Soon after his success in the bodybuilding world, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is worth $450 million now, transitioned into the film industry. Despite his fame, the actor had to work really hard for his acting career to take off. One of his first notable works was the 1982 film, Conan The Barbarian. He did not only work on his build but also learned a new sport for the movie.

Therefore, a Reddit post once shed light on a sacrifice Arnie made to fit into the character he was playing. The post didn’t go unnoticed, as the star athlete himself took to the comments to share another shocking memory from the film’s shoot.

Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls his initial Hollywood experience

The post was shared seven years ago by a Reddit user, revealing that they learned that Arnold had to downsize his physique, particularly his arm and chest muscles, because they were too big to simulate a warrior’s frame. “Muscles were so big that he couldn’t wield a sword properly,” the post stated.

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Arnie took to the comments to clarify the speculation and add context to the user’s remark. He left an elaborate note that he explained as “the reality.” The actor claimed that the director of the movie, John Milius, was fantastic because of his hard-core personality. But Arnie had no issue swinging swords with his bodybuilder physique, per his comment.

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The former athlete also revealed that he had been sword training with Sensei Yamazaki for the past three years ahead of the film’s shoot. “I knew I had gotten good with the sword when James Earl Jones let me hit him right in the neck on the bloodbag…I didn’t miss,” Arnie added. However, this was arguably the only good aspect of his Conan The Barbarian experience.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nightmarish episodes in the movie

The IFBB champion’s note also described his antics with a dead vulture. He confirmed the news that he had to dig his teeth into a real, though sterilized, dead vulture as part of the shoot. “I had to bite a real dead vulture because in those days they couldn’t make one that would look good in a close-up. So they soaked it in alcohol to kill bacteria and dried it out. It still had lice,” The Austrian Oak narrated.

Besides that, he also had an encounter with a dog. On the very first day of the shoot, it attacked him and dragged him from the rocks to the thorny bushes. The star ended up getting stitches on the set itself, yet the director’s passion was unhindered. He said to Arnie, “This sets the tone.”

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Arnie was unaffected by his opulence despite having already made millions of dollars. His down-to-earth nature urged him to go forward with the director’s needs and has left no room for complaints.