"I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor.'"

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"I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor.'"

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"To denigrate the union movement in this way is to denigrate the right and the ability of people who are not rich to organize and to accomplish things together."

People

"Lenin said that people vote with their feet. Well, that's what's happening. They either go, or they don't go. It's all politics. It's all demographics."

Politics

"You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play."

Success

"Arnold has had his spokesman call me a crackpot. That was a mistake."

Mistake

"But the Republican right-wing agenda, these people - Arnold and his patrons - felt it could be accomplished by circumventing the Legislature and spending money and organizing and giving sound bites."

Money

"When I saw Arnold say that he didn't need a union, because people in his position don't need it, I thought, this is a very naive way to present yourself. It's also kinda dumb about making movies. It doesn't realize how the union movement even helps the star."

Movies

"When I produce a movie - and I've produced a number of movies, unlike Arnold - yes, I'm frustrated when the union says you can't do this, you can't work past that hour, you've got to break for lunch. But ultimately, they're right. What they do is for everyone's benefit."

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"And the success of the union movement, historically, has always been to benefit all working men and women - not just people who belong to the union."

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