Terminator Quotes
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Well, I see our potential destruction and the potential salvation as human beings coming from technology and how we use it, how we master it and how we prevent it from mastering us. Titanic was as much about that theme as the Terminator films, and in Alie...
James Cameron
Keywords: about :: aliens :: and :: as :: beings :: coming :: destruction :: films :: from :: how :: human :: in :: it :: master :: mastering :: much :: our :: potential :: prevent :: salvation :: see :: technology :: terminator :: that :: the :: theme :: titanic :: us :: use :: was :: we :: wellSource: imdb.com -
[Talking about the chase scenes in "The Terminator"] Looking back on it, I realize we were really going at some high speeds those nights. One night, my adrenaline was running so high I actually tore the steering wheel off, and I just looked over at Linda ...
Michael Biehn
Keywords: about :: actually :: adrenaline :: and :: at :: back :: chase :: going :: hamilton :: high :: in :: it :: just :: linda :: looked :: looking :: my :: night :: nights :: off :: on :: one :: over :: realize :: really :: running :: scenes :: so :: some :: speeds :: steering :: talking :: terminator :: the :: those :: tore :: was :: we :: were :: wheelSource: imdb.com
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I went from driving a truck to becoming a movie director, with a little time working with Roger Corman in between. When I wrote The Terminator, I sold the rights at that time - that was my shot to get the film made. So I`ve never owned the rights in the t...
James Cameron
Keywords: at :: becoming :: between :: corman :: director :: driving :: film :: from :: get :: in :: little :: made :: movie :: my :: never :: owned :: rights :: roger :: shot :: so :: sold :: terminator :: th :: that :: the :: time :: to :: truck :: ve :: was :: went :: when :: with :: working :: wroteSource: imdb.com
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[About more sequels to The Terminator (1984)] I don`t necessarily want to leave the magic of the Terminator movies behind, and who says we have to? According to what we know about the future, there were hundreds of Terminators built. The story of the Term...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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[About more sequels to The Terminator (1984)] I don`t necessarily want to leave the magic of the Terminator movies behind, and who says we have to? According to what we know about the future, there were hundreds of Terminators built. The story of the Term...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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[About more sequels to The Terminator (1984)] I don`t necessarily want to leave the magic of the Terminator movies behind, and who says we have to? According to what we know about the future, there were hundreds of Terminators built. The story of the Term...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Talking about the development of the Sarah Connor character from the Terminator films: "A woman who grows and transforms on screen is always a wonderful thing to play. Sarah went from a vulnerable, normal girl to someone who finds all of her deep reservoi...
Linda Hamilton
Keywords: about :: all :: always :: and :: character :: connor :: deep :: development :: films :: finds :: from :: girl :: grows :: her :: is :: normal :: of :: on :: play :: reservoirs :: sarah :: screen :: someone :: talking :: terminator :: the :: thing :: to :: transforms :: vulnerable :: went :: who :: woman :: wonderfulSource: imdb.com
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Basically because I had told the story. To make Terminator 3 was to make a 3. - [about his reason to decline Terminator 3]
James Cameron
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Basically because I had told the story. To make Terminator 3 was to make a 3. - [about his reason to decline Terminator 3]
James Cameron
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[on how he came up with the idea of "The Terminator"] "I would see these images of a metallic death figure rising Phoenix-like out of fire, I woke up and grabbed a pencil and paper and started writing. When I originally got the idea for Terminator, I was ...
James Cameron
Keywords: and :: came :: death :: figure :: fire :: for :: got :: grabbed :: he :: how :: idea :: images :: like :: metallic :: of :: on :: originally :: out :: paper :: pencil :: phoenix :: rising :: see :: sick :: started :: terminator :: the :: these :: up :: was :: when :: with :: woke :: would :: writingSource: imdb.com
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[on how he came up with the idea of "The Terminator"] "I would see these images of a metallic death figure rising Phoenix-like out of fire, I woke up and grabbed a pencil and paper and started writing. When I originally got the idea for Terminator, I was ...
James Cameron
Keywords: and :: came :: death :: figure :: fire :: for :: got :: grabbed :: he :: how :: idea :: images :: like :: metallic :: of :: on :: originally :: out :: paper :: pencil :: phoenix :: rising :: see :: sick :: started :: terminator :: the :: these :: up :: was :: when :: with :: woke :: would :: writingSource: imdb.com
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I looked to animal and insect imagery to develop the lack of substance and wasted motion that my Terminator has. I tried to tap into the killer instinct inherent in animals, where they are locked onto a target and will walk through anything that gets betw...
