But the Republican right-wing agenda, these people - Arnold and his patrons - felt it could be accomplished by circumventing the Legislature and spending money and organizing and giving sound bites.

And the success of the union movement, historically, has always been to benefit all working men and women - not just people who belong to the union.

The highest level of sexual excitement is in a monogamous relationship.

It makes you feel good when a movie works. Usually when I see an old movie I've made, I say to myself, 'Oh God, why did I do this?' and 'Why didn't I change that?' and things like that.

It's very clear you have to engage the public and say: You have to vote no on 74, no on 75, no on 76, no on 77. Those are the issues that Arnold pushing. And those are reactionary, Republican initiatives.

When you mutilate movies for mass media, you tamper with the hearts and minds of America.

Women are a problem, but if you haven't already guessed, they are the kind of problem I enjoy wrestling with.