Playboy Interview: Arnold Schwarzenegger

January, 1988

Playboy Interview: Arnold SchwarzeneggerThe legend is well known: how an Austrian-born muscleman, having singlehandedly transformed the sport of bodybuilding into a national pastime, went on to conquer Hollywood. There, portraying a series of entertaining comic-book superheroes—from gargantuan cavemen to monster robots—he created a new kind of strong man. His characters were invincible, often brutal, yet betrayed, if one squinted, a certain vulnerability.The formula proved highly bankable for Ar...