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Japan Today
7 hours ago
- General
- Japan Today
Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists dismayed by Trump to 'stop whining' and get to work
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump's administration: 'Stop whining and get to work.' The new U.S. administration has taken an ax to Biden-era environmental ambitions, rolled back landmark regulations, withdrawn climate project funding and instead bolstered support for oil and gas production in the name of an 'American energy dominance' agenda. Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor of California, has devoted time to environmental causes since leaving political office in 2011. He said Tuesday he keeps hearing from environmentalists and policy experts lately who ask, 'What is the point of fighting for a clean environment when the government of the United States says climate change is a hoax and coal and oil is the future?' Schwarzenegger told the Austrian World Summit in Vienna, an event he helps organize, that he responds: 'Stop whining and get to work.' He pointed to examples of local and regional governments and companies taking action, including his own administration in California, and argued 70% of pollution is reduced at the local or state level. 'Be the mayor that makes buses electric; be the CEO who ends fossil fuel dependence; be the school that puts (up) solar roofs," he said. 'You can't just sit around and make excuses because one guy in a very nice White House on Pennsylvania Avenue doesn't agree with you,' he said, adding that attacking the president is 'not my style' and he doesn't criticize any president when outside the U.S. 'I know that the people are sick and tired of the whining and the complaining and the doom and gloom,' Schwarzenegger said. 'The only way we win the people's hearts and minds is by showing them action that makes their lives better.' © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Arnold Schwarzenegger 'couldn't believe' son Patrick's nudity on 'The White Lotus': 'All of a sudden, I see the weenie'
Like father, like son. Arnold Schwarzenegger was stunned to see his son, fellow actor Patrick Schwarzenegger, follow in his footsteps with a nude scene on The White Lotus. The father-son duo sat down for Variety's newest Actors on Actors to chat about the biz and nepotism when the topic predictably veered to Schwarzenegger's experience of seeing his son's "weenie" on television. "I couldn't believe [it]. I said to myself, 'I'm watching your show, and I'm watching your butt sticking out there.' And all of a sudden, I see the weenie," Schwarzenegger said. "What is going on here? This is crazy." That's when the former California governor realized they had something in common. "Then I said to myself, 'Well, Arnold, hello. You did the same thing in Conan and Terminator, so don't complain about it," he told his son. "It was a shock to me that you were following my footsteps so closely." The proud papa continued, "Your acting surprised the hell out of me. Not that I didn't know you're good. But it was just unbelievable, the kind of stuff that you did in the show." The young Schwarzenegger broke out in the recent season 3 of Mike White's acclaimed dramedy The White Lotus, playing a wealthy finance bro on vacation with his Southern family in Thailand who unravels following an incestuous encounter with his younger brother (Sam Nivola). He previously spoke about watching the show with his family, including mother Maria Shriver, and how they "had different reactions to seeing me completely nude." 'My dad thought it was hilarious. My mom didn't even really understand what was happening," the actor recounted during an appearance on Today earlier this year. "You know, everyone had a different kind of thought.' His fiancée, model Abby Champion, he added, 'melted into her chair' and "was kind of flustered by it."Arnold first commented on the shock of his son's nudity after he attended the season 3 premiere of the show back in February, writing on Instagram alongside photos with Patrick on the red carpet: "I could claim to be surprised to find out he has a nude scene, but what can I say — the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Elsewhere in the Actors on Actors interview, Patrick spoke about navigating the industry as a nepo baby and how he considered going under an alias to distance himself professionally from his famous parents. "It took a while for me to get to a point where I was less worried about living in your shadow versus wanting to do it the way I thought I should do it," he told his dad. "I'm glad you kept the name, because now I can take credit," Arnold said in response. "You joined a very short list of people: You know, Jamie Lee Curtis — I think she's one of the greatest actors in history. If you show you have the substance, you can get rid of the whole idea of nepotism." Watch the segment in full above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Perth Now
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
I was discouraged from pursuing my dreams, says Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger was "discouraged" from pursuing success in Hollywood. The 77-year-old actor turned his focus towards the American movie business after he retired from bodybuilding in the 1970s - but Schwarzenegger was warned at the time that his ambitions were unrealistic. Speaking to his son Patrick Schwarzenegger, for Variety's Actors on Actors series, he explained: "When I came to America, Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson were the highest-paid actors, with a million dollars a movie. I said, 'I've got to be part of that.' Eventually I made $30 million a movie, and I caught up with those guys. "Even though everyone says, 'Arnold, it's never going to happen. Your name — Schnitzel or whatever it is — no one will remember, and you're too big now.' "In the '70s, it's Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino, Woody Allen — those are the big stars of the day. 'They weigh 140 pounds, and look at you, 250, like a monster.' I was discouraged; everything was impossible. "But I had a clear vision of myself being up on top. That's all I cared about. And so I climbed that ladder slowly." Schwarzenegger - who was born and raised in Austria - considers his starring role in the 'Terminator' franchise to be a turning point in his career. The movie star reflected: "'Terminator' was a huge breakthrough because I was doing the 'Conan' movies, and this is exactly what my dream was when I was a kid. "You wanted to get into acting because of acting; I wanted to get into it because I saw Hercules on a big screen. I started training and said to myself, 'I will become Mr. Universe, and I will be getting into movies because of my fame.' "'Terminator' was the first time that I was doing a film that had nothing to do with the muscles. It was with leather jackets on and being a machine." Schwarzenegger previously revealed that he's never had a "plan B" in his life. The actor has always been clear with his ambitions and he doesn't any intention of losing focus. The former Governor of California said on Instagram: "I hate Plan B. People perform better, in sports and everything else, if they don't have a Plan B. I've never, ever had a Plan B. "I made a full commitment that I'm gonna go and be a bodybuilding champion, I made a full commitment that I'm gonna be in America, I made a full commitment that I'm gonna get into showbusiness and I'm going to be a leading man, no matter what it takes I will do the work. I wanted to work over and over and over until I got it."
