“Say it exactly the way you said it” – Arnold Schwarzenegger Recalls His Weirdest Fan Encounter

Published 05/19/2023, 9:30 PM EDT

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Arnold Schwarzenegger may be the lead in Pumping Iron, however, his fans who have supported his various interests from bodybuilding to politics and movies are no less. Decades have passed since the first time someone called the Austrian Oak the greatest bodybuilder of all time, yet the title still remains his. Not just in bodybuilding, but also in politics and Hollywood, the star power of Schwarzenegger is still unparalleled, so much so that some of the greatest stars have named him as their inspiration. But with a great fanbase comes greater chances of meeting fans with unusual demands.

A star since he was 20 years old, through the numerous decades that Schwarzenegger has traveled the world, he has met fans of all fonts. And especially as he became a household name with The Terminator, a fan once demanded something very specific from Schwarzenegger.

Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls a shocking fan request

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While there is a plethora of movies waxing poetic about the shades of love ranging from unrequited to the right person wrong time, there is one that remains criminally underrated: the love of a Fan. Arguably, one of the purest forms of love is that of a fan who feels on top of the world through a small encounter with his favorite actor, where he says his trademark lines. Such was the case with the fan who asked Arnold Schwarzenegger to say he celebrated The Terminator tagline “I’ll be back“. However, he exclaimed, “Say it exactly the way you said it,” when the actor chose to deprive him of his robotic Terminator voice.

The 75-year-old actor recalled the incident in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter and further added how the same thing happened again an hour later.

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This series of chain reactions made the Austrian Oak realize how something as simple as the promise of “I’ll be back,” has made him one of the most quoted stars of all time.

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From 1984 to 2019, Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Terminator franchise both thrived on the fact that they were each other’s best. Through the franchise, the Austrian Oak attained unfathomable success. The franchise too remains one of the greatest examples of blockbuster phenomenons for action movies. However, its mind-blowing impact stopped after the third movie for many people.

The Terminator franchise went on to release newer additions with shorter waiting spans, with the most recent being in 2019. This has led many to believe that the titular assassin has overstayed his welcome. However, if Schwarzenegger uses the Clint Eastwood method to make a new Terminator movie, it might just work.

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Aliza Siddiqui

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Meet Aliza Siddiqui, a Hollywood News reporter at Netflix Junkie. Her love affair with Hollywood began with Anne Hathaway and The Princess Diaries, but it was the thrilling climax of Don’t Look Up that cemented her infatuation with the industry and its filmmaking. Aliza's journey into entertainment reporting began with her time at Otakukart, where she wrote over a thousand articles.

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