Arnold Schwarzenegger has said he would make a "great" US president - while adding he believes American politics needs an injection of younger blood.
The bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-politician discussed his presidential potential in an interview with the BBC, while visiting London this week to promote his new book Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life.
US constitution states any president must be "a natural-born citizen of the United States", ruling out Schwarzenegger who was born in Austria before moving to the US as young man and gaining dual citizenship.
But the 76-year-old told the BBC: "I feel like I would make a great president.
"But I feel that, at the same time, everything I've accomplished was because of America," he added.
"America gave me so many opportunities and the American people were so embracive, and they just received me with open arms. There was no one there that stopped me from my success.
"So the only thing that I can't do, which is run for president, I'm not going to complain about that."
Regarding the 2024 US election, which could see incumbent president Joe Biden fight against former president Donald Trump for office, Schwarzenegger said: "I just hope that America finds some really young blood."
Mr Trump is 77 years old, while Mr Biden will turn 81 in November.
"To me, it is a little bit odd that we are having a battle between people today in their late seventies and early eighties rather than people that in the forties and fifties or maybe even younger and have them have a chance at this great, great job," Schwarzenegger added.
Schwarzenegger first rose to fame as a bodybuilder, winning five Mr Universe titles and six Mr Olympia crowns in his career.
After emigrating to the United States in 1968, he moved into acting, eventually landing key roles in popular 1980s action films such as Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator.
He moved into politics in 2003 when he became Republican Governor of California, before being elected for a second term in 2006.
Former UK prime minister David Cameron previously recognised Schwarzenegger for his “inspiring” advocacy for climate change, during his time as governor.
After leaving office in 2011, Schwarzenegger revived his Hollywood career, with roles in films such as The Expendables, with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone.
