic moment.

[@raisedonAMradio]

Reruns of Johnny Carson’s ‘Tonight Show’ are on Antenna TV every night at 10pm eastern. Way better than anything that is on late night these days. Fun humor, interesting guest of all backgrounds.

[@quinetastic]

Nope...Stephen Colbert is *AMAZING*☝️👍

[@sm5574]

Johnny wasn't overtly political, and he made the show about the guests. He didn't have an audience to cater to; absolutely anyone could watch and enjoy it. Miles beyond anyone who has come along since.

[@dimas.2381]

@@quinetastic I hope you're being sarcastic, Stephen Colbert is nothing but a political hack.

[@jameshendricks2197]

@@quinetastic There's room for both...

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@finster1968]

Arnold has a strange way of bragging that still makes him sound humble. I don’t know how he does it, but it works.

[@jonnysupreme]

Exactly!! 🤣

[@brammurti]

i know exactly what you mean.. it's hard to explain, but i can just feel it and somehow it always makes me giggle

[@finster1968]

@Newsbender - Yeah I know…..To clarify, I’m talking about the old Arnold when he could still think for himself and wasn’t a sellout.

[@jeremygalloway1348]

@@finster1968 finder how's he a sell out? Did I miss something lol

[@jeremygalloway1348]

I think a lot of it is his cadence. Also, consider his native language is German, Austrian German and he didn't really speak English until he moved to the US...so not a long time speaking it at time of this interview. He is probably thinking in German and then translating to English...takes a little bit of time. So he probably learned to give himself enough time for this while pondering what he's going to say. He's pretty damn smart I remember somewhere I read his iq was in 120-30. Not sure if that was legit but I'd say he's pretty smart regardless lol.

[@georgemallory797]

Great interview. Johnny lets him answer. He was the best. RIP Mr. Carson.

[@andreabruson5558]

And here we are, almost 40 years later, talking about one of the most iconic movie ever made.

[@kirnpu]

It's sort of freaky. What if he hadn't become bored with body building and pursued acting. They're talking about a movie that hasn't even been released yet and we have all the memorable dialog down pat. Man he looks young there. Love him, love his work!

[@nadinehamata]

Insane isn’t it 🤯🤩

[@richardmiller1289]

I was 18 in 1984 remember this interview very well Carson was the best.

[@LMike2004]

Arnold was made for the Terminator. Who else? Even the accent worked.

[@joshuaschoonyan3263]

Well. . OJ Simpson was promoted for it, but producer's didn't think he had "the juice" to convince the audience he could be a cold blooded killer.

[@VideoAmericanStyle]

The accent worked because were used to it with him in the role. Had it been someone else, we’d probably consider that the ‘official’ voice.

[@ronaldlindeman6136]

Maybe. But after I saw Conan the Barbarian, I wouldn't think that the next movie he did would come out as well as Terminator did.

[@williammoore1030]

@@VideoAmericanStyle terminator was the first Arnold film I ever saw and it worked from the start for me because he was supposed to be an android so the thick accent fit well, it could have been just someone doing like a Christian Bale batman voice but I don't think it would have been as iconic.

[@SonnyGTA]

The accent was the only part that didn’t make any sense. Why would a robot have an accent.

[@grokeffer6226]

The Terminator movies are one of my favorite Sci-Fi franchises. Mr. Schwarzenegger nailed the Conan the Barbarian role perfectly.

[@lizbrown1938]

Yes indeed. You said it all. I love Commando with Alysa Milano.

[@americansfirst1095]

Quote "f your freedoms!"......says millionare Arny.

[@americansfirst1095]

I always liked Arnold too......until he recently told me..."screw your freedoms". Just goes to prove what he truely is. A foreigner who became a millionare off of US citizens.......killing people in his movies.

[@americansfirst1095]

@Cliff Hanley .....thanks for telling us what he "meant"....not what he said. How is anyone putting any others in danger anyway?