Robert Patrick
Keywords: and :: animal :: animals :: anything :: are :: betwee :: develop :: gets :: has :: imagery :: in :: inherent :: insect :: instinct :: into :: killer :: lack :: locked :: looked :: motion :: my :: of :: onto :: substance :: tap :: target :: terminator :: that :: the :: they :: through :: to :: tried :: walk :: wasted :: where :: willSource: imdb.com
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I guess Titanic because it made the most money. No, I`m kidding. I don`t really have a favorite. Maybe Terminator because that was the film that was the first one back when I was essentially a truck driver. - [about his favorite movie he directed]
James Cameron
Keywords: about :: back :: because :: directed :: don :: driver :: essentially :: favorite :: film :: first :: guess :: have :: he :: his :: it :: kidding :: made :: maybe :: money :: most :: movie :: no :: one :: really :: terminator :: that :: the :: titanic :: truck :: was :: whenSource: imdb.com
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Soon, a hundred million dollars is going to be a normal budget for an action picture. That size picture is in the works at every studio. (Precognitively, after seeing Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), USA Today, August 1, 1991).
Renny Harlin
Keywords: 1991 :: action :: after :: an :: at :: august :: be :: budget :: day :: dollars :: every :: for :: going :: hundred :: in :: is :: judgment :: million :: normal :: picture :: precognitively :: seeing :: size :: soon :: studio :: terminator :: that :: the :: to :: today :: usa :: worksSource: imdb.com
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[on his fight scenes with the female T-X in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)] How many times do you get away with this - to take a woman, grab her upside down and bury her face in a toilet bowl? The thing is you can do it, because, in the end, I ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Keywords: 2003 :: and :: away :: because :: bowl :: bury :: can :: didn :: do :: down :: end :: face :: female :: fight :: get :: grab :: her :: his :: how :: in :: is :: it :: machines :: many :: of :: on :: rise :: scenes :: take :: terminator :: the :: thing :: this :: times :: to :: toilet :: upside :: with :: woman :: youSource: imdb.com
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I do firmly believe that I`ve been overlooked, especially in "Terminator." Jim Cameron was saying to me at the time, "I don`t know Michael why you are not being offered more movies now. All of us expected it, you know?" But now, five or six years later, w...
Michael Biehn
Keywords: all :: are :: at :: been :: being :: believe :: but :: cameron :: do :: don :: especially :: everyone :: expected :: firmly :: five :: in :: it :: jim :: know :: later :: me :: michael :: more :: movies :: not :: now :: of :: offered :: or :: overlooked :: saying :: six :: terminator :: that :: the :: time :: to :: us :: ve :: was :: when :: why :: years :: youSource: imdb.com
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That was the purest experience, even though it was the cheapest one and the cheesiest looking one. - [about `The Terminator` (1984)]
James Cameron
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[Talking about playing the Terminator] I had to act like a cyborg, which meant I couldn`t show any kind of human fear or reaction to the fire, explosions, or gunfire that was going off around me. That can be difficult when you`re walking through a door wi...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Keywords: about :: act :: any :: around :: be :: can :: couldn :: cyborg :: difficult :: door :: explosions :: fear :: fire :: going :: gunfire :: had :: human :: its :: kind :: like :: me :: meant :: of :: off :: or :: playing :: re :: reaction :: show :: talking :: terminator :: that :: the :: through :: to :: walking :: was :: when :: which :: with :: youSource: imdb.com
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About her reaction to Arnold Schwarzenegger being cast as the Terminator in the original film: "I didn`t take Schwarzenegger very seriously as an actor at that time. I said, `Oh Lord, why cast a man who looks like a machine as a machine? Cast somebody who...
Linda Hamilton
Keywords: about :: actor :: an :: arnold :: as :: at :: being :: cast :: didn :: film :: her :: in :: like :: looks :: lord :: machine :: man :: oh :: original :: reaction :: said :: schwarzenegger :: seriously :: somebody :: take :: terminator :: that :: the :: time :: to :: very :: who :: whySource: imdb.com
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[responding to criticism during a televised debate] I just realized I have the perfect part for you in "Terminator 4."
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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[About dropping several sequences from the finished film of the Terminator]: "We had to cut scenes I was in love with in order to save money."
