Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals he paid a coach to erase his Austrian accent

The Terminator star still regrets this investment today!

Upon arriving in the United States, Arnold Schwarzegger had not forgotten to bring his Austrian accent in his suitcase. Even though he had the perfect build, the speech of this man of action remained a hindrance for certain productions.

“I had an English coach, an acting coach, a speech coach and an accent removal coach, who has passed away by now, otherwise I would have asked him for a refund. “, said Schwarzenegger during the Graham Norton Show.

“The funny thing is all they said. Hollywood producers, directors and all the geniuses said it was an obstacle for me when it became an asset.”, added Schwarzenegger.

It should be noted that the first key roles in the actor’s career, Conan the Barbarian And Terminator, were reinforced by his thick accent. The actor remembers the words of James Cameronthe latter emphasizing the meaningful elocution for the role of an android.

“What made it work Terminator and why he succeeded is because Schwarzenegger speaks like a machine,” affirmed the director when the first film was released in 1984.

During this discussion, the journalist did not fail to address his box office rivalry with Sylvester Stallone. The two actors became icons of action cinema practically at the same time since Terminator And Rambo were released during the same period.

“We were movie rivals, we took the competition to the extreme – we both had to have the best bodies, we had to kill more people in our films and we had to have the biggest explosions.”remembers Schwarzenegger.

The actor then emphasizes that the joint investment in the restaurant chain Planet Hollywood brought them a lot closer.

“Then, when we both invested in Planet Hollywood, we started touring the world together to promote it and we became fantastic friends. He’s a great human being and we’re inseparable now.”

Fans of the Austrian accent will be delighted to find even more anecdotes about Schwarzie, who confides in the documentary series Arnold, available on Netflix. Same for Stallone in SlyBesides.

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