It’s been 40 years since The Terminator, and by extension, Arnold Schwarzenegger, were introduced to the world. It was James Cameron ’s first movie (he apparently doesn't count Piranha II) and it's arguably still Cameron's best movie.

James Cameron said Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't necessarily the image he was looking for initially when he crafted the appearance of the murderous, autonomous android in "The Terminator." The filmmaker opened up about the film in an interview with Empire,

The filmmaker stands by his dialogue, though: "Let me see your three-out-of-the-four-highest-grossing films — then we’ll talk about dialogue effectiveness."