James Cameron
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I was petrified at the start of Terminator. First of all, I was working with a star, at least I thought of him as a star at the time. Arnold came out of it even more a star.
James Cameron
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[From an interview about his reaction to reading the original The Terminator (1984) screenplay] I have read a lot of action adventure scripts, and this definitely was one of the best. I knew that I wanted to play the part of the Terminator as soon as I st...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Keywords: 1984 :: about :: action :: adventure :: an :: and :: as :: best :: definitely :: from :: have :: his :: interview :: knew :: lot :: of :: one :: original :: part :: play :: reaction :: read :: reading :: screenplay :: scripts :: soon :: started :: terminator :: that :: the :: this :: to :: wanted :: wasSource: imdb.com
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[From an interview about his reaction to reading the original The Terminator (1984) screenplay] I have read a lot of action adventure scripts, and this definitely was one of the best. I knew that I wanted to play the part of the Terminator as soon as I st...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Keywords: 1984 :: about :: action :: adventure :: an :: and :: as :: best :: definitely :: from :: have :: his :: interview :: knew :: lot :: of :: one :: original :: part :: play :: reaction :: read :: reading :: screenplay :: scripts :: soon :: started :: terminator :: that :: the :: this :: to :: wanted :: wasSource: imdb.com
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[About the budget for the original Terminator]: "They were extremely hesitant about going over $4 million. We convinced them this movie could not be made for less than $6 million, especially with Arnold Schwarzenegger starring, because he commanded a sign...
James Cameron
Keywords: about :: arnold :: be :: because :: budget :: commanded :: convinced :: could :: especially :: extremely :: for :: going :: he :: hesitant :: less :: made :: million :: movie :: not :: original :: over :: schwarzenegger :: significant :: starring :: terminator :: than :: the :: them :: they :: this :: we :: were :: withSource: imdb.com
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[Talking about the appeal of the Terminator]: "It`s fun to fantasize being a guy who can do whatever he wants. This Terminator guy is indestructible. He can be as rude as he wants. He can walk through a door, go through a plate-glass window and just get u...
James Cameron
Keywords: about :: and :: appeal :: as :: be :: being :: brush :: can :: do :: door :: fantasize :: fun :: get :: glass :: go :: guy :: he :: indestructible :: is :: it :: just :: of :: plate :: rude :: talking :: terminator :: the :: this :: through :: to :: up :: walk :: wants :: whatever :: who :: windowSource: imdb.com
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[Talking about the appeal of the Terminator]: "It`s fun to fantasize being a guy who can do whatever he wants. This Terminator guy is indestructible. He can be as rude as he wants. He can walk through a door, go through a plate-glass window and just get u...
James Cameron
Keywords: about :: and :: appeal :: as :: be :: being :: brush :: can :: do :: door :: fantasize :: fun :: get :: glass :: go :: guy :: he :: indestructible :: is :: it :: just :: of :: plate :: rude :: talking :: terminator :: the :: this :: through :: to :: up :: walk :: wants :: whatever :: who :: windowSource: imdb.com
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There were various stepping-stones in my career. One of them was Conan the Barbarian (1982), because it was the first time I did a film with that kind of budget and I had the title role. The next big stepping-stone was The Terminator (1984). With The Term...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Keywords: 1982 :: 1984 :: and :: barbarian :: because :: big :: budget :: career :: conan :: did :: film :: first :: had :: in :: it :: kind :: my :: next :: of :: one :: role :: stepping :: stone :: stones :: terminator :: that :: the :: them :: there :: time :: title :: various :: was :: were :: withSource: imdb.com
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There were various stepping-stones in my career. One of them was Conan the Barbarian (1982), because it was the first time I did a film with that kind of budget and I had the title role. The next big stepping-stone was The Terminator (1984). With The Term...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Keywords: 1982 :: 1984 :: and :: barbarian :: because :: big :: budget :: career :: conan :: did :: film :: first :: had :: in :: it :: kind :: my :: next :: of :: one :: role :: stepping :: stone :: stones :: terminator :: that :: the :: them :: there :: time :: title :: various :: was :: were :: withSource: imdb.com
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[on Robert Patrick`s casting as the T-1000 in `Terminator 2: Judgement Day`] "I wanted someone who was extremely fast and agile. If the T-800 is a human Panzer tank, then the T-1000 is a Porsche."
James Cameron
