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,

James Cameron has a brilliant solution which could be the key to reviving Arnold Schwarzenegger's fading Terminator franchise.

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 says parts of The Terminator 'pretty cringeworthy' ahead of 40th anniversary - The filmmaker doesn’t feel the cult film’s ‘production value’ has stood the test of time