'See, I Can't Be Bought, Dude' — Ridley Scott Says He Turned Down $20 Million To Direct 'Terminator 3' After Asking For Arnold Schwarzenegger's Pay

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Director Ridley Scott said he declined a $20 million offer to direct "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" after asking to be paid the same as Arnold Schwarzenegger. 

Although producers agreed to his request, he decided not to move forward because the project "wasn't his thing," he told The Guardian. The 2003 sequel was eventually directed by Jonathan Mostow and grossed $433 million worldwide, Box Office Mojo reported.