True lies: Secrets of a Hollywood action hero
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October 2, 2012, Tuesday
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ARNOLD Schwarzenegger says his lifelong penchant for secrecy and ability to put his emotions "on deep freeze" led him to keep many secrets from his wife, Maria Shriver, eventually causing the end of their marriage when he was forced to admit he fathered a child with the family's housekeeper years earlier.
Throughout their strained 25-year marriage, Schwarzenegger says he did not want to tell Shriver about crucial life decisions such as major heart surgery and running for California governor because he feared she would overreact and tell her well-connected family and friends.
In his new autobiography, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story," and in an interview on TV's "60 Minutes," the former California governor acknowledges his inability to be honest with people has hurt those closest to him.
"That's the way I handle things. And it always has worked. But, I mean it does not - it's not the best thing for people around me because I sometimes - some information I just keep to myself," Schwarzenegger said on "60 Minutes."
The former Mr Universe traces his detachment to his bodybuilding days, where he says emotions make athletes lose.
"So I became an expert in living in denial," says the star of action movies including "The Terminator" and "True Lies."
Schwarzenegger praises Shriver throughout the book as a partner and friend who was essential to his success, but admits to keeping her in the dark about many career decisions. Shriver filed for divorce in July.
Although he had been toying with the idea of running for governor for more than a year, Schwarzenegger waited until just days before the filing deadline for the 2003 recall election to discuss it with Shriver, writing in the book that he "didn't want endless conversation about it at home."
Shriver opposed the idea, but was persuaded to soften her stance by her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who told her to support her husband's ambitions, or he might resent her for the rest of his life.
Schwarzenegger's biggest secret, the child he had with the family's housekeeper, became tabloid news last year after he left office. Shriver confronted him during a counseling session and he finally acknowledged the boy, Joseph, was his.
There were other deceptions, too, including a "hot affair" with Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen while filming the 1985 action film "Red Sonja," when he and Shriver were living together.
Throughout their strained 25-year marriage, Schwarzenegger says he did not want to tell Shriver about crucial life decisions such as major heart surgery and running for California governor because he feared she would overreact and tell her well-connected family and friends.
In his new autobiography, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story," and in an interview on TV's "60 Minutes," the former California governor acknowledges his inability to be honest with people has hurt those closest to him.
"That's the way I handle things. And it always has worked. But, I mean it does not - it's not the best thing for people around me because I sometimes - some information I just keep to myself," Schwarzenegger said on "60 Minutes."
The former Mr Universe traces his detachment to his bodybuilding days, where he says emotions make athletes lose.
"So I became an expert in living in denial," says the star of action movies including "The Terminator" and "True Lies."
Schwarzenegger praises Shriver throughout the book as a partner and friend who was essential to his success, but admits to keeping her in the dark about many career decisions. Shriver filed for divorce in July.
Although he had been toying with the idea of running for governor for more than a year, Schwarzenegger waited until just days before the filing deadline for the 2003 recall election to discuss it with Shriver, writing in the book that he "didn't want endless conversation about it at home."
Shriver opposed the idea, but was persuaded to soften her stance by her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who told her to support her husband's ambitions, or he might resent her for the rest of his life.
Schwarzenegger's biggest secret, the child he had with the family's housekeeper, became tabloid news last year after he left office. Shriver confronted him during a counseling session and he finally acknowledged the boy, Joseph, was his.
There were other deceptions, too, including a "hot affair" with Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen while filming the 1985 action film "Red Sonja," when he and Shriver were living together.
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