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

Conan, T1, T2. 3 absolute classic movies

[@redeyestones3738]

I remember seeing this episode when I was young, and getting super excited for the movie. Such a blast from the past

[@zq9m3xh8]

And of course, that film would go on to make MEGA bucks and become a classic! And, in my opinion, the BEST film of that franchise, slightly above T2, as good as that one is. I watched Carson all the time, but this is my first time seeing this interview. Fantastic!

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@nismonolo]

the first one had a horror element that the second one didn’t really have. they’re both masterpieces in my opinion, T1 being a thriller masterpiece & T2 as a top 5 action movie of all time.

[@bubufubu]

The two very quick looks that Johnny gives to Arnold at the 5:29 mark are my favorite moments from this interview. The first is one of those "I can't believe you said that, you sly fox" looks while the second is this cheeky glance in the direction of the "merchandise" to more directly acknowledge the innuendo. I'd have a hard time believing those were done for the audience. I'm not sure if the studio attendees are close enough to catch these details. And the looks are so quick that you miss them if you blink. We can't tell if Arnold sees them, but I'm not sure they were done for him, either. It was more like the people paying close attention at home were getting this private look into Johnny's personality. I think he had a fantastic sense of humor and that his reactions tended to be very natural. His interviews mostly seemed to be a very organic process. He wasn't afraid to lose his composure from time to time. I'm a big fan of his interviewing skills and his body language.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@DelightLovesMovies]

Wow that's the first time the world heard "Owl be back." Little did they know it would become one of the most quoted film lines in history.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@user-tb5ns7hc5i]

Arnold is so articulate and charismatic despite having English as a second new language. Great conversation. You can see why Johnny liked him. Great guest. Very intelligent and likeable talker. Why did everything become so fake in 90s?

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@jonathanhandsome6985]

I would have lip kissed him and talked about lifting like men in ancient greece. He woild uderstand the thrill

[@Meandmythirdleg]

What a difference between Carson's demeanour and the personalties of today. This is bizarre! He's not interrupting Arnold at every opportunity to make a joke.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@bjh7924]

Little did he know then that he'd say "I'll be back" a zillion times in his lifetime 😄

[@bjh7924]

@Vincit Veritas or anyone that died 🤨

[@hellkat2285]

@@bjh7924 Here come the Christians...

[@TDKiller415]

And then in Dark Fate, Linda said "I'll be back" and he said "I won't be back". I'm actually glad Cameron admitted to Agencia EFE that Dark Fate was intended as a feminist film. No more debating, no more doubting. He said it himself.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@Joydeep2000]

I've seen the Terminator a thousand times and I still can't get over how scary Arnie is in it.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He was truly scary

[@ORagnar]

9:45 "I'll be back" Johnny says. That line didn't become famous until after the movie came out, which I'm sure was after this interview. It stood out for Johnny, which is interesting. Of course it has become part of film lore since then. I remember Arnold saying that he had no idea that line would be a fan favorite.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@shredd5705]

Well it was in the clip they showed

[@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup]

and at the time Arnold thought it should be "I will be back" but was convinced to do it the way we know it today.

[@joshkennedy5346]

And that’s why Johnny Carson was so good: even a ‘normal’ interview was top-notch and entertaining.

[@hectorlopez1069]

I wish I was there in 84, to see it in the theaters. It would of been nice to see the terminator in the theaters.

[@Absfor30]

Arnold was a funny guy enjoying life! Fair play to him he has accomplished so much.

[@thevozz]

I remember seeing Terminator in the theater in 84. The scene when Arnold is on the phone with Sarah Conner and the camera pans to Arnold imitating Sarah's mothers voice got a huge laugh from the audience. That always stuck in my head. Awesome movie..good times!

[@LukeLovesRose]

That wouldve been cool. Unfortunately I was only 2 years old. I had to wait a few years to see the Terminator on TV

[@thevozz]

@@LukeLovesRose It was a fun time to be a teenager for sure. I wouldn't trade it for anything..

[@jameshendricks2197]

We never got to see what happened between Arnold and Sarah's mom. It was creepy hearing him imitate her because you know he killed her...

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@GlennDavey]

Wow, so Arnold's entire American persona was fully-formed by The Terminator. The humour, the intelligence, the composure, the inspiration, and of course that accent. And that's why everything just blew up for "Arnie" from that point on.