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Arnold Schwarzenegger tells climate activists to ‘stop whining' because they don't have any support from the White House. ‘Sometimes problems need to be solved by the people'
Arnold Schwarzenegger encouraged environmental activists to roll up their sleeves and address climate change despite waning political support from the current administration. Complaining, he added, would not help: Whining doesn't build anything. Throughout his remarks, Schwarzenegger pointed to his time as governor of California when he sued the federal government over its attempt to block statewide emissions regulations. Former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a rallying cry filled with tough love for dispirited environmental activists: 'Stop whining.' At the Austrian World Summit, an environmental conference Schwarzenegger helped organize in his home country, the former governor tried to galvanize climate-change advocates that might have felt their efforts were for naught because of the Trump administration's dismissal of their cause. His message was typically blunt. 'Stop whining,' Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday. 'Whining doesn't change anything. Whining doesn't build anything. I know that sometimes politicians in Washington, D.C., or many other capitals of the world won't always agree with everything that we do and that we believe in.' Schwarzenegger said his comments were meant to spur action from people at a time they were facing governments that had not made environmental policy a priority. 'I know this sounds a little bit like a motivational speech, rather than a speech about the environment—but you know why—because it is,' he said. The former actor, who is a longtime climate advocate, admitted he'd heard many complaints from his peers recently. 'Lately, every time I talk to environmentalists and to policy people, they say to me, 'Arnold, I mean, what is the point of fighting for a clean environment when the government of the United States says climate change is a hoax and coal and oil is the future, when the politicians in Washington don't care,'' he said. President Donald Trump's environmental policy has been characterized by relaxing pollution regulations, emphasizing oil drilling on federal lands, and cutting spending for existing green initiatives. During his speech, Schwarzenegger did not criticize Trump directly, saying he had a policy of not speaking negatively about U.S. presidents when he was abroad—though he did speak broadly of leaders whose policies did not help climate change. 'The world will always have problems and leaders who don't agree with us, or are just terrible leaders,' Schwarzenegger said. 'We have seen it over and over again throughout history, but sometimes problems need to be solved by the people. Sometimes the people need to rise up and get to work.' In his remarks, Schwarzenegger gave examples of people who 'didn't ask the government' for permission to enact environmentally friendly policies. For example, mayors can make their city buses electric; CEOs can push to reduce their company's carbon emissions; and schools could install solar panels on their rooftops. Throughout the speech, Schwarzenegger pointed to his own track record in public office as evidence of how effective action could be. He told the story of how in 2007, during his tenure as governor, California instituted emissions regulations that were stricter than those mandated by a federal law passed under President George W. Bush. When the Environmental Protection Agency objected to California's state-specific version of the law, the state sued the federal agency. 'Did we whine like little girlie men?' Schwarzenegger asked. 'No, we sued them. We sued the government. We took the fight from court to court to court.' In 2009, when President Barack Obama took office, the EPA granted California the exception it sought, ending its court challenge. Schwarzenegger called on the audience to adopt a similar gung-ho attitude regardless of whether they held elected office. 'You don't need to be the president to be a hero,' Schwarzenegger said. 'You just need to care and get off your butts and get to work.' This story was originally featured on
The Hill
12 hours ago
- General
- The Hill
Schwarzenegger to environmentalists: ‘Stop whining and get to work'
VIENNA (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump's administration: 'Stop whining and get to work.' The new U.S. administration has taken an ax to Biden-era environmental ambitions, rolled back landmark regulations, withdrawn climate project funding and instead bolstered support for oil and gas production in the name of an 'American energy dominance' agenda. Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor of California, has devoted time to environmental causes since leaving political office in 2011. He said Tuesday he keeps hearing from environmentalists and policy experts lately who ask, 'What is the point of fighting for a clean environment when the government of the United States says climate change is a hoax and coal and oil is the future?' Schwarzenegger told the Austrian World Summit in Vienna, an event he helps organize, that he responds: 'Stop whining and get to work.' He pointed to examples of local and regional governments and companies taking action, including his own administration in California, and argued 70% of pollution is reduced at the local or state level. 'Be the mayor that makes buses electric; be the CEO who ends fossil fuel dependence; be the school that puts (up) solar roofs,' he said. 'You can't just sit around and make excuses because one guy in a very nice White House on Pennsylvania Avenue doesn't agree with you,' he said, adding that attacking the president is 'not my style' and he doesn't criticize any president when outside the U.S. 'I know that the people are sick and tired of the whining and the complaining and the doom and gloom,' Schwarzenegger said. 'The only way we win the people's hearts and minds is by showing them action that makes their lives better.'
