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Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $15 million for the second film and had a total of 700 words of dialogue, which meant he was paid $21,429 per word. "Hasta la vista, baby" cost $85,716. He received $29.25 million plus 20% of the gross for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. James Cameron originally wanted Schwarzenegger for the role of Kyle Reese in The Terminator, but after reading the script Schwarzenegger asked Cameron to let him play the part of the Machine. Cameron said, "No, no! Reese is the star! He's the big hero! The Terminator hardly has any lines!" but Schwarzenegger simply said, "Trust me."