[@StonedAlone]

what a G! He embodied the character haha of American Action

[@eddiejoewalt7746]

@@StonedAlone and this is the guy that trick Sly Stallone to do Stop of my mom will shoot!

[@StonedAlone]

@@eddiejoewalt7746 hahahaha that story is hilarious, still have yet to watch the movie

[@rosario508]

One of my favorite films of all time. I’m very blessed to have seen it in a theater when I was fifteen.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@CaptainReedo40]

No disrespect, but Michael Biehn is the reason T1 is as good as it is. Reese is the one who is on screen the most and it is Biehn who makes T1 as credible as it is with his totally committed performance.

[@kobrien4121]

His deleted scene in T2 stole the show.

[@TDKiller415]

Its rather ironic, because Biehn initially said he didn't want to be in a "silly Arnold film" and wanted to start his career by acting alongside Al Pacino or Robert De Niro because he'd recently seen Taxi Driver. Good actor, but a bit full of himself, I think. He even said after T2 he would never play Reese again. That was one reason why he declined to make a cameo in Dark Fate, so they wrote his character out as no longer existing in the new woke feminist timeline. After Biehn, Anton Yelchin was great too, rest his soul. Jai Courtney....... meh, he was ok, but he could've done better. It was rather stupid to write Reese with a sarcastic sense of humour in Genisys, not after him growing up after a nuclear war.

[@NoctemAeternusMusic]

The Dragon Killer to be fair, at the time, Arnold wasn’t really taken seriously by the majority of Hollywood yet.

[@TDKiller415]

@@NoctemAeternusMusic Good point. I did read that Terminator solidified Arnold and Cameron's careers. Actually it even said no one expected Terminator to be successful, they called it a sleeper hit. I still wonder why we hardly see Biehn anymore. I only recently saw him in one episode of The Mandalorian. Cameron considered him for the villain in Avatar and Stallone considered him for Expendables 2.

[@shredd5705]

James Cameron is the reason.

[@Covert_Smalls]

What is the movie “Outpost” he mentions at 7:44? Did that get scrapped? Or was that the original name for another of his movies (“Commando”, etc)?

[@khosrovtavitian]

Commando

[@GlennDavey]

Three Austrian brothers were friends of the family in our church, and each one of them talked like Arnold to varying degrees, and all of them pumped iron too, former bouncers and kickboxers. They were cool guys.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@Lee.Higginbotham]

I saw the Terminator in a German theater where I was stationed. It was great. Annie didn't have many lines. Then I saw it again finally in English in Switzerland. Had subtitles on the screen in 3 different languages. German Italian and French. In the middle of the film the lights came on. The people near me said pause pause. Break time!! Everybody went to the bathrooms etc... When Terminator 2 came out I drove down to Bertchesgarten to a theater that showed newly released films in there original English. I'll be back!! 😳😳😳

[@chiefscheider]

'Annie' 😆

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

I went to the European Premiere for T2. Amazing

[@jerzeyguy71]

I wish they were allowed to show the clip.. Love the terminator and T2!! and I have liked the way they have brought in new variances of the idea to the new movies of it. was great seeing Arnold before total star, and just being humble to be in the States and becoming a star.

[@ShaneBro]

Go back to '84 and say how much action it has. The movie now seems a bit slow paced and the action is a bit subdued to today's films. Still one of the best scifi movies ever. Great cast as well.

[@damo9961]

T1 was a sci-fi horror film. T2 was an action movie.

[@Cybopath]

@Cliff Hanley it has elements of horror, even slasher to it.

[@Cybopath]

And most are mind numbing white noise that drag on for 2 plus hours.

[@wintermute8315]

@Cliff Hanley It's absolutely a horror film.

[@gbenselum]

Sarah Connor said it was a slasher film

[@bluetickfreddy101]

Never gets old Thanks

[@YodatheHobbit]

I had no idea Lucy was a fan of his. Pretty cool.

[@slcRN1971]

It was just a couple years ago, that I saw his ‘Lucy Show’ appearance. I had not even known about it, until seeing this on KZbin.

