50 Greatest Arnie One-Liners

Insult Practice

The One-Liner: “Chill out. Dick-wad.” ( Terminator 2 )

If It Was Longer:
“Chill out. Dick-wad. You mewling quim.”

Gender Confusion

The One-Liner: “But I’m all woman.” ( Junior )

If It Was Longer: "But I'm all woman. Apart from that thing between my legs. Wait, what IS that thing?"

Screw Yourself

The One-Liner: “When I told you to screw yourself, I did not mean it literally.” ( The 6th Day )

If It Was Longer: “When I told you to screw yourself, I did not mean it literally - though there are probably people who'd pay good money to see that.”

Croc Croaks

The One-Liner: “You're luggage!” ( Eraser )

If It Was Longer: "You're luggage! And maybe a nice pair of boots, if I can made the skin stretch a little."

Time Off

The One-Liner: “I need a vacation.” ( Terminator 2 )

If It Was Longer: “I need a vacation. First I should probably get a job.”

Appetite For Destruction

The One-Liner: “I eat Green Beret's for breakfast and right now I'm VERY hungry!” ( Commander )

If It Was Longer: “I eat Green Berets for breakfast and right now I'm VERY hungry! For lunch, I also eat Green Berets, and for dinner. Luckily I'm ALWAYS HUNGRY.”

Door-To-Door

The One-Liner: “Sarah Connor?” ( The Terminator )

If It Was Longer: "Are you Sarah Connor? If so, I'm going to shoot you in the head. Oh, you're not..?"

Chilly Introductions

The One-Liner: “ICE TO SEE YOU!” ( Batman & Robin )

If It Was Longer: “ICE TO SEE YOU! You look like one cooooool cat!”

Happy Accidents

The One-Liner: “I did nothing. The pavement was his enemy.” ( Twins )

If It Was Longer: “I did nothing. The pavement was his enemy. It looked like he had a good trip.”

Explosive Ending

The One-Liner: “You’re fired” ( True Lies )

If It Was Longer:
“You’re fired… and also dead.”

Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.  

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