20 Badass Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes

8. The Terminator (1984)

Arnold Schwarzenegger Hamlet
Orion Pictures

"F**k you, a**hole."

Simple yet effective, Arnold Schwarzenegger's T800 doesn't take too kindly to people interrupting his research, as evidenced by his response to the cigar-chewing janitor knocking at his door. The man asks if he has a dead cat inside, but based on the state of the Terminator's eye it is much more likely to be the scent of charred synthetic tissue over a metal endoskeleton.

The screen cuts to the classic red 'Terminator-vision' as the T-800 cycles through a list of possible responses, including such niceties as "Yes", "No", "Go away" and "Come back later". Fittingly for an unstoppable killing machine from the future, the Terminator chooses the harshest reply, with the janitor giving up and walking away. The line proved so popular that it was re-purposed for the motel room showdown between Arnie and Bill Duke in the following year's Commando.

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