[@starlitshadows]

What a trip. I was born on this exact day and happen to be a big fan of Arnold, his bodybuilding and acting career. T2 was my favorite movie as a kid. Very cool stumbling across this.

[@philippesauvie639]

Hilarious joke about the asymmetry of the body in the mirror! 😂

[@Studeb]

@Cliff Hanley Where have you heard that? I remember him being listed as one of the bigger cocked actors in Hollywood, not that I know how they found out.

[@kage-fm]

this conversation is weird

[@steretsjaaj2368]

He actually meant his chest muscles but got you all confused

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@christianleiva3584]

@@steretsjaaj2368 you are the confused one,, he was referring to his testicles

[@hectorlopez1069]

James Cameron almost picked O.J. Simpson, as The Terminator. Arnold was supposed to play Kyle Reese.

[@speckledjim9895]

Yeah, but no-one would believe O J Simpson as a cold-blooded killer!🤨

[@JoseyWales44s]

And Lance Henriksen.

[@lindanorris3226]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING US SIR 🤗💙🌎

[@rociobany290]

Boy do I miss Johnny ...he was the King of hosting ...enjoyed seeing Arnie ...& thinking almost 40 yrs ago ...jeez !! His son by that other woman sure looks like him ... great show & a blast from the past !!

[@LisaCPerry]

Agree. Joseph is the twin of Arnie in his 30's. God bless the maid.

[@LorneMalvo5543]

Back in a day when late night television actually had substance.

[@donniedarko3259]

Awesome movie! I'll be back 🤣

[@artlover1477]

Say what you will about Arnold, but he had it all; confidence, charisma, and a fun personality.

[@perserverance333]

A sophomore in highschool in 1984, my best friend came in to school and said his dad took him to an awesome movie the previous night, and it was called Terminator.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@supernikon24]

i just find it so hard we all get old its sad , what an era for film.

[@juancarlosdavila6591]

Nice footage. Thanks for posting. Johnny is a legend and Arnold is The Terminator! 😎

[@15blackshirt]

I'm proud to say that Johnny Carson and I are from the same state

[@adamsyed5535]

Would love to hear the next segment with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

[@marvinmurakami8828]

Johnny had such elite class musicians and singers as guests on his show. Others include Perlman, Midori, YoYo Ma, Pavrotti, Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Judy Garland, Joe Williams, Johnny Mathis, and too many others to list.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

That was broadcast 3 months before I was born. I became a fan of the Terminator franchise cos of Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

[@colleenkennedy1934]

The prepared joke in the beginning bombed HARD

[@Howard007]

So happy this is on KZbin

[@vitadelicatus]

The legend I'll be back started at that moment.

[@peterwalsh2470]

"I wish you luck with it". In hindsight, no luck required.

[@slcRN1971]

When my husband picked that movie, I wasn’t very enthusiastic. Once the movie started, WOW........ what a great film!!!

[@bobthebear1246]

2 legends. R.I.P. Johnny.

[@collidingforces9589]

Wow, this is at the time he made The Terminator. I just got all of the franchise in blu-ray. I love Arnold.

[@MWilsonME]

The day I was born!

[@BEUSA42]

This is real classy night show Very professional

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Big fan of Arnold's ...has done impossible things in his life ...but, he made them possible 🥇🥈🥉🧸

[@bradhuskers]

I'm a fan too. However, lately, he's been misfiring mentally. He made false statements about President trump. He repeated outright lies about him. The entire left wing media has been lying to the American people for years now. Most recently, they've completely lied about kyle Rittenhouse. 24/7. NON STOP lies. They are now more exposed than ever. And the American people will overwhelmingly reject the left wing party. Stay tuned

[@LocalTvRangoli]

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[@DaddyTre65]

Arnold (talking about "The Terminator"): "It's tremendous from the beginning to the end.. Action packed." Johnny: "I wish you luck with it." I'd say Arnold was VERY lucky and very GOOD as The Terminator in many movies.

