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Schwarzenegger fought with Cameron over “I’ll be back” line in “The Terminator” until the director snapped at him

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has racked up some iconic one-liners over the years, from “Get to the chopper!” in 1987’s “Predator,” to “It’s not a tumor!” in “Kindergarten Cop.” Although, the less said about Mr. Freeze in “Batman & Robin” the better.

But Schwarzenegger’s most famous piece of dialogue comes from 1984’s “The Terminator,” in which he tells police officers: “I’ll be back.”

And with just three words, an iconic catchphrase was born. It’s a line the actor has since uttered in every subsequent “Terminator” movie he has been in.

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So, it’s surprising that in his new Netflix docuseries, “Arnold,” Schwarzenegger and “Terminator” director James Cameron recalled how the star didn’t like saying the line during filming, and wanted to rework it into something else.

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