There's no one in the world close to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is a phenomenon. He's brilliant. Just because his physique belies that, don't underestimate him.

I love being so tight on people in close-ups that the veins in their eyes look like the Mississippi River.

I love art more than anything in the world except for my family.

I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil.

I really have very little aspirations about acting because I think that probably the best things have come and gone. I would like to focus on writing and directing. I love writing and directing even though writing can be incredibly painful and lonely. I get great satisfaction from doing it.

You've got to show your soul otherwise you're just a piece of equipment.

Sometimes when I don't want to cry, I cry. And when I want to I can't. It's subconscious. Like sexual performance.