[@mrmaxaxl]

The first Terminator movie is the best. There is just something about it that was never captured again. Such a creepy and menacing atmosphere. Arnold as the villian was just perfect. He didn't need to have many dialogues, it actually made him more scary. Also love the practical effects. Today's over use of CGI ruins so many movies. It just feels so fake and empty. I want the actors to interact with the real world and not just walking around in front of a green screen.

[@MrFacundo7]

Absolutly agree!!

[@LukeLovesRose]

The Terminator is a great movie, no doubt. Possibly the greatest B-movie ever. But T2 is in my opinion the greatest action movie

[@leemon908]

T2 is better and it’s not even a debate

[@mrmaxaxl]

@@leemon908 Hehe. Why? because of the fancy effects and bigger budget? It´s good! But the middle part is slow and quite boring.Also the movie is more family friendly. I get that he wanted a wider audience but then the movie lost the horror feel to it.

[@rightuppercut1426]

@@mrmaxaxl : The difference is that the first movie is a scifi-horror low budget movie. The 2nd one is more action packed and full of cgi due to the bigger budget. The further you get in the franchise the more humour was added to please a bigger audience. Right up to aiming for a woke audience with dark fate where they finally terminated the whole franchise.

[@markusass]

The runic sound Thorn (th) that Schwarzenegger talks about having to learn is actually an ancient Germanic speech sound, that has survived in English only -- ironically, the most modern of the Germanic languages.

[@Matsoni85]

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[@DiGiTaLdAzEDM]

I can relate to his comments on horses. As a young man I did a lot of horse back riding. One horse my family owned had a real mean streak--an ungelded stallion. Whenever I rode him, he spent half of time literally trying to kill me. His favorite move was to try to sweep me off his back by running under low hanging tree limbs. If such a horse was successful, and you were dragged with a food stuck in a stirrup, it would likely prove fatal. But, I rode him anyways because it was quite a rush. He was big, powerful, and a fast runner. The sensation in a gallop was very exhilerating.

[@cybergothika6906]

Carson's good luck is god powered, because the movie is an eternal sci-fi classic with the perfect cast.

[@johnm84]

This was a good interview.

[@themishmish101]

If he was born in the USA, he'd have been president no doubt . He has to be one of the most motivated people on earth.

[@bluemoon8498]

I am a man from the future, This movie will be a great success.

[@gojirajenkins8528]

Dear God, I hope you're enjoying Johnny up there We miss him dearly down here Amen

[@montibeats]

6:28 The guy in the restaurant had the story of his life in real wauw

[@aaronharthun3602]

One of my all time idols along many others

[@ihopcsx]

His life story is quite inspirational

[@txtpqb]

amazing how articulate Arnold is in this interview. In most of his movies, I always got the sense that he had a very slim grasp on the English language. Is not the case at all here.

[@flamespear86]

Does anyone know which trailer they showed?

[@laalki80]

7:45 What's this 'Outpost' he's talking about? Some working title for Commando?

[@voicejunkie8936]

Totally! Cuz after Red Sonja was Commando and Raw Deal, no horses. Maybe it fell through and just never got made.

[@NickL951]

That's what I was wondering. He made Commando right after Red Sonja so that mustve been the working title in 1984.

[@duckhive]

Still my favourite Arnold film.

[@TheMultisportGeek]

So humble….

[@Churro_Flaminguez]

So the REAL Arnold was really smooth, thoughtful, well-spoken and articulate, without even that strong of an accent. He hammed it up for the movies! The guy is a legend for sure.

[@fdl3692]

"I wish you luck with it". Wish came true big time!

[@Jackkenway]

Johnny Carson, my favorite, class and master of the art of conversation, I wasn't even born back then, and I only knew him after he passed away but I loved his show the first time saw it, back then talk show hosts knew how to have an interesting conversation with their gests, they knew how to ask the right questions, nowadays it's either politics or uninteresting questions, not to mention the lack of class and decency, talk show hosts now swear, crack dirty jokes and sexual innuendos, so I just don't watch them, I instead watch Carson and Cavett, and that has been great for my intellectual growth.

