Arnold Schwarzenegger - Total Recall - My Unbelievably True Life Story

I’m grateful to the other journalists, too numerous to mention, who have chronicled the accomplishments and adventures and dramas of my life—the writers from muscle magazines, entertainment publications, and political writers who interviewed me over the years and captured on the page jokes and conversations and observations and outrageous remarks that I’d forgotten all about and loved being reminded of. Among the books and publications we consulted, I will list some that proved particularly helpful: Arnold hautnah by Werner Kopacka and Christian Jauschowetz; Arnold Schwarzenegger: Die Biographie by Marc Hujer; The People’s Machine : Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Rise of Blockbuster Democracy by Joe Mathews; Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger by Lawrence Leamer; and Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak by Barbara Outland Baker.

To help bring back the bodybuilding days, we drew on the extensive coverage in Muscle Builder/Power, Muscle, Muscle & Fitness , and Health and Strength , as well as in Sports Illustrated —and of course the book Pumping Iron by George Butler and Charles Gaines and the film Pumping Iron by Robert Fiore and George Butler. We also consulted my own book/training manual about becoming a champion, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder , cowritten with Douglas Kent Hall. Brooke Robards’s filmography Arnold Schwarzenegger was especially useful in reminding me of details from my movie career, as was the coverage of my work in Variety , Cinefantastique, and other movie journals. Seven Years, a commemorative volume that my office published privately in 2010, was an invaluable resource in revisiting the governorship; Gary Delsohn, who worked on that book, contributed notes and recollections from his time as one of my speechwriters.

I’m grateful to Audrey Landreth for helping make sense of scores of photo albums and tens of thousands of photos and guiding me through the selection of images to illustrate my story. Kathleen Brady handled the fact-checking challenges with outstanding skill, speed, and judgment.

Adam Mendelsohn and Daniel Ketchell provided communications support and managed our presence on the internet; Greg Dunn contributed valuable practical backup; Dieter Rauter not only opened up his trove of videos and photos but also was there to challenge me at chess when I needed a breather.

Simon & Schuster provided the expertise and enthusiasm that a book like this needs. From the beginning, editor in chief and publisher Jonathan Karp shared my vision for Total Recall. He did me the favor of recommending Peter as my coauthor. He edited the manuscript and orchestrated the entire publication. As an editor, Jon is lively and imaginative and engaged and never loses sight of the big picture. His questions and suggestions were astute and always on target.

The political chapters of Total Recall also reflect the fast, deft work of Simon & Schuster executive editor Priscilla Painton, who refined them. My thanks also to Richard Rhorer, associate publisher; Tracey Guest, director of publicity; Emer Flounders, senior publicist; Elina Vaysbeyn, online marketing manager; Rachelle Andujar, marketing specialist; Nicholas Greene, assistant editor; Marcella Berger, Lance Fitzgerald, Mario Florio, rights directors; Jackie Seow, art director; Jason Heuer, jacket designer; Nancy Inglis, production editor; Phil Bashe and Patty Romanowski, copy editors; Joy O’Meara, design director, and Ruth Lee-Mui, senior designer.

For helping make Total Recall an international event, I’m grateful to my publishers abroad: Ian Chapman and Mike Jones of Simon & Schuster UK; Günter Berg, Hoffmann und Campe (Germany); Joop Boezeman and Joost van den Ossenblok, A.W. Bruna (the Netherlands); Abel Gerschenfeld, Presses de la Cité (France); Tomás da Veiga Pereira and Marcos Pereira, Sextante (Brazil); Agneta Gynning and Henrik Karlsson, Forma Books (Sweden); Michael Jepsen, Forlaget Turbulenz (Denmark); Elin Vestues, Schibsted Forlag (Norway); and Minna Castren and Jarkko Vesikansa, Otava (Finland); Javier Ponce Alvarez of Martínez Roca/Planeta (Spain).

Finally I thank my family. They were generous in helping me make sure that this memoir delivers on its name. And thanks especially to Maria, for her patience with the project and for remaining as always the person I could go to whenever I got stuck.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGERwas born in Thal, Austria, in 1947, and served as governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Before that, he had a long career, starring in such films as the Terminator series; Stay Hungry; Twins; Predator; and Junior. His first book, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder, was a bestseller when published in 1977 and, along with his Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, has never been out of print since.

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Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder

Arnold’s Bodybuilding for Men

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Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding

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accent, Arnold’s, 193–94, 355, 359, 605

acting/actors: Arnold’s feelings about, 402–3

Arnold’s views about, 114–15, 191

bodybuilding compared with, 185

criticisms of, 350

Shriver’s (Sargent) views about, 374–76

vulnerabilities of, 348–50.

See also

actor, Arnold as;

specific person

action movies, 337–40, 360, 402, 410, 439, 440.

See also specific movie

actor, Arnold as: ambiguity of future of, 228–29

Arnold as villain and, 302

as Arnold’s primary focus, 293–94

Arnold’s principles of success and, 605

and bodybuilding as means for entry into movies, 31

comedy and, 355–56

criticisms of

Last Action Hero and, 410

financial affairs and, 200

first award for, 208–9

goals and, 142, 200, 298–99

humor and, 338–40

innocent side of Arnold and, 363

Maria and, 230

political ambitions and, 492, 497

promotion of, 229

reputation of, 302, 318

and turning down film work, 200–201, 215

typecasting and, 203.

See also

movies, Arnold’s;

specific movie

After School Education and Safety Program Act (Proposition 49, 2002), 473–79, 499

after-school movement, 419, 467, 471–79, 480–82, 483–84, 531.

See also

Inner-City Games

Agassi, Andre, 441

aircraft leasing business, 427–30

Alekseyev, Vasily, 67

Ali, Muhammad, 169, 194–95, 252, 604, 606–7

Alien (movie), 261, 310, 311, 385

Allen, George, 371

Allen, Woody, 209, 210

Alliance for a Better California, 528

Altman, Robert, 209

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 394

American Athletic Union, 101, 105

Ammiano, Tom, 609–12

Anderson, John, 240

Anderson, Loni, 232

Angelides, Phil, 547, 551, 552

Animal House (movie), 360, 361

Ann-Margret, 232

Antelope Valley, California; Franco and Arnold investment in, 121–22, 148, 286–87

army, Austrian: Arnold in, 10, 37–45, 50, 70