Although many consider it a masterpiece,James Cameronhas enough distance fromThe Terminatorto give it his honest review.

I dont think of it as some Holy Grail, thats for sure, he toldEmpire.

Let me see your three-out-of-the-four-highest-grossing films then well talk about dialogue effectiveness.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wears sunglasses and a leather jacket as he stands menacingly in a hallway in a scene from his 1984 movie ‘The Terminator’.

Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘The Terminator’ (1984).Orion Pictures Corporation/Courtesy Everett Collection

I was just a punk starting out when I directedThe Terminator.

I think I was 29 at the time, and it was my first directing gig, said Cameron.

Terminatorwas my first film, and its near and dear for that reason.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron on the set ofTerminator 2: Judgment Day.TriStar Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

The movie has since launched a franchise consisting of multiple films and television series.