[@hayeshumphries311]

God Arnold ALWAYS had such charisma ....they were talking about his dialect yet it literally was perfect with just a Austrian accent......everyone can understand him....

[@c523jw7]

Crazy to think how much work and things he had to overcome to get into movies alone. Lucille Ball what a legend for spotting Arnolds potential.

[@petertaylor8503]

Arnold was certainly headed strongly already in the direction of media entertainment, TV, movies, but it was so important to hear him mention about Lucille Ball offering him a part in the movie she did with Art Carney where he play "Rico" the masseur. That was a critically important opportunity for him at the time. Lucille Ball was smart, a great judge of talent, powerful and shrewd business woman; one of the most famous and recognizable celebrities in the world during her time....how much that break Arnold got with her influenced his success in the business is impossible to say, but it may have been a huge springboard for him...

[@thetruth981]

Why not show the clips?

[@paulbraasch3960]

Saw the Terminator with friends while in college in 84...had no idea what it was about. Blown...absolutely away...seen it more times than any other movie since then... Around ~120 times....

[@SparkTheGenius]

"Those women are something!" I wonder if Arnold prepared that joke or he improvised it. Either way, he was quite happy with it, and Johnny wanted to ignore it. lol

[@dandyone_123]

Yeah pretty funny. He was quite the womanizer back then

[@ZarkowsWorld]

@@dandyone_123 As was johnny

[@Red_Ford]

He sounds prepared to this.

[@dandyone_123]

@@ZarkowsWorld didn't know that. Funny how people are so fake

[@christianleiva3584]

@@ZarkowsWorld As was Ed

[@arnoldgonzalez4455]

Memories hope Arnold will never die

[@titoramone4465]

Johnny is so awesome! He let's his guests talk. Love Ah-nold too. Great stuff.

[@LocalTvRangoli]

👌👍

[@chrismartineson461]

Johnny was the very best! Arnold was wundabar!

[@aaronimpactnz]

Only Johnny Carson could get away with asking Arnold about "Hercules in New York".

[@NovaFeedback1979]

Letterman actually shows a clip from it when he was on in 1991 to promote T2!

[@alcabane3125]

terminator an instant classic, its great to see i guess the earliest talk shows like carson, and just think about back then and how to sell a movie, of course now its different but back then my parents time, a different time, and quite wonderful in a way, i know james cameron, said he got a fever dream of this idea, but to be honest, this has been done in westworld and six million dollar man, about a robotic person of somesort, so i wonder if james cameron got an idea from watching those, you know and i always thought terminator was the first but not really westworld was an john conner the name appeared in a micheal critchon novel im reading i forgot the name i think it was rising sun, but great interview, that is crazy out of everyone lucy o balle, gave him a head start, i cant wait to watch her movie.

[@theundertaker5963]

I wonder why nobody here is talking about the horse accident Arnie talked about in this interview! People, an entire live horse rolled over and landed on him and he just passed out! As a person who rode horses for a long time I can tell from experience that many more have ended up in much worse with far far less! We are happy to still have him with us after such a freak accident, and he is indeed a freak of nature to have survived that!

[@michaellinner7772]

Arnold forgot the most important part. When your muscles get a lot bigger it makes the other parts look a lot smaller.

[@RefinedRouge]

You mean speaking roles in movies

[@michaellinner7772]

@@RefinedRouge not quite. I was thinking more like certain physical features. If you'd like a good laugh though watch the original "Hercules in New York" where Arnold's dubbed over by someone who makes Darth Vader seem like a soprano.

[@michaellinner7772]

@Cliff Hanley of course and he could afford to joke about it since he was in reality quite well endowed.

[@chiefscheider]

@@michaellinner7772 Watch 'The Long Goodbye' from 1973. There's a scene with Arnie stripping to his bikini briefs and there appears to be a thimble under there 😄

[@schwartzy65]

@@chiefscheider you can actually see his pp in terminator too

[@bathombre9739]

When Arnold talked about the accent removal practice, Carson should have said, so it didnt work lol

[@harrymiram6621]

Ah-nold was the epitome of merchandising, marketing & promotion. One of the first actors to ever link up all three