Arnold Schwarzenegger: Success and secrets

Schwarzenegger: Yeah, this is my new car.

Stahl: No!

It's called an Unimog by Mercedes.

Stahl: You gonna take me for a ride?

Life with Arnold can be fun. But as we now know with the scandal, it's been a double life.

Stahl: You know, I've spent time with you and you are so much fun and you have enormous charm. And I have to keep reminding myself about this chapter of your life. I do, I have to keep saying, "Wow, he did something that speaks to character." Do you have to remind yourself? Or is it always there?

Schwarzenegger: It's always there.

Until now - as he describes in "Total Recall" - Arnold Schwarzenegger's has been the ultimate immigrant success story.

His life began in Austria, which he visits a couple of times a year. He was born in the small farming village of Thal, in a house that is now the Arnold Schwarzenegger museum, typically over-the-top with a giant replica of Arnold in his favorite pose.

Schwarzenegger: This was always the pose that closed the deal.

Stahl: There's exhibitionism in you.

Schwarzenegger: You know, so you show off what you have at any given time. So that's what I had then, and that's what I showed off, and I tell you, I showed off plenty of it.

He was born in 1947, two years after the end of World War II. His house had no electricity, no plumbing, no running water.

Stahl: This is what, the kitchen?

Schwarzenegger: This is actually the room where everything took place. Literally everything.

Including sponge baths.

Schwarzenegger: We just pulled this out. And here, this would be filled up with water.

Water from a well a quarter-mile away. Everyone took turns, using the same basin of water. Arnold, the youngest, always went last.

Stahl: Same water?

Schwarzenegger: Same water. By the time I got to wash myself, the water was black.

His mother was a traditional "hausfrau." His father, Gustav, who became the local police chief, had joined the Nazi storm troopers during the war -- something Arnold says he didn't learn until much later in life.

Schwarzenegger: There was never one single sentence said in the house about the war period. So the promise of Hitler, that Hitler gave them, that we're going to create the Third Reich, and we're going to build this fantastic place for you, and we will, you know, basically rule the world. All of that was gone and what was left was losers.

He says his father was bitter and he always had a troubled relationship with him.

Stahl: He was pretty tough on you.

Schwarzenegger: Well, he was very tough. I mean, he--

Stahl: I mean, hit you.

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[CHEROKEE1935]

i watched 60 min last sun 9-30-12 i like to say i don't think that arnold is the only blame for the child he fathered why did'nd the housekeeper keep her legs closed ,i know he is famous , shame on you lady! arnold ich liebe deine filme!

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[dfsexton]

Leslie
I'm disappointed at your interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger. What was the point. Soft ball questions without any direction other than applause for this man who has jumped the shark. Your interview was dismissed with a remote "click". Maybe you have learned to swim with these fish.

[srb697]

Lesley Stahl frequently leads the reaction she wants from the audience through facial expressions and body language. But she took it to a new level with Arnold. I agree with earlier posters that she should be embarrassed at her cooing to Arnold and playing up to him. Sure, he probably spoke more freely when being played to, but couldn't they have at least edited out the blatant flirting on Ms. Stahl's part?

[krythomp]

this interview showed what an arrogant disgusting pig Arnold really is!

[czarinaedwina]

ditto.

[elleteehee]

I have never seen such a blatantly disrespectful interview in my life. I have read that there is a segment of highly successful people that are successful because they lack conscious and are narcisistic...Arnie...you need help. His lack of introspection was so apparent when he practically giggled when he said he has had other affairs. Your publicity machine has backfired immensely...not only will I never read your disgusting version of events but you will never get a red penny from me for any of your 5 pathetic come back movies.

[FLHRC-12]

What is it with these celebrities that they have to write books and hang out all their dirty laundry for all to see?
Those tremedous egos love not only to tell about their successes but failures and huge shortcomings.

This stuff has gotten old and I didn't bother to watch 60 Minutes.
I wouldn't trade my life for theirs.
The price is to high for the fame and fortune.
Arnold is shameless and that is all there is to it.

[czarinaedwina]

personally, i'm relieved to see the backlash on this interview and on his behavior in general. too often, disgusting celebrity behavior is dismissed because they're "special". it's rather refreshing to see that we're all over it.

[AnburyS]

60 minutes is showing your co-dependent for this pig who will now make more money after his obscene lifelong behavior. While I sympathize with Maria, she knew what he was, defended him not just from "groping' but raping women within the movie business. She knew and yet stuck all of we Californians with this dishonest pig. I knew one of the women he "groped" and the media supported by Maria standing by her man just put more pain and shame on the women he molested. And worse, he kept this woman in his family's home. He should be in jail, not getting royalties from a book CBS parent company will also profit from.

And you gave him credit for our climate change bill. All he did was sign it as he drove his 4 or 5 Hummers so to think him as caring for the environment and then show that monster Mercedes is again yet another sign of his hypocricy.

Gad, I am just sickened. Deport him back to Austria.

[Fbear0143]

WHO CARES!!q AND SHAME ON YOU, LESLIE STAHL FOR GUSHING!!

[Sweet_Carolina_Girl]

Who really cares who Arnold slept with 30+ yrs ago. Why are you not reporting on Obama lying about the Libyan terrorists attacks. Now that would be something news worthy instead of this voyeuristic crap.

[Fbear0143]

Oh, already buying into the PAUX news propaganda machine, are we? Stay on topic. The topic is AH-nold, not your republican wet dream.

[jdhutch11]

Leslie Stahl - How disappointing! You were such a suck up to Arnold. This was so unlike 60 Minutes. Seemed like you were obligated to do a book interview to promote sales. Nobody watches the show to give an egomaniacal celebrity a platform. Credibility ratings will suffer from this. You squealing with delight and wanting a ride in his "car." Really? He was revolting. That wasn't a surprise. But you? Did you pick the short straw when assignments were handed out?